Was Combustion Engineering (C-E / ABB) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Combustion Engineering (C-E / ABB) — 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 Combustion Engineering (C-E / ABB) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Combustion Engineering (C-E / ABB) — 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-Furnaces

Combustion Engineering Boilers, Refractory Products, Nuclear Reactor Vessels, and Industrial Equipment

⚖ Litigation Record1912-present (Combustion Engineering; acquired by ABB 1990; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos refractory allegedly in Combustion Engineering utility, industrial, and marine boilers; asbestos pipe covering on CE boiler installations; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos nuclear reactor components

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Combustion Engineering, Inc. (C-E — founded 1912, historically headquartered Windsor CT and Stamford CT; acquired by ABB in 1990; U.S. nuclear operations later sold to Westinghouse Nuclear and Toshiba; today distributed across various successors) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. utility, industrial, and marine boiler manufacturers alongside Babcock & Wilcox, Foster Wheeler, and Riley Stoker. Combustion Engineering is one of the most heavily-litigated U.S. asbestos defendants; the Combustion Engineering 524(g) Asbestos PI Trust was established under CE’s 2003 Chapter 11 to handle asbestos personal-injury liability.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Combustion Engineering products included:

CE utility and industrial boilers — with extensive asbestos refractory, block insulation, and boiler-jacket asbestos
CE marine boilers — supplied to U.S. Navy and commercial ships
CE refractory products — separately covered on the Combustion Engineering refractory pages
CE pressurized water reactor (PWR) vessels — supplied to U.S. nuclear power plants (San Onofre, Palo Verde, Waterford, others)
CE gaskets and packing at boiler flange and manway connections

Combustion Engineering / ABB has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. CE asbestos liability is channeled through the Combustion Engineering 524(g) Asbestos PI Trust.

Workers Exposed

Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building CE utility, industrial, and marine boilers
Power-plant operators working CE-boiler-equipped generating stations
Refinery pipefitters (UA Local members) working CE-boiler installations at refineries
Nuclear-plant construction workers on CE nuclear reactor vessels
Navy machinist mates working CE marine boilers

If You Worked With Combustion Engineering Products

If you built, installed, serviced, or worked in proximity to Combustion Engineering boilers, refractory, or nuclear reactor equipment 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 potentially a trust claim against the CE 524(g) Asbestos PI Trust.

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Product Facts

Trade NameCombustion Engineering Boilers, Refractory Products, Nuclear Reactor Vessels, and Industrial Equipment

Years Produced1912-present (Combustion Engineering; acquired by ABB 1990; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos refractory allegedly in Combustion Engineering utility, industrial, and marine boilers; asbestos pipe covering on CE boiler installations; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos nuclear reactor components

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

BoilermakersPower-plant operatorsRefinery pipefittersNuclear-plant workers

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