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.

New York

• Convery v. AO Smith Water Products, Inc. (2009). Welder's helper at Ravenswood Powerhouse, 1962-1966
• Ballard v. Anchor Packing Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2009). Helper, plumber's apprentice, and maintenance man at 1960s-2008
• Ronsini v. Worthington Corp. (Matter Of New York City Asbestos Litigation. Elaine Ronsini V. Garlock, Inc.) (1st Dept., 1998). Pipefitter
• Ciletti v. Raymark Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation) (1997). Mechanic and steam fitter at naval ships undergoing repair in shipyards, 1957-1973
• Conway v. Raymark Indus. (In re Asbestos Litigation) (1997). Mechanic and steamfitter at naval ships, 1957-1973
• Buckley v. Metro-North Commuter RR (1996). Pipe fitter at Grand Central Terminal steam tunnels, New York, 1985-1988

North Carolina

• Smith v. Schlage Lock Company, LLC (2021). Pipefitter at Schlage Lock plant, Rocky Mount, 1972
• Smith v. 3M Company (2019). Pipefitter at Farmers Chemical fertilizer plant, Tunis, North Carolina, 1969, approximately 18 months

Ohio

• Estate OF Blandford v. AO Smith Corp. (8th Appellate District, 2016). Pipefitter at Canton, 1955-1998
• Blandford v. A-Best Prods. Co. (8th Appellate District, 2006). Pipe fitter at 1965-1971
• Anderson v. AC & S., Inc. (8th Appellate District, 2003). Sheet metal worker and pipe fitter at Nickel Plate Railway Company, 1940-1961

Oklahoma

• Public Service Company v. Austin Power, Inc. (2016). Pipefitter at Northeastern Power Station, Oologah, July-December 1968

Other federal courts

• Moeller v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC (2011). Pipefitter at 1962-1970
• Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers (2003). Pipefitter at 33 years
• Metro-North Commuter R. Co. v. Buckley (1997). Pipefitter at Grand Central Terminal steam tunnels, New York, 1985-1988
• Feldman v. Owens-Illinois (In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation) (1992). Pipe fitter at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1942-1945 or 1946
• O'banion v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1992). Plumber and pipefitter at 1962-1980
• Sawyer v. Fibreboard Corp. (In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases) (1991). Pipefitter at Pearl Harbor shipyard
• Kraciun v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1990). Machine operator and pipe fitter at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. plant, Clinton, Iowa, 1953 onward (except Navy 1954-1958)
• Menne v. Celotex Corp. (1988). Pipefitter (earlier pipe-installer trainee and lay-out man) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 1941-1945/46, and about a year from late 1946
• Herber v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986). Pipefitter at New York Shipyard, 1958-1967
• Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (1986). Pipefitter at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Key Highway shipyard, Baltimore, 1940-1979
• Roehling v. Nat. Gypsum Co. Gold Bond Bldg. (1986). Pipefitter at Huntley Power Station, Buffalo, July 1948 to December 1948
• Blackston v. Shook & Fletcher Insulation Co. (1985). Pipefitter at Riceboro Paper Mill, 1966-1967
• Martin v. American Petrofina, Inc. (1985). Pipefitter at Exxon plant, Baton Rouge, 1951; 1956-1961
• Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1984). Pipefitter at Todd Shipyards, 1940-1976

Pennsylvania

• Smith v. AO Smith Corp. (2022). Union plumber at Schneider, Inc. and Pittsburgh Mechanical Systems, Inc., 1966-1975
• Fisher v. Sexauer (2012). Journeyman plumber at about fifty years
• Summers v. Certainteed Corp. (2010). Independent heating and plumbing contractor
• Weible v. Allied Signal, Inc. (2008). Residential boiler installer at PECO garage facility, Morton, 1958 to 1991
• Rudy v. A-Best Products Company (2005). Plumber/pipefitter at Three Mile Island Power Station, 1969 to 1980
• Smalls v. Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. (2004). Plumbing maintenance at Raymond Rosen housing community, Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1954-1979
• Harahan v. AC & S, Inc. (2003). Pipefitter at PECO facilities, 1972-2000
• Lonasco v. A-Best Products Co. (2000). Steamfitter's helper and pipe fitter's helper at Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO), 1947-1975
• Baker v. AC&S, Inc. (1999). Steamfitter at Kardon Building, 1969-1971
• McCauley v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1998). Laborer and plumber in construction at 1947-1986
• Simmons v. Pacor, Inc. (1996). Plumber
• Ace Robbins, Inc. v. Wcab (bullock) (1994). Master plumbing and heating technician at Ace Robbins, Inc., 1971-1982
• DiDio v. Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. (1994). Pipefitter at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1958-1965; 1966 until trial
• Dempsey v. Pacor, Inc. (1993). Pipe fitter at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
• Giffear v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1993). Plumber at approximately ten years after military service
• Lilley v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1991). Pipefitter, then supervisor, assistant foreman, and superintendent at Sun Ship Company (now the Penn Ship Company), 1959-1976
• Eckenrod v. GAF Corp. (1988). Maintenance pipefitter, welder, and millwright at Wallace Run facility, Babcock & Wilcox Company, 1959-1982
• Morgan v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1986). Pipefitter at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1941-1943, 1947-1978

Rhode Island

• Burdick v. NIBCO (In re Asbestos Litigation) (2021). Laborer, mechanic, maintenance man, boiler operator, pipefitter, machinist, and welder at Scranton Steam Heat Company, 1956-1972
• Wallace v. Trane Company (2021). Plumbing-heating installer-repairer at Portland Lehigh Fuel Company; A.R. Wright; Peterson Oil Company, 1949-1966
• Cary v. American Optical Corporation (2013). Pipefitter, maintenance supervisor and maintenance foreman at Hoechst Chemical Corporation, Coventry, over three decades; hands-on with Watts products 1969-1974
• Sharp v. Afc-Holcroft (2010). Tool maker and pipefitters' supervisor at General Electric plant, Pittsfield, 1970-1979
• Benoit v. AW Smith Corporation (2009). Union plumber at commercial and residential sites in Vermont and New Hampshire, 1951 to 1990; mid-1950s onward as union plumber

South Carolina

• Covil Corporation EX rel. Protopapas v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company (2024). Pipefitter (stepfather Robert Ashworth, who worked for Beta Construction) at Bowater Paper Mill, Catawba, 1986-1987