Was Kelly-Moore Paint Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

Kelly-Moore Paint Company — 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 Kelly-Moore Paint Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Kelly-Moore Paint Company — 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.

Joint-Compound

Kelly-Moore Paint Joint Compound and Building Products with Asbestos Content

⚖ Litigation Record1946-2024 (Kelly-Moore; ceased operations 2024)Chrysotile asbestos allegedly in Kelly-Moore Paints ready-mixed joint compound and texture products through the documented era

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Kelly-Moore Paint Company (founded 1946, headquartered San Carlos CA; ceased operations 2024 after filing Chapter 11 driven by asbestos personal-injury liability) was through the 20th century a major U.S. West Coast paint and coatings manufacturer. Kelly-Moore also manufactured through the asbestos era ready-mixed joint compound and texture products containing asbestos fiber.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kelly-Moore Paint Company joint compound and texture products contained chrysotile asbestos through the documented production era and that drywall installers, painters, and construction workers who applied, sanded, or removed Kelly-Moore joint compound and related products were exposed to airborne asbestos.

Kelly-Moore Paint Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation on a substantial scale — Kelly-Moore’s West Coast asbestos-personal-injury liability drove the 2024 Chapter 11 filing.

Workers Exposed

Drywall installers applying and sanding Kelly-Moore joint compound (particularly on U.S. West Coast projects)
Painters working with Kelly-Moore paint and coatings products
Construction workers across trades exposed to Kelly-Moore joint compound sanding dust

If You Worked With Kelly-Moore Paint or Joint Compound Products

If you applied, sanded, or worked in proximity to Kelly-Moore Paint Company joint compound, texture products, or paint products during the asbestos era — 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 NameKelly-Moore Paint Joint Compound and Building Products with Asbestos Content

Years Produced1946-2024 (Kelly-Moore; ceased operations 2024)

Asbestos ContentChrysotile asbestos allegedly in Kelly-Moore Paints ready-mixed joint compound and texture products through the documented era

CategoryJoint-Compound Industrial-Chemicals Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Drywall installersPaintersConstruction workers

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