Auto Mechanics and Brake Workers: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve auto mechanics and brake work: 291 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Auto Mechanics and Brake Workers.

New York

• Ambruso v. Goulds Pumps (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2013). General laborer, bus cleaner, and mechanic's assistant at 1970s-1980s
• Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation (1st Dept., 2013). Mechanics at substantially overlapping period of 40 years
• Adler v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2012). Co-owner of a gas/service station supervising mechanics at gas/service station, 1959-1966 and 1974-1984
• Fleming v. Advance Auto Parts, LLC (2010). Mechanic's helper and mechanic at a friend's house, 1977-1979
• Batista v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (2010). Mechanic's helper at 1950s
• Miranda v. Abex Corp. (2010). Car enthusiast fixing cars and changing brakes as favors to friends at 1970-1975
• Miranda v. Abex Corp. (2010). Mechanic's helper and "shade tree" automobile mechanic at 1970s-1980s
• Crowder V AW Chesterton Co. (2009). Mechanic working with Volkswagen automobiles, repairing brakes and clutches at University Motors, Lafayette, 1968-1971
• Early v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2008). Assistant to an automobile mechanic at 1960s
• Berger v. Amchem Prods. (2006). Garage owner at his garages, 1945 to 1949 and 1951 to 1980
• DeMeyer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Matter of Asbestos Litig) (Wayne, 2005). Owner and operator of Tire Rack; automotive mechanic working on brakes at Tire Rack, after 1982
• Holdampf v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Matter of Nyc Asbestos Litig) (2005). Child who carried and helped launder her father's work clothes at Father's work clothes at home
• Holdampf v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (1st Dept., 2004). Mechanic at World Trade Center, Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, La Guardia, JFK and Newark Airports, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Journal Square Terminal, 1960-1996
• Polito v. Burns Int'l Services Corp. (Matter of Asbestos Litig.) (Monroe, 2003). Auto mechanic
• Maltese v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig.) (1997). Mechanic at Con Edison Hudson Avenue and Astoria powerhouses, New York, 1951-1985

North Carolina

• Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022). Tractor-trailer fleet mechanic at 1960-2002
• Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022). Tractor-trailer fleet mechanic at Archie Motors Freight, 1964-1972
• Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2022). Tractor-trailer fleet mechanic at Archie's Motor Freight, 1964-1972
• Settlemyer v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2021). Mechanic's helper and mechanic (truck and automobile mechanic) at Davis Oil Company, Statesville, 1979-1994
• Settlemyer v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2021). Automobile and truck mechanic at Davis Oil Company, Statesville, 1979-1994
• Settlemyer v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec, LLC (2021). Mechanic at Davis Oil Company, Statesville, 1979-1994
• Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2021). Tractor-trailer truck fleet mechanic at 1960 to 2002
• Walls v. Ford Motor Company (2021). The court granted in part and denied in part Pneumo Abex's motion to compel, ordering Plaintiff to give Abex and the joining defendants the grids and test results from her consulting expert's tissue analysis but not his opinions; the motions to join were granted and the parties were told to confer on expert fees.
• Lovelace v. B&r Auto Service, Inc. (2017). General automotive mechanic working on commercial fleet trucks at Southern Truck Service, Inc., 1976-1980

North Dakota

• Black v. Abex Corp. (1999). Auto mechanic in the Air Force at 1971-1986

Ohio

• Case v. Clark Indus. Insulation (8th Appellate District, 2018). Personal automobile brake repairs
• Alexander v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2017). Visitor to her boyfriend/fiancé's workplace, an automobile garage at automobile garage where Mr. Schweinberg worked as a mechanic, 1987-1991
• Hart v. Honeywell International (2017). Uncertified mechanic at 1972-2014
• Heaton v. Ford Motor Co. (8th Appellate District, 2017). Shade-tree mechanic at 1970s to 2010
• Watkins v. Affinia Group (8th Appellate District, 2016). Performed brake jobs on his own vehicles at his own vehicles
• State EX rel. Roger Bacon High School v. Indus. Comm. OF Ohio (10th Appellate District, 2011). Hobby car work including brakes at 1953-1955

Oregon

• Laux v. Akebono Brake Corp. (2021). Motorcycle shop co-owner and mechanic at Fred's Honda, Corvallis, 1961-2014
• Beneficiaries of Estate of Strametz v. Spectrum (1997). Auto mechanic at 1968-1992
• Estate of Strametz v. Spectrum Motor., Inc. (1995). Auto mechanic at 24 years as an auto mechanic after his Navy discharge

Other federal courts

• Wannall v. Honeywell, Inc. (2014). Helping friends, family, and neighbors perform automobile repairs at over 50 years
• In re Federal-Mogul Global, Inc. (2002). Manufacture, installation, repair, and/or use of friction products
• Murphree v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1982). Service station mechanic and manager at 1950-1979
• Clutter v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981). Worked with asbestos-containing brake shoe linings at 1962-1964

Pennsylvania

• Data v. AO Smith Corporation (2021). Worked on automobiles with his brother at his brother's garage, between ages 15 and 17
• Gay v. AO Smith Corporation (2021). Automotive work at starting in the 1940s
• Gilbert v. Advance Auto Parts (2018). Auto mechanic at Alray Tire, Pittsburgh, 1975-1985
• Gorton v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (2018). Garage worker performing brake jobs at Olson Brothers garage, Corvallis, 1981-1982
• Rost v. Ford Motor Co. (2016). Gofer at a full service garage at Smith Motors, Washington, 1950
• Rost v. Ford Motor Company (2014). Dealership worker responsible for garage cleanliness at Ford dealership, 1950
• Smith v. Bmw OF North America LLC (2014). Child and young adult of an auto mechanic, visiting father's garage at his father's garage, Uttoxeter, 1967-1983
• Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2012). Automotive mechanic at forty-four year career
• Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2010). Automobile mechanic at 1946-1950, 1951-1953, 1953-1957, 1957-1989
• Burger v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2009). Brake repairs at Bill Boll's Auto Repair, Sewell, 1956-1997
• Gregg v. VJ Auto Parts Co. (2009). Personal automotive maintenance (installing and removing brakes and clutches)
• Blase v. Allied Signal Inc. (1996). Auto mechanic at Bell of Pennsylvania