Was this manufacturer asbestos documented in litigation?

this manufacturer is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to this manufacturer asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to this manufacturer products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Gaskets

Asbestos Corporation Limited / Bell Asbestos Mines / Lake Asbestos of Quebec Chrysotile Mining Operations

⚖ Litigation Record1878-2011 (Canadian Quebec asbestos mining; last U.S. supply ended with mine closures)Raw chrysotile asbestos fiber mined at Thetford Mines, Asbestos (Quebec), Black Lake, and other Canadian Quebec asbestos deposits — supplied to U.S. asbestos product manufacturers

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

The Canadian Quebec chrysotile asbestos mining industry — including Asbestos Corporation Limited (ACL), Bell Asbestos Mines, Lake Asbestos of Quebec (LAQ), Johnson’s Company, Carey Canadian Mines, Cassiar Asbestos, and General Dynamics Asbestos Corporation — mined and supplied through the 20th century the majority of U.S. asbestos-product raw material. Chrysotile asbestos mined in the Quebec asbestos-mining belt at Thetford Mines, Asbestos (Quebec), Black Lake, East Broughton, and other Quebec sites supplied Johns-Manville, Owens-Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, Fibreboard/Pabco, UNARCO, Standard Insulations, Forty-Eight Insulations, Nicolet, Bendix, Raybestos, Federal-Mogul, and virtually all other U.S. asbestos product manufacturers.

Canadian Quebec asbestos mining continued through the peak U.S. asbestos era of the 1940s-1970s and only ended with the final closure of Canadian asbestos mines in 2011-2012 (the Jeffrey Mine at Asbestos QC and Lac d’amiante du Canada at Thetford Mines).

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that the Canadian Quebec asbestos-mining suppliers knowingly supplied raw chrysotile asbestos fiber to U.S. asbestos-product manufacturers with knowledge of asbestos health hazards through the documented era, contributing to U.S. workplace and consumer asbestos exposure.

Asbestos Corporation Limited / Bell Asbestos / Lake Asbestos of Quebec have been named as Manufacturer Defendants in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing workers — indirectly exposed to Canadian chrysotile fiber through downstream product manufacturing
U.S. insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, brake mechanics, construction workers — indirectly exposed through installation and service of products made with Canadian chrysotile fiber
U.S. shipyard workers — exposed through Canadian chrysotile fiber in marine insulation products

If Your Exposure Traced to Canadian Quebec Chrysotile Fiber

If you were exposed to asbestos through work with any U.S.-manufactured asbestos product sourcing Canadian Quebec chrysotile fiber during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights against the Canadian asbestos-mining suppliers in addition to the U.S. product manufacturers.

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Product Facts

Trade NameAsbestos Corporation Limited / Bell Asbestos Mines / Lake Asbestos of Quebec Chrysotile Mining Operations

Years Produced1878-2011 (Canadian Quebec asbestos mining; last U.S. supply ended with mine closures)

Asbestos ContentRaw chrysotile asbestos fiber mined at Thetford Mines, Asbestos (Quebec), Black Lake, and other Canadian Quebec asbestos deposits — supplied to U.S. asbestos product manufacturers

CategoryGaskets Industrial-Chemicals

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Miners (Quebec)U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing workers (indirect)

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