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.

Ohio

• Vince v. Crane Co. (8th Appellate District, 2007). Laundered work clothes of an uncle and two aunts who worked at the plant at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Yorkville plant, 1955-1962
• Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (8th Appellate District, 2006). Electrician at General Motors foundry plant, Defiance, 1953-1990
• State EX rel. Abex Corp./electro Alloys Div. v. Indus. Comm. OF Ohio (10th Appellate District, 2005). Pattern maker at Abex Corporation/Electro Alloys, Elyria, 1976-1987
• State ex rel. Liposchak v. Indus. Comm. (1995). Employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel

Oklahoma

• Zinc Corp. OF America v. Reeder (2nd Division, 2007). Furnace worker at National Zinc Company zinc plant (later Zinc Corporation of America), Bartlesville, 1960-1976

Oregon

• West v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2005). Night shift foundry worker at Western Foundry, Tigard, 1963-1964

Pennsylvania

• Data v. AO Smith Corporation (2021). Worker at foundry at Crane Co. foundry, New Castle, 1973-1974
• Blystone v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2020). Sweeper in the open hearth area at U.S. Steel open hearth area, 1960
• Wagner v. Standard Steel, Lcc (2017). Wife of laborer and crane operator who laundered his work clothes at Burnham Facility (wheel and axle manufacturing facility), 1970-1972
• Ney v. Owens-Illinois (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation) (2016). Daughter of an insulator (household exposure) at Bethlehem Steel Plant, 1948-1953
• Ney v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2016). Child of an asbestos insulator who rode in his car and laundered his clothes at Bethlehem Steel, 1948-1953
• Rabovsky v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2016). Millwright at 1950s onward
• Haldaman v. Eaton Corporation (2014). Wife laundering husband's work clothes at Bethlehem Steel, 1966-1986
• Nelson v. Airco Welders Supply (2014). Pitman, machinist's helper, and laborer at Lukens Steel Plant, Coatesville, 1973-1978
• Nelson v. Airco Welders Supply (2013). Pitman, then general laborer at Lukens Steel Plant, Coatesville, 1973-1978
• Rabatin v. Allied Glove Corp. (2011). Manager in the power and fuel department at United States Steel Corporation, Edgar Thompson Works, No. 2 Powerhouse, 1974-1982
• Gibson v. Workers'compensation Appeal Board (Western District, 2004). Laborer in the maintenance department at Armco Pittsburgh steel plant
• Marinari v. Asbestos Corp., Ltd. (1992). Laborer at Alan Wood Steel, 1937-1972

Rhode Island

• Jones v. 84 Lumber Company (2015). Worked at Bethlehem Steel at Bethlehem Steel

Texas

• Ford Motor Company v. Miller (14th District, 2008). Union laborer repairing, tearing out, and rebuilding blast furnaces at Ford Rouge facility, Detroit, 1954-1965
• Brooks v. Armco, Inc. (6th District, 2006). Armco employee for twenty-two years at Armco plant, Pasadena, Texas
• Brown & Root, Inc. v. Moore (6th District, 2002). Laborer at Lone Star Steel, 1977-1985
• North American Refractory Co. v. Easter (13th District, 1999). Construction/project engineer at U.S. Steel blast furnaces, open hearths and soaking pits, 1941-1970
• Able Supply Co. v. Moye (1995). Plant employees at Lone Star Steel plant, 1947 to the present

Washington

• Lipson v. ON Marine Services Co. LLC (2014). Worked at a steel mill at steel mill
• Lipson v. ON Marine Services Company, LLC (2013). Employee of Bethlehem Steel at Bethlehem Steel, 1973-1976
• Cashman v. Pacific Scientific Company (1st Division, 2009). Heat-treating helper and later shop foreman at Puget Sound Heat Treating, Tacoma, 1967-1975

Wisconsin

• Zielinski v. AP Green Indus., Inc. (2003). Mason's helper, then mason at Ladish Company, 1947-1951, 1953-1954, 1957-1963