Iron and Steel Mills: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve iron and steel: 78 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Iron and Steel Mills.

Alabama

• Bradberry v. Carrier Corporation ET AL. (2011). United States Steel Corporation, 1920-1990

California

• Nolen v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2nd Appellate District, 2nd Division, 2012). Sales engineer/sales representative for water treatment chemicals at Pacific State Steel, Fremont or Hayward, 1976-1979
• Gatton v. AP Green Services, Inc. (1st Appellate District, 2nd Division, 1998). Laborer, qualifier, off-site project administrator, outside salesman at Pinole Point Steel Company galvanizing plant, Richmond, 1980-1990
• General Foundry Service v. Workers'comp. Appeals BD. (1986). Molder at General Foundry Service, 1952-1981

Delaware

• Charlevoix v. Caterpillar, Inc. (2017). Grinder at Grede Foundry, 1964-1966
• Charlevoix v. John Crane (In re Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Grinder at Grede Foundry, 1964-1966
• In re Asbestos Litigation Charlevoix v. CBS Corporation (2016). Grinder at Grede Foundry, 1964-1966

Illinois

• Campbell v. Acme Insulations, Inc. (1st District, 6th Division, 2018). Republic Steel, Chicago, 1964-1965
• Zickuhr v. Ericsson, Inc. (1st District, 6th Division, 2011). Boom truck driver and maintenance worker for the electric shop at U.S. Steel South Works plant, 1955-1985
• Costa v. Dresser Industries, Inc. (3rd District, 1994). Employee of Keystone at Keystone Steel & Wire plant, 1961-1987
• Keystone Steel and Wire Co. v. Costa (3rd District, 1994). Employee of Keystone at Keystone Steel & Wire Company, 1961-1987
• Zupan v. Industrial Com. (5th District, 1986). Bricklayer at National Steel, Granite City Division plant, 1951-1973

Indiana

• Jurich v. John Crane, Inc. (2005). Worked at Inland Steel at Inland Steel, East Chicago, 1946-1986
• Harris v. AC & S., Inc. (2003). Employee at Inland Steel at Inland Steel, 1960-1993
• Jurich v. Garlock, Inc. (2003). Worked for Inland Steel at Inland Steel, East Chicago, 1946-1986
• Harris v. AC & S., Inc. (2002). Laborer, oven patcher, and group leader at Inland Steel, East Chicago, 1960-1993
• Black v. ACandS, Inc. (2001). Blast furnace worker at Gary Works plant of USX Steel, 1956-1983
• Jurich v. Garlock, Inc. (2001). Pipe fitter, later mill mechanic at Inland Steel, East Chicago, 1946-1986
• Parks v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (2001). Ironworker and boilermaker at Bethlehem Steel, 1973-1987

Kentucky

• General Elec. Co. v. Cain (2007). Millwright at American Standard plant, 1975-1982
• Parker v. Henry A. Petter Supply Co. (2005). Employee of SKW at SKW Metals & Alloys (formerly Pittsburgh Metallurgical), beginning 1955, early years of employment
• Bailey v. North American Refractories Co. (2001). Armco Steel employee at Armco Steel plant, Ashland, 1968-1993

Maryland

• Rhodes v. Mcic, Inc. (2017). Laborer at Eastern Stainless Steel, 1959-1963
• Stein v. Pfizer Inc. (2016). Bricklayer at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant, 1949-1985
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Carter (2013). Laborer and machine operator at Bethlehem Steel, 1970-later 1970s
• Brannan v. Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust (2012). Trolley driver at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant
• John Crane, Inc. v. Puller (2006). Pipe fitter helper and master pipe fitter at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant, 1947-1989
• Garlock v. Gallagher (2003). Pipe fitter at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, 1946-1979
• Porter Hayden Company v. Wyche (1999). Laborer in the Pipe Mill, sweeping up dirt and dust at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point steel plant, Pipe Mill, 1951-1963
• ACandS, Inc. v. Godwin (1995). Ingot checker at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, 1960-1983
• Smith v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. (1985). Bricklayer at Sparrows Point plant, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1948-1981

Michigan

• In re Certified Question From the Fourteenth District Court OF Appeals OF Texas (2007). Stepdaughter who washed her stepfather's work clothes at Ford Rouge plant, Dearborn, 1954-1965

New York

• Mrjaj v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (Erie, 2021). Laborer at Hanna Furnace plant, Buffalo, 1957-1959
• Djokic v. Steel Grip (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Laborer, garbage collector, and lab worker at U.S. Steel facility, Fairless Hills, 1966-1968
• Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018). Electrician at steel factory, Syracuse, 1948-1985
• Brady v. Crane Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Pipefitter at Bethlehem Steel, 1950-1983
• Djokic v. United States Steel Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Summer employee of US Steel at US Steel, Pennsylvania, 1965-1968
• Assenzio v. Burnham (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2015). Apprentice, plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter at New Milford Foundry and Machine Company, 1946-1957
• Abrams v. Foster Wheeler (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2014). Machine helper and operator at Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna, 1950s-1980s
• Feuerman v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2014). Wife of a machine helper and operator at Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna, 1950s-1980s
• McKim v. AO Smith Water Prod. Co. (2014). Laborer at U.S. Steel, Ellwood City, 1943-1945
• Conti v. Crane Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2011). Worker at Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna

Ohio

• MacLachlan v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2019). Cast house helper at Weirton Steel blast furnace, from approximately 1979 (affidavit says some occasions before 1977)
• Case v. Clark Indus. Insulation (8th Appellate District, 2018). Employee at Weirton Steel at National Steel Corporation, Weirton Steel Division, 1965-1996
• French v. AW Chesterton Company (2017). Worker at U.S. Steel plant at U.S. Steel, Dearborn, Michigan, 1976-1986
• Bryant v. General Motors Corp. (3rd Appellate District, 2015). Core room and foundry worker, clean-up at GM Powertrain Division, Defiance facility, 1973-2001
• Fisher v. Beazer East, Inc. (8th Appellate District, 2013). Apprentice and journeyman boilermaker at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, Campbell, 1951-1985
• Gomcsak v. US Steel Corp. (9th Appellate District, 2008). Electrician/motor inspector at U.S. Steel Mill, Lorain, 1942-1984
• DiCENZO v. A-Best Prods. Co., Inc. (8th Appellate District, 2007). Laborer to tin line operator, tin plating department at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville plant, 1973-1995
• Rahmes v. Adience Inc. (8th Appellate District, 2007). Front-end loader operator in the blast furnace department at Armco Steel, Hamilton and Middletown plants, 1965-1982