Was Commonwealth Edison (ComEd / Exelon) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd / Exelon) — 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 Commonwealth Edison (ComEd / Exelon) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Commonwealth Edison (ComEd / Exelon) — 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.

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ComEd Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Northern Illinois

⚖ Litigation Record1907-present (asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and block insulation on boilers, asbestos electrical insulation, asbestos gaskets

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

Premises Description

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd — founded 1907 from earlier Chicago Edison; today a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation; headquartered Chicago IL) is through the 20th century and today the principal investor-owned electric utility for northern Illinois and the Chicago metropolitan area. ComEd operated through the asbestos era a major network of fossil-fuel and (by the 1970s) nuclear generating plants. Major ComEd asbestos-era operations included:

Historic Chicago-Area Fossil Plants:

Crawford Generating Station (Chicago IL) — closed 2012
Fisk Generating Station (Chicago IL) — closed 2012
Joliet Generating Station (Joliet IL)
Powerton Generating Station (Pekin IL)
State Line Generating Station (Hammond IN — historically operated by ComEd)
Will County Generating Station, Waukegan Generating Station — additional fossil

Nuclear Plants (asbestos era construction):

Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Morris IL) — three-unit BWR, oldest ComEd nuclear
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station (Cordova IL) — two-unit BWR
Zion Nuclear Power Station (Zion IL) — two-unit PWR, closed 1998
LaSalle County Generating Station (Marseilles IL) — two-unit BWR
Byron Nuclear Generating Station (Byron IL) — two-unit PWR
Braidwood Generating Station (Braidwood IL) — two-unit PWR

ComEd’s nuclear-construction era (1960s-1980s) was particularly asbestos-intensive — large-scale construction projects employing thousands of dispatched HFIAW Local 17 Chicago insulators, UA Local 597 Chicago pipefitters, IBB Local 1 Chicago boilermakers, and IBEW Local 134 Chicago electricians.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Commonwealth Edison — as premises owner — exposed its plant-operator workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, electricians, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Commonwealth Edison Company / Exelon has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

ComEd plant operators and maintenance workforce
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working ComEd capital projects
HFIAW Local 17 Chicago insulators dispatched to ComEd plants
UA Local 597 Chicago pipefitters on ComEd nuclear construction
IBB Local 1 Chicago boilermakers at ComEd plants
IBEW Local 134 Chicago electricians
Construction-trade workforces on ComEd nuclear EPC projects

If You Worked at a ComEd / Exelon Power Plant

If you worked at a Commonwealth Edison fossil-fuel or nuclear power plant during the asbestos era — as a ComEd 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 NameComEd Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Northern Illinois

ManufacturerCommonwealth Edison — Asbestos Products & Litigation History

Years Produced1907-present (asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and block insulation on boilers, asbestos electrical insulation, asbestos gaskets

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Power-plant operatorsInsulatorsRefinery pipefittersBoilermakersElectricians

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