Asbestos insulation: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve pipe and block insulation: 999 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Asbestos insulation.

District of Columbia

• Rocha v. Brown & Gould, LLP (2015). Painter at D.C. Greyhound Bus terminal, Washington
• Alliegro v. ACandS, Inc. (1997). Stationary engineer at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1965-1967
• Fearson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1981). Asbestos insulation installer at Washington, 1936-1977

Florida

• Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (3rd District, 2018). Electrical technician (instrument and control specialist) at Turkey Point power plant, 1974-1980
• Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (3rd District, 2017). Electrical/electronic technician repairing and maintaining gauges and equipment at Turkey Point power plant (Florida Power and Light), 1974-1980
• Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation v. Britt (3rd District, 2017). Employee benefits advisor visiting facilities to enroll employees at Northrop facility, Bethpage, 1979 to the mid 80s
• Oneal v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2014). Navy sailor working in boiler (fire) rooms at Navy ships (boiler rooms), including USS Platte, USS Francis Marion, USS Prairie, USS Vega and USS Jason, 1958-1980
• Faddish v. Buffalo Pumps (2012). Fireman apprentice and fireman at U.S.S. Essex, 1958-1961
• Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Ballard (1999). Worked on numerous job sites at 1960s and 1970s
• Davies v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (3rd District, 1994). Pipe fitter in the engine and boiler room at Navy ships, 1936 to 1949
• WR Grace & Co.—Conn. v. Dougherty (2nd District, 1994). Electrician on various construction sites at over forty years
• Baione v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2nd District, 1992). Boiler tender at United States Navy ships, 1946-1953
• Landrum v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (3rd District, 1988). The Florida Third District Court of Appeal denied Landrum's petition for certiorari, leaving in place the trial court's order for an autopsy if he died during the litigation, so Armstrong and the other defendants prevailed on this point (one judge dissented).
• Celotex Corp. v. Copeland (1985). Boilermaker at 1942-1975
• Copeland v. Celotex Corp. (3rd District, 1984). Installer of asbestos insulation products and "rip-out" worker

Georgia

• Sinyard v. Georgia Power Company (2022). Pipefitter at Georgia Power Plant Scherer, 1980-1983
• Georgia Power Company v. Campbell (2021). Insulator at Edwin I. Hatch nuclear power plant, 1973-1974
• Farmer v. Air and Liquid Systems Corporation (2018). Maintenance inspector and preventative maintenance supervisor at Coats & Clark plant, Albany, 1969-1996
• Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Knight (2016). Sheet-metal worker; independent contractor at Scapa Dryer Fabrics facility, Waycross, 1967-1973
• Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Knight (2015). Independent contractor doing sheet metal work at Scapa plant, Waycross, 1967-1973
• Cabasug v. Crane Company (2013). Pipefitter and nuclear engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1973-2006
• Williams v. Flintkote Co. (2002). Sewing machine operator and terry cloth inspector at Muscogee/Field Crest Cannon Textile Plant, 1960-1963
• Hoffman v. AC&S, Inc. (2001). Carpenters' apprentice (brother Alan Goldberg) at Savannah Machine & Foundry shipyard, 1965

Hawaii

• Cabasug v. Crane Company (2014). Pipefitter and nuclear engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1973-2006
• Cabasug v. Crane Company (2013). Pipefitter and nuclear engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1973-1986

Idaho

• Stephens v. Union Pacific R. Co. (2019). Child of a roundhouse worker; dust on father's work clothes at Union Pacific roundhouse, Weiser, late 1940s and early 1950s
• Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (2018). Son of a railroad roundhouse worker at Union Pacific Weiser roundhouse, 1944-1954

Illinois

• Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (5th District, 2021). Construction worker at 1969 onward
• Krumwiede v. Tremco, Inc. (4th District, 2020). Window glazier at 1960s
• Daniels v. ArvinMeritor, Inc. (1st District, 4th Division, 2019). Union pipefitter at Chicago, 1957-1998
• Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (2019). Construction industry worker at 1962 through the 1970's
• Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC (5th District, 2018). Construction at from 1969
• Krik v. Exxon Mobil Corp. (2017). Worker removing insulation aboard navy vessels at Navy vessels, 1954-1960
• McALVEY v. Atlas Copco Compressors, LLC (2015). Served in the U.S. Navy at USS Bremerton, USS Roosevelt, and USS Intrepid, 1954-1958
• McALVEY v. Atlas Copco Compressors, LLC (2015). Navy sailor, worked in the boiler rooms at USS Bremerton, 1954-1956
• Smith v. Illinois Central R. Co. (4th District, 2015). Railroad yard worker at Bloomington rail yard, next to the UNARCO facility, 1955-1958
• Holloway v. Sprinkmann Sons Corporation (4th District, 2014). Assembly line worker making sweepers, waxers and electric brooms at Eureka vacuum-cleaner factory, Bloomington, 1962-1976
• Krik v. Crane Co. (2014). Worker replacing unit heaters and removing steam line insulation at ExxonMobil premises, control rooms
• Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (2014). Machinist mate at USS Tolovana, 1954-1957
• Gillenwater v. Honeywell Intern., Inc. (4th District, 2013). Apprentice pipefitter at Bridgestone/Firestone; Moulton, Manchester, and Hewett Halls at Illinois State University, 1972-1977
• Stanley v. Ameren Illinois Co. (2013). Boiler startup engineer / boiler field engineer at Coffeen Unit 1, CIPS powerhouse, 1965-1966
• Glein v. Boeing Company (2010). Aviation mechanic (ex-husband Eldon Glein) at Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines (U.S. Navy), 1970-1974
• Nolan v. Weil-McLain (2009). Pipefitter at Quaker Oats plant
• Stephens v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2009). Service in the United States Navy at U.S.S. Fiske and U.S.S. Meramec
• Gregory v. Beazer East (1st District, 5th Division, 2008). Pipe fitter at Mobil refinery, Joliet (coker units), 1974-75
• Flanders v. California Coastal Communities (5th District, 2005). Worked at a Texaco refinery at Texaco refinery, Lawrenceville
• Caruso v. M & O Insulation Co. (4th District, 2003). Worker at CWLP's Dallman plant at City Water, Light and Power Plant (CWLP), Dallman plant, Springfield, 1950-52 and 1955-93
• Boldini v. Owens Corning (4th District, 2001). Employee at the ADM plant at Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) plant, Extraction B Building, Decatur, 39 years
• King v. Paul J. Krez Co. (1st District, 5th Division, 2001). Pipefitter at Equitable Building, Chicago, 1964-1970
• Burgess v. Abex Corp. (4th District, 1999). Security guard at Union Asbestos & Rubber Company (Unarco) plant, Bloomington, 1953-54, 1961, 1964-69