Documented Asbestos Litigation

According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Sb Decking has been named as a defendant in 1,000+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 1991 and 2024 — concentrated in the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 875, E.D. Pennsylvania) and other U.S. district courts. Plaintiffs allege that Sb Decking manufactured or supplied asbestos-containing products — Selby Battersby; asbestos magnesite/mastic marine deck-covering (Selbalith) — and that workers were exposed while handling or working around them.

Companies Frequently Named Alongside Sb Decking

In these publicly filed cases, Sb Decking is most often named as a co-defendant alongside General Electric, IMO Industries, Ingersoll-Rand, Crane Co., Union Carbide, Warren Pumps, Cleaver-Brooks, Air & Liquid Systems — reflecting the multi-defendant nature of asbestos litigation, in which plaintiffs name the range of companies connected to their exposure history.

Occupational Exposure and Asbestos Disease

Asbestos exposure is associated with mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer, typically after a latency period of two to five decades. Workers in industrial trades — maintenance, construction, shipyard, power generation, and manufacturing — are among those most frequently represented in asbestos litigation.

The litigation record above reflects allegations from publicly filed asbestos cases; these are plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact, and liability is determined case by case. An attorney experienced in asbestos litigation can evaluate whether a specific work and exposure history supports a claim involving Sb Decking.