Was B.F. Goodrich Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

B.F. Goodrich Company — 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 B.F. Goodrich Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to B.F. Goodrich Company — 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.

Industrial-Chemicals

B.F. Goodrich Tire Plants and Chemical/Plastics Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1870-1986 (B.F. Goodrich tire & chemical) — asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and process insulation, asbestos gaskets, asbestos brake-shoe dust at tire plants

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

The B.F. Goodrich Company (founded 1870, headquartered Akron Ohio; tire business sold to Michelin 1986, chemical business continued as Goodrich Corporation and ultimately PolyOne / Avantor) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. tire and rubber manufacturers and one of the largest U.S. chemical and plastics producers — particularly known for inventing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and dominating early U.S. PVC production. B.F. Goodrich operated through the asbestos era U.S. tire and chemical-plant sites including:

Tire Plants:

Akron OH — historic flagship tire operations
Miami OK — tire plant
Tuscaloosa AL — tire plant
Oaks PA — tire plant
Los Angeles CA — tire plant

Chemical / PVC / Plastics Plants:

Calvert City KY — major Ohio River PVC plant
Pedricktown NJ — chemical operations
Marietta OH — major PVC and chemical plant
Avon Lake OH — PVC plant
Long Beach CA — chemical operations
Plaquemine LA — PVC operations

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing materials specified across plant steam systems, process piping, chemical-process equipment, and tire-plant rubber-processing equipment.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Goodrich — as premises owner — exposed its URW (United Rubber Workers) and USW (United Steelworkers) workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos materials.

B.F. Goodrich Company / Goodrich Corporation has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

United Rubber Workers (URW) Local members at Akron, Miami, Tuscaloosa, Oaks, and Los Angeles tire plants
United Steelworkers (USW) Local members at Calvert City, Pedricktown, Marietta, Avon Lake, Long Beach, and Plaquemine
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Goodrich capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Goodrich construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Goodrich plant equipment
Construction-trade workforces on Goodrich EPC projects

If You Worked at a B.F. Goodrich Tire or Chemical Plant

If you worked at a B.F. Goodrich tire plant, chemical plant, or PVC plant during the asbestos era — as a Goodrich employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameB.F. Goodrich Tire Plants and Chemical/Plastics Plants

Years Produced1870-1986 (B.F. Goodrich tire & chemical) — asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and process insulation, asbestos gaskets, asbestos brake-shoe dust at tire plants

CategoryIndustrial-Chemicals Gaskets Brake-Friction

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Tire workersChemical workersRefinery pipefittersInsulators

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