Was Carey Canada / Johns-Manville asbestos documented in litigation?

Carey Canada / Johns-Manville 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.

Is there an asbestos bankruptcy trust fund for Carey Canada / Johns-Manville claims?

Carey Canada / Johns-Manville has an established asbestos bankruptcy trust fund. Eligible workers and surviving family members may file claims directly with the trust without filing a civil lawsuit, though civil litigation against other defendants can proceed in parallel. Trust-fund claims and lawsuit claims run on separate tracks.

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

Carey Canada / Johns-Manville chrysotile asbestos mining and milling — Quebec Canada (supplied U.S. industry)

✓ Active Trust Fundc. 1879-1990s (Quebec chrysotile mining era)

Overview Product Facts Trust Fund Trades

Trust Fund Product: Claims related to exposure to this product may be filed against Johns-Manville Trust (Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust) without civil litigation.

Product Description

Carey Canada Inc. and Johns-Manville Corporation operated major chrysotile asbestos mining and milling operations in Quebec, Canada — historically the world’s principal commercial chrysotile asbestos production region. The Thetford Mines and Asbestos (now Val-des-Sources), Quebec mining districts produced raw chrysotile asbestos for the U.S. and international industrial markets from the 1879 commercial-mining beginnings through the 1990s.

Johns-Manville Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1982 and established the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust in 1988 — the founding U.S. § 524(g) asbestos personal-injury bankruptcy trust that established the structural model for all subsequent asbestos trust funds.

Carey Canada has been named as a chrysotile-mining defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as a separate corporate entity within the broader Quebec chrysotile mining industry.

Asbestos Content

Quebec chrysotile asbestos is the principal commercial chrysotile fiber that supplied U.S. industry from the late 19th century through the late 20th century — used in essentially every category of U.S. asbestos product including pipe insulation, block insulation, refractory, gaskets, packing, brake friction, joint compound, ceiling tile, floor tile, transite, and many others.

Worker populations exposed

U.S. industrial workers across all categories who handled products made from Quebec chrysotile
Quebec asbestos miners and mill workers (separate Canadian litigation venues)
Workers at Johns-Manville and Carey-Canada U.S. processing facilities receiving Quebec chrysotile

If You Worked With Johns-Manville or Carey-Canada Asbestos Products

If you worked with any Johns-Manville or Carey-Canada asbestos product during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights including potential claims to the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust.

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Product Facts

Trade NameCarey Canada / Johns-Manville chrysotile asbestos mining and milling — Quebec Canada (supplied U.S. industry)

Years Producedc. 1879-1990s (Quebec chrysotile mining era)

CategoryIndustrial-Chemicals

Trust Fund✓ Johns-Manville Trust (Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust)

Trust Fund

Active Asbestos PI Trust

Johns-Manville Trust (Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust) accepts claims related to exposure to this product. Trust claims can typically be filed independently of any civil lawsuit.

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Industrial workers (all categories)Asbestos miners and millers

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