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.

Louisiana

• Jackson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2020). Daughter of an Avondale worker at Avondale Shipyard, 1962-1976
• Jackson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2020). Daughter of an Avondale worker at Avondale
• Sampey v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2020). Niece living in the home of an Avondale worker (uncle Huey Levron) at Avondale Shipyard, 1957-1965
• Berry v. Anco Insulations (2nd Circuit, 2019). Wife of mill electrical and instrumentation technician who laundered his work clothes at West Monroe Paper Mill, 1961-2010
• Gomez v. Aardvark Contractors, Inc. (2019). Child of a shipyard employee at Avondale Shipyards, 1960s
• Parfait v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2019). Child of a shipyard worker at Todd Shipyard, childhood
• Rodrigue v. Anco Insulations, Inc. (2019). Washed her brother's clothes; brother worked as a rigger at Avondale Shipyards
• Blouin v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2017). Laundering her husband's work clothes (husband was an electrician) at Avondale, April 1972 to August 1972
• Legendre v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2017). Family member of shipyard workers (father, husband, brother) at Avondale shipyard
• Williams v. Placid Oil Company (3rd Circuit, 2017). Wife who handled and washed her husband's work clothing at Placid Oil facility, Natchitoches, 1970s
• Bourke v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2016). Child of a worker (father worked at Exxon facilities) at Exxon Baton Rouge facilities, 1953-1960
• Bozeman v. Wyeth Holdings Corporation (2016). Son of worker at Arizona Chemical Company at Arizona Chemical Company, 1956 to the late 1970s
• Loupe v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2016). Wife of Avondale worker; laundered his work clothes at Avondale Industries, Inc., 1953-1994
• Vedros v. Grumman (2015). Daughter of Avondale welder who washed his work clothes at Avondale, 1943-1976
• Vedros v. Grumman (2015). Washing her father's work clothes (father Alton Gros was a welder) at Avondale, 1943-1976
• Vedros v. Grumman (2015). Daughter washing her father's work clothes; father was a welder at Avondale, 1943 to 1976
• Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2015). Washed her father's work clothes (father was a welder at Avondale) at Avondale, 1943-1976
• Hayes v. Asbestos, Corp., Ltd. (2014). Child living on the family farm at Family farm, birth until the late 1960s
• Rodrigue v. Continental Insurance Company (2014). Child of a Todd Shipyards worker (his father, Morris Rodrigue) at Todd Shipyards, 1943-1954
• Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2014). Daughter washing her father's work clothes (father a welder) at Avondale, 1943 to 1976
• Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2014). Daughter of a welder; washed his work clothes at Avondale, 1943 to 1976
• Vedros v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (2014). Washed her father's work clothes (father was a welder) at Avondale, 1943-1976
• Francis v. Union Carbide Corporation (4th Circuit, 2013). Child of a shipyard worker (father's work clothes) at Pendleton Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, 1943-1945
• Rome v. Asbestos Defendants (4th Circuit, 2011). Wife and relative of Avondale shipyard workers at Avondale Shipyards
• Thibodeaux v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (4th Circuit, 2008). Exposed through father's and husband's clothing at Johns-Manville
• Grant v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2007). Washed his father's work clothes at Domino Sugar Refinery, Arabi, 1979-1983
• Lerille v. Monsanto Corporation (2007). Wife of worker exposed through his clothing
• Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (4th Circuit, 2006). Wife who shook off and laundered her husband's work clothes at Avondale Shipyards, 1963 to 1976, and approximately 1982 to 1986
• 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
• Watters v. Department of Social Services (4th Circuit, 2003). Weekend visitor to her uncle's home at Uncle's home, late 1950s-early 1960s
• Ruckstuhl v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1999). Wife of refinery worker; laundered husband's work clothes at Exxon refinery, 1952-1959

Maryland

• 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
• Netzer v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014). Son of Westinghouse worker at Westinghouse facilities (father's workplace), 1939-1972
• Sherin v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2014). Laundered her husband's work clothes at construction sites visited by Mr. Sherin in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., 1968-1976
• Dixon v. Ford Motor Company (2013). Wife who laundered her husband's work clothes at a garage owned by a friend, Skip Bernard, early 1960s until 1976
• Georgia Pacific v. Farrar (2013). Granddaughter of a construction mechanic; laundered his work clothes at Forrestal Building, Washington, 1968-69
• ACandS v. Abate (1998). Child of a steamfitter who shook out his father's work coveralls
• Anchor Packing Co. v. Grimshaw (1997). Stepdaughter who washed her stepfather's work clothes at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, 1955-1961

Michigan

• King v. Ridenour (2010). The court granted Waters & Kraus, LLP's motion to dismiss in part and dismissed the plaintiffs' malpractice and contract claims against the firm for lack of personal jurisdiction, without ruling on the failure-to-state-a-claim argument.

Minnesota

• Backe v. AW Kuettel & Sons, Inc. (2020). Son of mill worker at Conwed mill, Cloquet, 1939-1975
• James v. 3M Corporation (2008). Child of a laborer exposed to father's work clothes at Ainsworth-Benning Construction, Inc., Spearfish, late 1970s and early 1980s
• Strand v. Allied Insulation Supply Co. (2007). The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of General Pipe Covering's third-party contribution claims against Quality Insulation and Econ Insulation, so Quality and Econ won and General Pipe lost.

Missouri

• Zurich American v. Insurance Co. of North America (2019). Wife who laundered her husband's work clothes; husband was an A-B mechanic at Anheuser-Busch brewery (husband's workplace), 1971-1996
• Zurich American Insurance Company v. Insurance Company of North America (2018). Wife who laundered her mechanic husband's work clothes at Anheuser-Busch, 1971-1996
• Zurich American Insurance Company v. Insurance Company of North America (2016). Wife laundering her husband's work clothes; husband was an A-B mechanic at Anheuser-Busch, 1971-1996
• Goede v. Aerojet General Corporation (Eastern District, 3rd Division, 2004). Daughter of a machinist (father Robert Foster) at Automation Progress (machining parts for Aerojet), early 1960s
• Hagen v. Celotex Corp. (1991). Wife of an asbestos worker who washed his coveralls at 1941 onward

Montana

• Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014). Wife washing husband's work clothes at W.R. Grace vermiculite mine (husband's work clothes), Libby, 1968

Nevada

• Knutson v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. (2005). Daughter and wife of workers at 1958 to 1988

New Jersey

• Marino v. Abex Corporation (2022). Laundered her husband's and son's dust-laden work clothes at Ford and Lincoln Mercury car dealerships