Insulators and Insulation Workers: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve insulators: 186 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Insulators and Insulation Workers.

Arizona

• Nelson v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1982). Insulation worker

California

• Honer v. Ford Motor Company (2nd Appellate District, 7th Division, 2007). Insulators (her father and brother); Honer laundered their clothes at Merck chemical/pharmaceutical facility, Rahway, 1945-1946
• Anderson v. Metalclad Insulation Corp. (1st Appellate District, 1st Division, 1999). Insulator and welder at Southern California Edison Company, 1966 through filing of complaint (1996)
• Chevron USA, Inc. v. Wcab (1999). Insulator at 1951-1975
• Chevron USA v. Workers'comp. Appeals BD. (1st Appellate District, 5th Division, 1990). Insulator at Chevron, 1951 to September 15, 1975
• Hughes v. Western MacArthur Co. (1st Appellate District, 4th Division, 1987). Asbestos worker at Western Asbestos Company, 1944-1967
• JT Thorp, Inc. v. Workers'comp. Appeals BD. (3rd Appellate District, 1984). Asbestos mixer-operator at 1945-1946

Colorado

• Wallic v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1999). Pipe insulator
• Miller v. Armstrong World Industries (1991). Insulator at 1946-1950
• Miller v. Celotex Corp. (1989). Insulator, member of Asbestos Workers Local No. 32 at Newark, 1946 to 1950

Connecticut

• Deschenes v. Transco, Inc. (2008). Insulator at commercial construction sites, 1967-1985
• Deschenes v. Transco, Inc. (2007). Insulator at numerous commercial construction sites, 1967-1985

Delaware

• Kister v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Pipe-coverer at Newport News Shipyard; USS Mobile, 1968
• Malone v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016). Insulator at Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, 1965-1973

District of Columbia

• Fearson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981). Asbestos insulation installer at Washington, 1936-1977

Florida

• Wood v. Harry Harmon Insulation (1st District, 1987). Insulation worker at Harry Harmon Insulation, 1971-1973
• Copeland v. Celotex Corp. (3rd District, 1984). Installer of asbestos insulation products and "rip-out" worker

Georgia

• Georgia Power Company v. Campbell (2021). Insulator at Edwin I. Hatch nuclear power plant, 1973-1974

Illinois

• Barry v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1st District, 1st Division, 1996). Journeyman insulator at since 1948
• Nelson v. Keene Corp. (1st District, 1st Division, 1996). Asbestos worker
• VaSalle v. Celotex Corp. (1st District, 1987). Insulator at 1941-1973
• Krull v. Celotex Corp. (1985). Insulator
• Froud v. Celotex Corporation (1st District, 1982). Asbestos worker
• Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos (1981). Asbestos insulator at 1941-1973
• Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos & Magnesia Materials Co. (1st District, 1979). Asbestos insulator at 1941-1973

Indiana

• Hedden v. CBS Corporation (2015). Mechanic's helper, insulator's helper, insulator/pipe fitter, foreman at Louisville Gas & Electric facilities, 1967-1968; 1970-2001
• Roberts v. ACandS, Inc. (2007). Union insulator at 1957-1994
• Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2005). Insulator at PSI Dresser generating station, late 1960s-1970s
• Psi Energy, Inc. v. Roberts (2004). Insulator at PSI Dresser generating station, late 1960s-1970s
• Roberts v. ACandS, Inc. (2004). Union insulator at 1957-1994
• Knox v. AC & S, Inc. (1990). Insulator at 1949-1983
• Knox v. AC & S, Inc. (1988). Insulation mechanic

Iowa

• Wilber v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. (1991). Insulation worker at April 1941 to June 1976

Kentucky

• Landreth v. Brake Supply Company, Inc. (2017). Installing blown insulation at Fortner LP Gas Co., Inc., 1970-1975; 1980-1983
• Dunkel v. Boetler (2009). Insulator (husband Ralph Dunkel) at Big Rivers' Sebree Powerhouse, 1978-1979
• Strickland v. Owens Corning (1998). Installer of insulation materials at 1948-1989

Louisiana

• Barker v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (5th Circuit, 2023). Asbestos Workers Union insulator at Borden plant
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961 to 1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Land-based insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyard, 1961-1979
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Insulator and carpenter at Avondale Shipyards, 1961 to 1979
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Removed old insulation at Hooker Chemical plant, late 1970s
• Deaville v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (2021). Insulator, plumber/pipefitter, and mechanic at 1960s-1990
• Lege v. Union Carbide Corporation (4th Circuit, 2021). Insulator at Columbian Chemicals plant (Birla's predecessor), Centerville, late 1978 or early 1979; about four months
• Brown v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2018). Cleanup man, tacker, and insulator helper at Avondale Shipyard, 1967 to 1971