Was Curtiss-Wright Corporation — Historic Aerospace, Aviation Engines, Nuclear Valves & Defense Systems asbestos documented in litigation?

Curtiss-Wright Corporation — Historic Aerospace, Aviation Engines, Nuclear Valves & Defense Systems 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 Curtiss-Wright Corporation — Historic Aerospace, Aviation Engines, Nuclear Valves & Defense Systems asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Curtiss-Wright Corporation — Historic Aerospace, Aviation Engines, Nuclear Valves & Defense Systems 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

Historic aviation-engine plants, propeller and airframe facilities, and nuclear-service valve and pump lines allegedly built with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, brake friction, and sprayed structural fireproofing

⚖ Litigation Record1929-1990sPlaintiffs alleged asbestos-containing pipe covering, block insulation, gaskets, valve and pump packing, brake friction linings, engine test-cell insulation, and sprayed fireproofing at Curtiss-Wright aviation-engine, propeller, and defense-component plants — with alleged aircraft brake friction and nuclear-service valve packing as additional product-vector exposures

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, headquartered historically in Wood-Ridge NJ and today in Davidson NC (with Wharton NJ operations), operated one of the largest World War II aviation-engine and propeller manufacturing footprints in the United States. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Curtiss-Wright aviation-engine plants (Wright R-1820 Cyclone, R-2600 Twin Cyclone, R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines), propeller plants, and postwar nuclear-service valve and pump facilities were built and maintained with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, and sprayed structural fireproofing.

Alleged asbestos-containing materials at Curtiss-Wright plants included pipe covering and block insulation on high-pressure steam lines and process piping; heat-treat furnace insulation and refractory linings in engine-cylinder and propeller-blade heat-treatment operations; engine test-cell and dynamometer thermal insulation; sprayed fireproofing on structural steel; gaskets, valve packing, and pump packing in plant utility and process systems; and brake friction linings on overhead cranes and industrial vehicles. Plaintiffs alleged that Curtiss-Wright nuclear-service valve, pump, and control-component product lines — sold to Navy nuclear-propulsion, commercial nuclear-power, and defense customers — incorporated asbestos gaskets and packing well into the 1980s.

Product Description

Plaintiffs alleged that Curtiss-Wright aircraft brake friction linings, engine cylinder-head gaskets, exhaust-manifold gaskets, and propeller-hub seals contained chrysotile asbestos and released respirable fiber during aircraft-maintenance grinding, machining, and disassembly work.

Workers Exposed

Aircraft assemblers, engine mechanics, propeller-shop workers, machinists, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, electricians, heat-treat operators, test-cell technicians, and maintenance workers at Curtiss-Wright plants allegedly worked in and around asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, packing, and fireproofing. Navy nuclear-propulsion and commercial nuclear-power workers who serviced Curtiss-Wright valves and pumps allegedly disturbed asbestos gaskets and packing during overhaul.

If You Worked With Curtiss-Wright Aviation-Engine, Propeller, or Nuclear-Service Component Products

If you or a family member worked at a Curtiss-Wright plant, serviced Curtiss-Wright aviation engines or propellers, or overhauled Curtiss-Wright nuclear-service valves and pumps and later developed mesothelioma or lung cancer, you may have claims against Curtiss-Wright and other alleged asbestos defendants.

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Product Facts

Trade NameHistoric aviation-engine plants, propeller and airframe facilities, and nuclear-service valve and pump lines allegedly built with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, brake friction, and sprayed structural fireproofing

Years Produced1929-1990s

Asbestos ContentPlaintiffs alleged asbestos-containing pipe covering, block insulation, gaskets, valve and pump packing, brake friction linings, engine test-cell insulation, and sprayed fireproofing at Curtiss-Wright aviation-engine, propeller, and defense-component plants — with alleged aircraft brake friction and nuclear-service valve packing as additional product-vector exposures

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets Spray-Fireproofing Electrical

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aircraft AssemblersEngine MechanicsMachinistsPipefittersInsulatorsMillwrightsElectricians

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