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 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.

Brake-Friction

B.F. Goodrich Aerospace commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes (alleged asbestos friction composite)

Q: Was B.F. Goodrich Aerospace — Commercial Aircraft Wheel-and-Brake Shoes (Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

B.F. Goodrich Aerospace — Commercial Aircraft Wheel-and-Brake Shoes (Alleged 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.

Q: Can workers file claims related to B.F. Goodrich Aerospace — Commercial Aircraft Wheel-and-Brake Shoes (Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to B.F. Goodrich Aerospace — Commercial Aircraft Wheel-and-Brake Shoes (Alleged 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.

⚖ Litigation Record1950s-1980sPlaintiffs allege B.F. Goodrich Aerospace wheel-and-brake shoes and rotors were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber in phenolic-resin friction composite; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during brake reline, rotor and stator machining, and heavy-overhaul disassembly in airline brake shops and on air-carrier flight lines, when technicians ground and drilled friction segments and blew brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

B.F. Goodrich Aerospace, the aerospace wheel-and-brake division that later became Goodrich Corporation and was ultimately acquired by United Technologies (Collins Aerospace), allegedly supplied commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes, rotors, and stators to the major U.S. air-transport programs from the 1950s through the 1980s according to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. Plaintiffs allege the B.F. Goodrich aerospace brake product line was formulated with chrysotile asbestos fiber in a phenolic-resin friction composite selected for the sustained high-energy braking demand of civil-transport landing gear. Goodrich brake assemblies were allegedly specified on Boeing 707, 727, 737, and 747 landing-gear positions during this period.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that occupational exposure to B.F. Goodrich aircraft brake-friction dust allegedly occurred among:

Airline heavy-maintenance brake-shop technicians machining and grinding friction segments
Airline line-maintenance mechanics performing wheel-well and brake-stack service
Landing-gear overhaul mechanics dressing rotor and stator surfaces
Aircraft mechanics blowing brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air
Rework and overhaul depot technicians relining Goodrich brake assemblies

Alleged exposure pathways included respirable dust generated during friction-segment grinding, drilling, and beveling in brake shops and the dispersal of worn brake dust during dry blow-down of landing-gear assemblies.

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Product Facts

Trade NameB.F. Goodrich Aerospace commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake shoes (alleged asbestos friction composite)

Years Produced1950s-1980s

Asbestos ContentPlaintiffs allege B.F. Goodrich Aerospace wheel-and-brake shoes and rotors were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber in phenolic-resin friction composite; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during brake reline, rotor and stator machining, and heavy-overhaul disassembly in airline brake shops and on air-carrier flight lines, when technicians ground and drilled friction segments and blew brake dust from wheel wells with compressed air.

CategoryBrake-Friction Aerospace

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aircraft MechanicBrake Shop TechnicianLanding Gear Overhaul MechanicAirline Line Maintenance Mechanic

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