Asbestos Insulating Cement, Boiler Coatings, and Spray Cement: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve insulating cement: 176 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Asbestos Insulating Cement, Boiler Coatings, and Spray Cement.

Maryland

• Basil-Flippen v. General Electric Company (2024). Installer of asbestos insulation (husband); she laundered his clothes at Morgantown Generating Station, 1969-1970
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2019). Honeywell worker installing thermostats, sensors and temperature controls at Loch Raven High School boiler room, 1971-1972
• Vitale v. Burnham, LLC (2018). Plumbing and heating contractor at Vitale Plumbing and Heating, 1960's to 1980's
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2018). Steamfitter at Loch Raven High School (LRHS), 1972
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2018). Steamfitter at Loch Raven High School, 1972
• Hiett v. Ac&r Insulation Co., Inc. (2017). Child of a boilermaker at three powerhouses where his father worked, 1962-1972
• Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016). Electrician at Mount Clare Shops, B&O Railroad, 1963-1973
• Stein v. Pfizer Inc. (2016). Bricklayer at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant, 1949-1985
• Citrano v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2014). Electrician second class at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard, U.S.S. Santa Barbara engine rooms, Baltimore, 1968-1971
• Georgia-Pacific v. Farrar (2012). Union insulator (grandfather, Mr. Hentgen) at Forrestal Building, Washington, 1968-1969
• Crane v. Linkus (2010). Helper removing valves in engine and boiler rooms at Bethlehem Steel Key Highway shipyard, Baltimore, 1952-1959
• ACandS Inc. v. Asner (1996). Supervisor of the tin shop (sheetmetal supervisor) at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Pinto, 1946-1975
• ACandS, Inc. v. Asner (1995). Outside machinist at Bethlehem Steel's Key Highway Shipyard, Baltimore, 1941-1982
• Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Balbos (1992). Sheet metal mechanic at Fairfield Shipyard of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1942-1944
• Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Balbos (1990). Sheet metal mechanic at Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, 1942-1944

Montana

• Peterson v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2013). Dryer tender, lift truck driver, de-barker worker at Stimson lumber mill, plywood plant and finger-jointer building, Libby, 1993-2002
• Johnson v. Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (2009). Dryer puller/off-bearer, dryer grader, dryer tender, dryer stacker, roundtable off-bearer at Stimson Lumber Company mill (plywood plant, big dryer), Libby, 1963-2001

New Jersey

• Losurdo v. Viacomcbs Inc. (2025). Petty officer, third class storekeeper at U.S.S. Mississinewa; Boston Naval Shipyard, 1969-1970
• Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2019). Boiler serviceman at 1954-1985
• Condon v. Advance Thermal Hydronics, Inc. (2018). Heating and air conditioning installer at Fritze Heating and Cooling, 1972-1987
• Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (2018). Installed, repaired and serviced boilers and furnaces at 1954-1985
• Whelan v. Armstrong International Inc. (2018). Plumber cleaning, repairing and installing boilers at 1959-1968
• Whelan v. Armstrong Int'l (2016). Plumber cleaning, repairing and installing boilers at 1959-1968
• Latter v. 3M Company (2015). Deckhand and general maintenance worker at Dredges Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Tacony, New York, Delaware Valley (American Dredging Company), Camden, 1962 to 1978
• Barile v. 3M Company, Inc. (2013). Union insulator (apprentice) at Exxon's Bayway refinery, Linden, 1962-1963
• Olivo v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2005). Welder/steamfitter at Exxon Mobil oil refinery, Paulsboro, 1951-1983
• Higgins v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas (1995). Millwright machinist at RCA, 36 years after World War II
• Goss v. American Cyanamid Co. (1994). Pump and departmental mechanic at American Cyanamid plant, 1945-1984

New York

• McWilliams v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2023). Steamfitter at 1960-1996
• Badamo v. Chevron USA Inc. (2022). Fireman/water-tender and oiler in the engine room at Gulf Maracaibo, 1940s-1950s
• Davis v. CompuDyne (In re Eighth Judicial District Asbestos Litigation) (Erie, 2021). Laborer at Gramco Inc. mill, 1976-1979
• Mrjaj v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (Erie, 2021). Laborer at Hanna Furnace plant, Buffalo, 1957-1959
• Jackson v. Henry Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2020). Roofing mechanic at New York, 1970-1997
• Proctor v. Burnham (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Electrical work at Weslyn College, 1963
• Serrano v. Superior Boiler Works (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Helper to a general contractor at apartment buildings in the South Bronx, 1962-1965
• Goodheart v. Kohler Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Chimney cleaner at Residences throughout Brooklyn (Kohler boilers), 1975-1977
• Christy v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Plumber and steam fitter at 1954-1994
• ALBIN v. AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). 1951-1976
• Knudsen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Construction worker at New York, 1962-1970
• Brown v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (1st Dept., 2019). Asbestos installer at Con Ed plant, Ravenswood, Ravenswood, Queens, 1964-1965
• Macaluso v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Helper clean-up guy removing old boilers at residential basements in Brooklyn, 1972-1982
• Botta v. AERCO Int'l (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Sheet metal worker at commercial and residential sites, 1950s-1980s
• Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018). Laundered husband's work clothes at New York City, 1950s-1970s
• Watts v. A & J Plumbing & Heating Corp. (2018). Purchaser and user of cement bags at Borders store (Borders Plumbing Supply), Port Chester, 1965 and the 1970's
• Cunningham v. Aerco Intl. (2017). Plumber, roofer and mechanic at 1970s-1990s
• Evans v. 3M Co. (2017). HVAC Heating-Install Mechanic at Vulcan, 1955-1959
• Brooks v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Yard laborer, chemical reactor operator, boiler helper at Hooker Chemical, 1953-1985
• Aquitato v. AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Marine Engineer at vessels and shipyards, 1952-1979
• Trumbull v. American Biltrite (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2017). Account manager at Owens-Illinois plants in New York, early 1970s
• North v. National Grid Generation (IN the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (1st Dept., 2016). Worker at power plant at LILCO power plant