Power Plants and Utilities: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve power plants and utilities: 242 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Power Plants and Utilities.

Louisiana

• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Father worked as an insulator at Nine Mile Point power plant, 1967
• Legendre v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2021). Brother (Floyd Legendre) who worked for Entergy at Entergy
• Humphries v. OneBEACON America Insurance Company (2014). Turbine operator at Savannah River facility
• White v. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana (1st Circuit, 2014). Operator at Louisiana Station, 1955-1974
• Phillips v. Abb Combustion Engineering, Inc. (2013). 1974-1977
• Phillips v. Abb Combustion Engineering, Inc. (2013). Employee of Nebraska Public Power District at 1974-1977
• Thomas v. AP Green Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2006). Carpenter at Waterford Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2, Taft, 1974-1975
• Potter v. Patterson (4th Circuit, 1997). Employee of NOPSI at NOPSI

Maryland

• Basil-Flippen v. General Electric Company (2024). Installer of asbestos insulation (husband); she laundered his clothes at Morgantown Generating Station, 1969-1970
• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2018). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station (Pepco), Unit 1 steam turbine generator, 1970
• Estate of Schatz v. John Crane, Inc. (2018). Wife of mechanic who laundered his dusty work clothes at Wagner Station, Baltimore Gas & Electric, 1955 to mid-to-late 1980s
• Duffy v. CBS Corporation (2017). Steamfitter at Morgantown Generating Station, Woodzell, 1970
• Hiett v. Ac&r Insulation Co., Inc. (2017). Child of a boilermaker at three powerhouses where his father worked, 1962-1972
• Oliver v. Campbell McCORMICK, Inc. (2016). Piping systems field engineer at Calvert Cliffs Power Generating Station, Lusby, approximately 1972 to 1978
• Burns v. Bechtel Corp. (2013). Roving maintenance employee at PEPCO power stations (Dickerson, Chalk Point, Morgantown), 1949-1986
• Dilks v. 4520 Corp., Inc. (2012). Utility worker at Jersey Central Power powerhouse, Sayreville, 1968
• John Crane, Inc. v. Puller (2006). Boiler technician at National Institute of Health power plant, 1973-1975
• Wajer v. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (2004). Electrician at Westport Power Plant, 1948

Massachusetts

• Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (2018). Pipe inspector at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, 1971-1972
• Stearns v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (2018). Pipe inspector at two nuclear power plants (turbine halls), 1971-1978
• Holdren v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (2009). Inspected and maintained residential and commercial boilers at power plants, paper mills, and other industrial sites, after 1979

Missouri

• State EX rel. Kcp&l Greater Missouri Operations Company v. Cook (Western District, 2011). Employee of KCP&L at KCP&L, thirty-four years before retiring in 1988
• Speck v. Union Elec. Co. (Eastern District, 2nd Division, 1987). Helper in the steam department at Union Electric steam department, 1947-1984
• Speck v. Union Elec. Co. (1987). Employee of Union Electric Company at Union Electric Company

New Jersey

• McDERMID v. 3M Company (2023). Helper, oiler, maintenance worker and turbine operator at PSE&G Kearny generating station, 1957-1974
• Barile v. 3M Company, Inc. (2013). Worker on a Foster Wheeler boiler at PSE&G's power station, Jersey City
• Lewis v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. (2012). Paper mills and powerhouses, 1977-2000
• Jadlowski v. Owens Corning (1995). Various employments at Jersey Central Power & Light Company, late 1950's-early 1970's
• Beshada v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1982). Workers at Jersey Central Power and Light Company, 1930-1981

New York

• McLaughlin v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2024). Steamfitter and welder at Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, 1978-1982
• McLaughlin v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2023). Steamfitter and welder at Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, 1978-1982
• Petro v. Aerco Intl., Inc. (2023). Steamfitter at Con Edison Power Plants
• Rullo v. Abb, Inc. (2023). Mechanic at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, 1969-1980
• Servedio v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2023). Maintained, repaired, and inspected pipes at Astoria powerhouse, 1960s to 1980s
• Esposito v. Abb, Inc. (2021). Mechanic at Kips Bay Steam Generating Station, New York
• Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. General Electric UK Holdings Ltd. (2021). Worker on turbine at a California plant at early 1970s
• Smith v. AC Light. & Elec. Supplies, LLC (2021). Electrician at Northport Power Plant, 1967-1968
• Mauro v. John E. Potente & Sons (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2020). Excavation and backhoe work at Consolidated Edison of New York sites, 1970-1976
• Mauro v. Kennedy Electrical Supply, Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2020). Excavation and backhoe work at Consolidated Edison of New York sites, 1970-1976
• Rivera v. Meriden Molded Plastic (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2020). Electrician and elevator mechanic at General Electric, Schenectady, 1975-1978
• Paroni EX rel. Estate OF Paroni v. Alstom SA (2020). Welder at Combustion Power Company, Menlo Park, 1970-1972
• DeRozieres v. Munaco Sealing Solutions (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). General utility mechanic, equipment operator, and mechanic at Con Ed plants, 1968-1979
• Christy v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Plumber and steam fitter at Indian point powerhouse, 1954-1994
• ALBIN v. AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Utility worker at Consolidated Edison powerhouses and commercial buildings, 1957-1993
• Knudsen v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2019). Electrician at Astoria and Ravenswood powerhouses, 1961-early 1990s
• Brown v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (1st Dept., 2019). Asbestos installer at Con Ed plant, Ravenswood, Ravenswood, Queens, 1964-1965
• Bucci v. Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. (2018). General utility mechanic, mechanic B, and heavy equipment operator at Con Ed powerhouses, New York, 1975-1980s
• Botta v. AERCO Int'l (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Worker in Consolidated Edison Power houses at Consolidated Edison Power houses, 1960s-1990s
• Juni v. Ford Motor Co. (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2018). Auto mechanic servicing Ford vehicles at Orange and Rockland Utilities, 25 years
• Brooks v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation) (2017). Child of a union boilermaker at 1960s