Was Duke Energy / Duke Power — asbestos documented in litigation?

Duke Energy / Duke Power — 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 Duke Energy / Duke Power — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Duke Energy / Duke Power — 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

Duke Power Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across the Carolinas and Southeast

⚖ Litigation Record1904-present (asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering, asbestos refractory and block insulation on boilers, asbestos electrical insulation, asbestos gaskets

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Duke Energy Corporation (and predecessor Duke Power Company — founded 1904 by James Buchanan Duke; today headquartered Charlotte NC) is through the asbestos era and today one of the largest U.S. investor-owned electric utilities. Duke operates across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee following its 2012 merger with Progress Energy and earlier expansions.

Major Duke asbestos-era operations included:

Marshall Steam Station (Catawba County NC) — large coal-fired plant
Allen Steam Station (Gaston County NC) — coal-fired
Belews Creek Steam Station (Stokes County NC) — coal-fired
Cliffside Steam Station (Cleveland County NC) — coal-fired
Buck Steam Station (Rowan County NC) — coal-fired
Riverbend Steam Station (Gaston County NC) — coal-fired
Dan River Steam Station (Eden NC) — coal-fired
W.S. Lee Steam Station (Anderson County SC) — coal-fired
Oconee Nuclear Station (Seneca SC) — three-unit PWR
McGuire Nuclear Station (Huntersville NC)
Catawba Nuclear Station (York County SC)

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing materials specified across boilers, turbines, condensers, steam piping, and electrical systems.

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

Duke Energy has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Duke plant operators and maintenance workforce across Carolinas and Southeast
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Duke capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Duke construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Duke boilers
Electricians (IBEW Local members) working Duke generating-station electrical
Construction-trade workforces on Duke capital projects

If You Worked at a Duke Power / Duke Energy Plant

If you worked at a Duke Power or Duke Energy fossil-fuel or nuclear power plant during the asbestos era — as a Duke 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 NameDuke Power Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across the Carolinas and Southeast

Years Produced1904-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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