Was Florida Power & Light (FPL / NextEra) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Florida Power & Light (FPL / NextEra) — 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 Florida Power & Light (FPL / NextEra) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Florida Power & Light (FPL / NextEra) — 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

FPL Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Florida

⚖ Litigation Record1925-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

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL — founded 1925; today a principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.; headquartered Juno Beach FL) is the largest investor-owned electric utility in Florida and one of the largest in the United States. FPL operated through the asbestos era a major network of fossil-fuel and nuclear generating plants serving the eastern and southern Florida service territory:

Turkey Point Power Plant (Homestead FL) — combined fossil/nuclear site, two PWR units
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant (Hutchinson Island FL) — two-unit PWR
Cape Canaveral Power Plant (Cocoa Beach FL) — fossil
Riviera Beach Power Plant (Riviera Beach FL) — fossil
Port Everglades Power Plant (Hollywood FL) — fossil
Manatee Power Plant (Parrish FL) — fossil
Martin Power Plant (Indiantown FL) — fossil
Sanford Power Plant (Sanford FL) — fossil
Putnam Power Plant (Palatka FL) — fossil

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 FPL — as premises owner — exposed plant-operator workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Florida Power & Light / NextEra Energy has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

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

If You Worked at an FPL Power Plant

If you worked at a Florida Power & Light fossil-fuel or nuclear power plant during the asbestos era — as an FPL 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 NameFPL Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Florida

Years Produced1925-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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