Take-Home and Secondary Asbestos Exposure: Asbestos Court Decisions

Decisions in our case-law library that involve take-home exposure: 253 cases, by state. Each line gives the exposure the court described, or else what it decided. For the topic itself, see Take-Home and Secondary Asbestos Exposure.

Iowa

• Van Fossen v. MidAmerican Energy Co. (2009). Spouse laundering husband's work clothes (husband was an iron-rigger and maintenance worker) at Port Neal power plant, Sioux City, 1973-1997
• Fossen v. Midamerican Energy Company (2008). Spouse of ironworker who washed his work clothes at Port Neal generating station, Sioux City, 1973-1997

Kentucky

• Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2021). Daughter of a Square D employee
• Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2019). Daughter of Square D employee at Square D facility
• Dunkel v. Boetler (2009). Wife laundering husband's work clothing
• RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc. v. Franklin (2009). Wife of a General Electric Appliance Park worker at General Electric Appliance Park

Louisiana

• Craft v. Crowley Marine Services, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2024). Wife of Jerry Craft
• Lagrange v. Eagle, Inc. (2024). Laundered her husband's work clothes (husband worked as laborer, welder, and pipefitter) at Avondale shipyard, Bridge City, 1973-1996
• Lagrange v. Eagle, Inc. (2024). Laundering her husband's work clothes at Avondale shipyard, Bridge City, 1973-1996
• Lagrange v. Eagle, Inc. (2024). Laundering her husband's work clothes (husband Allen C. LaGrange was a laborer, welder, and pipefitter) at Avondale shipyard, Bridge City, 1973-1996
• Legendre v. Louisiana Ins. Guaranty Association (2024). Son of a Johns-Manville worker at Johns-Manville
• Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024). Spouse of Avondale worker at Avondale shipyards, 1965-1983
• Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024). Wife of a shipyard worker at Avondale Shipyard
• Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2024). Wife of a shipyard worker who laundered his work clothes at Avondale Shipyard, 1965-1983
• Rivet v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2024). Exposed through his father and brother who worked at Avondale Shipyard at Avondale Shipyard
• Allen v. Eagle, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2023). Wife who washed her husband's dusty work clothes at New Orleans riverfront, 1960s-1980s
• Chenet v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (4th Circuit, 2023). Child of shipyard worker living in a Higgins Hut at Higgins Industries shipyard
• Crossland v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2023). Father, uncle and others who worked at the shipyards at Avondale shipyards, 1950s-1960s
• Crossland v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2023). Father, uncle and potentially others worked at Avondale shipyards at Avondale shipyards, 1950s-1960s
• Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2023). Wife of a worker at Avondale Shipyards at Avondale Shipyards
• Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (2023). Son of a Port worker at Port of New Orleans
• Pete v. Boland Marine and Manufacturing Company, LLC (4th Circuit, 2023). Son of a longshoreman who handled asbestos cargo at Port of New Orleans, 1964-1968
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023). Brother of an insulator at Avondale; visited his home while the brother wore work clothes at Avondale Shipyard, 1957-1961
• Cortez v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022). Family member of insulators living in the family home at Avondale Shipyards (brothers' work), 1967-1972
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member of workers (father and brothers)
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Household member of brother Daniel Cortez at family home
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member sharing a home with father and brothers
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member living with brothers who worked at Avondale at Family home, Kraemer, 1967-1972
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Household member of Avondale worker at family home in Kraemer, Louisiana, 1967-1968
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member of father and brothers who worked with asbestos
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member of workers
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Family member of workers at Avondale, 1960s
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Teenage brother living in the family home who helped beat fibers off his brother's work clothes at family home, Kraemer, 1967-1968
• Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022). Brothers' employment at Avondale at Avondale
• Everett v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2022). Spouse of a worker exposed to asbestos
• Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2022). Laundered her husband's work clothes at Avondale's Bridge City, LA shipyard
• Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2022). Wife laundering husband's work clothes at Avondale Bridge City shipyard, 1965-1979
• Matherne v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022). Wife of a shipyard worker at Avondale Shipyards, 1965-1983
• Reulet v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022). Son of a worker exposed to Eagle Asbestos products at his father's workplace
• Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022). Brother's worker clothing and home at Avondale Shipyards, 1961-1979
• Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2022). Brother of Avondale paint department worker, shared bedroom at Avondale shipyard (brother Thomas's clothes), 1969
• Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022). Brother of Avondale worker at Avondale shipyard
• Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2022). Son of Avondale worker, exposed to dust brought home at Avondale, 1950s-1970s
• Williams v. Huntington Ingalls Industries (2022). Wife of laborer and welder (Lawrence Williams) at Avondale shipyard
• Broussard v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2021). Laundered work clothes of ex-husband, a pipe fitter's helper at Avondale at Avondale Shipyards, 1970-1971
• Falgout v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2021). Laundered her husband's work clothes at Avondale's Bridge City shipyard
• Jackson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2021). Daughter who laundered her father's work clothes at Avondale Shipyard, 1962-1968
• Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2021). Son of a shipyard worker at Avondale Shipyards, 1950s-1970s
• Bourgeois v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2020). Step-son of a worker at Conagra's facility at Conagra's facility, Jefferson Parish, 1968-1974
• Broussard v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2020). Laundering the clothes of her ex-husband, a shipyard worker at Avondale Shipyard, 1968-1969