Was Litton Industries — asbestos documented in litigation?

Litton Industries — 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 Litton Industries — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Litton Industries — 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

Litton Industries Defense Electronics, Shipbuilding (Ingalls), Aerospace, and Manufacturing Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1953-2001 (Litton era); acquired by Northrop Grumman 2001; asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos marine insulation at Litton shipbuilding operations

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Litton Industries, Inc. (founded 1953 by Charles B. Thornton; acquired by Northrop Grumman 2001) was through the second half of the 20th century one of the principal U.S. diversified defense conglomerates. Litton operated through the asbestos era U.S. plants including:

Woodland Hills CA / Beverly Hills CA — corporate headquarters and Litton Guidance and Control Systems
Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding (Pascagoula MS) — 1961-2001, then transferred to Northrop Grumman (separately covered on the Ingalls Shipbuilding page)
Litton Industrial Automation Systems — machine tools and industrial automation
Litton Data Systems — defense electronics
Litton Amecom — defense electronics
Sperry Marine (acquired 1996) — marine electronics
Western Atlas (acquired 1998, then sold) — oilfield services

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Litton Industries — as premises owner — exposed its defense electronics, aerospace, machine-tool, and shipbuilding workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Litton Industries / Northrop Grumman has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Defense electronics workers at Litton plants
Shipyard machinists at Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
Aerospace machinists at Litton aerospace subsidiaries
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Litton capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Litton construction and turnaround crews

If You Worked at a Litton Industries Plant

If you worked at a Litton Industries defense electronics, aerospace, machine-tool, or shipbuilding facility during the asbestos era — as a Litton 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 NameLitton Industries Defense Electronics, Shipbuilding (Ingalls), Aerospace, and Manufacturing Plants

Years Produced1953-2001 (Litton era); acquired by Northrop Grumman 2001; asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos marine insulation at Litton shipbuilding operations

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Marine Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Defense electronics workersShipyard machinistsAerospace machinistsInsulators

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