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.

Louisiana

• Najolia v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. (2012). Machinist mate in the United States Navy at USS Uhlmann, 1964-1968
• Pichon v. Asbestos Defendants (4th Circuit, 2010). Employee of Halter Marine at Halter Marine
• Bourque v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (3rd Circuit, 2009). Longshoreman at vessels worked by Lake Charles Stevedores, 1950s through the 1970s
• McAskill v. American Marine Holding Co. (4th Circuit, 2009). Mechanic at American Marine facility, New Orleans, beginning in 1952
• Rando v. Anco Insulations Inc. (2009). Pipe fitter at Shell chemical plant, Norco, 1970, 1971, 1973
• Benard v. Eagle, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2008). Maintenance mechanic at Celotex plant, Westwego, 1968-1978
• Danos v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2008). Electrician's helper, electrician, terminator and foreman at Avondale Shipyards, 1964-1977
• Danos v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2008). Electrician's helper, electrician, terminator and foreman at Avondale Shipyards, 1964-1977
• Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2008). Pipefitter at Shell chemical plant (VCM unit), new unit under construction, 1972
• Spillman v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2008). Deckhand, fireman and oiler on riverboats at Exxon riverboats (engine and boiler rooms), 1945-1949
• Grant v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2007). Washed his father's work clothes at Domino Sugar Refinery, Arabi, 1979-1983
• Graves v. Riverwood International Corp. (2nd Circuit, 2007). Millwright or pipefitter at Brown Paper Mill (West Monroe paper mill), 1943-1986
• Terrance v. Dow Chemical Company (1st Circuit, 2007). Maintenance/laborer at Baton Rouge Exxon refinery, 1964-1970
• Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2006). Carpenter at Waterford Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2, Taft, 1974-1975
• Zimko v. American Cyanamid (4th Circuit, 2005). Child of a boiler house supervisor, exposed at home at American Cyanamid chemical plant, Bound Brook (household exposure through his father), 1945-1966
• Torrejon v. Mobil Oil Co. (4th Circuit, 2004). Oiler, machinist, assistant engineer, fireman/watertender at Mobil vessels (STANVAC CAPE TOWN, SOCONY VACUUM, SACONNET, TATARRAX, SAUCON, SHABONEE, MAGNOLIA, ECLIPSE), 1941-1949 and 1956
• Booth v. Acands (4th Circuit, 2003). Maintenance custodian at school board, 1970-about 1995
• Watters v. Department of Social Services (4th Circuit, 2003). District Attorney's Office employee at Plaza Tower office building, New Orleans, 1998-2002
• Hebert v. Anco Insulation, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2002). Millwright at Dow Chemical Plaquemine facility, 1956-1975
• Hoerner v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2002). Insulator at Union Carbide plant, 1965-1966
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Carpenter helper, tacker-welder, welder, shipfitter, leaderman shipfitter at Avondale shipyard, main yard, 1942-1970
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Engine room mechanic at Avondale, 1964-1971 or '72
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Shipfitter at Avondale Shipyards (Main Yard), 1962-1974
• Crooks v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (3rd Circuit, 2001). Employees at places of employment at Pinecrest State School and Central State Hospital, Pineville, 1962 to the present
• Brunet v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (5th Circuit, 2000). Employee of Avondale at Harvey Quick Repair Yard, 1950-1978
• Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (4th Circuit, 1998). Shipfitter doing carpentry work at Avondale Shipyards, 27 years, to 1978
• Re' v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (4th Circuit, 1998). Asbestos insulator
• Egan v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (4th Circuit, 1996). Welder repairing boilers at Todd Shipyards, 1939-1944, 1946-1952
• Quick v. Murphy Oil Co. (4th Circuit, 1994). Worked with asbestos insulation products at 1940-1955

Maine

• Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020). Bath Iron Works
• In re All Maine Asbestos Litigation (1986). Present and former employees of Bath Iron Works performing construction or repair work on naval vessels at Bath Iron Works, on U.S. naval vessels in the Kennebec River, 1940-1980
• Austin v. Unarco Industries, Inc. (1983). Painter and cleaner at Bath Iron Works, 1952-1976

Maryland

• Basil-Flippen v. General Electric Company (2024). Installer of asbestos insulation (husband); she laundered his clothes at Morgantown Generating Station, 1969-1970
• Ament v. John Crane-Houdalille, Inc. (2019). Boiler tender in the boiler rooms at USS Kearsarge, 1967-1970
• Barrett v. AW Chesterton Co. (2019). Shipfitter at Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, 1958-1964, 1966-1985
• Colvin v. Eaton Corporation (2019). Maintenance mechanic at Safeway grocery plant, Landover, 1972 to 1998
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2019). Honeywell worker installing thermostats, sensors and temperature controls at Loch Raven High School boiler room, 1971-1972
• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2018). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station (Pepco), Unit 1 steam turbine generator, 1970
• Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc. v. Rossello (2018). Homeowner at Rossello's home basement
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2018). Steamfitter at Loch Raven High School (LRHS), 1972
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Busch (2018). Steamfitter at Loch Raven High School, 1972
• Davenport v. Mcic, Inc. (2017). Laborer and outside machinist at Bethlehem Steel's Key Highway Shipyard, Baltimore, 1956-1958 and 1960-1972
• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2017). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station, Woodzell, 1970
• Fish v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017). Navy sailor, initially HVAC, primarily in radio rooms at Navy vessels including USS Kitty Hawk and USS Constellation, from 1962, nearly 20 years
• Hiett v. Ac&r Insulation Co., Inc. (2017). Child of a boilermaker at three powerhouses where his father worked, 1962-1972
• Sawyer v. Foster Wheeler LLC (2017). Shipbuilder, assembling boilers in the boiler shop at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard, 1948-1970s
• Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016). Electrician at Mount Clare Shops, B&O Railroad, 1963-1973
• Citrano v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2014). Electrician second class at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Shipyard, U.S.S. Santa Barbara engine rooms, Baltimore, 1968-1971
• Burns v. Bechtel Corp. (2013). Roving maintenance employee at PEPCO power stations (Dickerson, Chalk Point, Morgantown), 1949-1986
• Georgia-Pacific v. Farrar (2012). Union insulator (grandfather, Mr. Hentgen) at Forrestal Building, Washington, 1968-1969