Pipefitters and Plumbers: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve pipefitters and plumbers: 288 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Pipefitters and Plumbers.

Louisiana

• Gomez v. Aardvark Contractors, Inc. (2020). Plumber at 1988-2011
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (2020). Welder and pipefitter at Exxon offshore platforms, 1975-1982
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc (2020). Welder/pipefitter at 1973-1986
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2020). Welder/pipefitter at Kellog Brown and Root, 1973-1986
• Gomez v. Aardvark Contractors, Inc. (2019). Plumber at 1988-2011
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2019). Welder/pipefitter at 1973-1986
• Fagot v. Dow Chemical Company (1st Circuit, 2018). Pipefitter/welder at Honeywell's facility in Geismar, Louisiana
• Gomez v. Aardvark Contractors, Inc. (2018). Plumber at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, 1988-2011
• Lopez v. McDERMOTT, Inc. (2018). Welder/pipefitter at 1973-1986
• Rivera v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2018). Pipefitter and welder (decedent's husband, Richard Punch Sr.) at Avondale shipyard, New Orleans, 1948-1960
• Rivera v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2018). Pipefitter and welder (husband, Richard Punch Sr.) at Avondale shipyard, New Orleans, 1948-1960
• Luna v. AW Chesterton Company (1st Circuit, 2014). Plumber at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1963 onward, over thirty years
• Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2013). Pipefitter at Avondale Industries, 1959-2001
• Landry v. Eagle, Inc. (2012). Union plumber
• Rando v. Anco Insulations Inc. (2009). Pipe fitter at Shell chemical plant, Norco, 1970, 1971, 1973
• Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2009). Pipefitter at Murphy Oil refinery, Meraux, 1970-1973
• Rando v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (1st Circuit, 2008). Pipefitter at Shell chemical plant (VCM unit), new unit under construction, 1972
• Graves v. Riverwood International Corp. (2nd Circuit, 2007). Millwright or pipefitter at Brown Paper Mill (West Monroe paper mill), 1943-1986
• Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1st Circuit, 2004). Pipefitter at Exxon refinery, Baton Rouge, 1950s-1970s
• Abadie v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (5th Circuit, 2001). Pipefitter helper and pipefitter at Avondale Shipyards, 1967-1973
• Asbestos v. Bordelon, Inc. (4th Circuit, 1998). Pipefitter's helper at Avondale Shipyards, 40 years until 1984
• Atkinson v. Celotex Corp. (3rd Circuit, 1994). Pipe fitter at Cities Service Refinery, 35 years

Maryland

• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2018). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station (Pepco), Unit 1 steam turbine generator, 1970
• Vitale v. Burnham, LLC (2018). Plumbing and heating contractor at Vitale Plumbing and Heating, 1960's to 1980's
• 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
• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2017). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station, Woodzell, 1970
• Fish v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2017). Worked on pipes and pipefitting in shipbuilding at NS Savannah and USS Kitty Hawk, 1960-1961
• Oliver v. Campbell McCORMICK, Inc. (2016). Pipefitter's and drafting apprentice at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, 1967 to 1970
• Sroka v. Union Carbide Corp. (2015). Union steamfitter and pipefitter at Shipyard sites throughout Baltimore, 1957-1990s
• Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Carter (2013). Laborer, mechanic steamfitter and pipe fitter at Pennsylvania Railroad, 1943-1944
• 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
• ACandS v. Abate (1998). Pipefitter's helper at Standard Oil refinery, Baltimore, 1950-1956
• ACandS, Inc. v. Godwin (1995). Welder, then pipefitter for contractors at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, 1950s-early 1980s

Massachusetts

• Gillis v. Pbv Inc. (2023). Pipefitter and HVAC-worker at Harris Environmental Systems, 1968-2008
• Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (2018). Pipefitter's apprentice and drafting apprentice at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, 1967-1970

Michigan

• Marshall v. Celotex Corp. (1988). Pipe-coverer and ship-fitter at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, 1967 to 1971
• Marshall v. Celotex Corp. (1987). Pipe-coverer and ship-fitter at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 1967-1971

Minnesota

• Anderson v. AH Bennett Company (2025). Pipefitter apprentice at various industrial sites, 1968-1975

Missouri

• Hartfield v. 3M Company (2016). Pipefitter (plaintiff's father) at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Louisville, 1941-1962
• Foreman v. AO Smith Corp. (Eastern District, 4th Division, 2015). Steamfitter at industrial and commercial construction sites, 1958-1983
• Harashe v. Flintkote Co. (Eastern District, 3rd Division, 1993). Plumber at St. Louis School Board, 1971-1986

New Jersey

• Whelan v. Armstrong International Inc. (2019). Residential and commercial plumber at 1950s
• Whelan v. Armstrong International Inc. (2018). Plumber at 1955-1959
• Whelan v. Armstrong Int'l (2016). Plumber at Franklin Lowe & Sons, 1955-1959
• Thomasson v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2015). Maintenance worker and/or pipefitter at Monsanto Chemical plant, Bridgeport, 1960-1985
• Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2006). Steamfitter/welder at Exxon Mobil refinery, Paulsboro, 1947-1984
• Olivo v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2005). Welder/steamfitter at Exxon Mobil oil refinery, Paulsboro, 1951-1983
• Thalman v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas (1996). Pipefitter at 1942-1984