Was Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — asbestos documented in litigation?

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — 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 Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — 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

Lockheed U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing Plants and Defense Operations

⚖ Litigation Record1912-present (Lockheed era; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering on plant steam and process piping; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; spray-applied asbestos fireproofing on aircraft-hangar and plant structural steel

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Lockheed Corporation (founded 1912 as Loughead Aircraft; today Lockheed Martin Corporation following 1995 merger with Martin Marietta; headquartered Bethesda MD) was through the 20th century and remains today one of the largest U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers. Lockheed operated through the asbestos era a major network of U.S. aerospace plants:

Burbank CA (Lockheed Plant B-1) — historic flagship plant and Lockheed Skunk Works (closed 1991)
Palmdale CA — Lockheed Plant 10 / Skunk Works Site B (still active)
Sunnyvale CA — Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (Polaris, Trident, satellites)
Marietta GA — Lockheed Georgia (C-130, C-141, C-5, F-22)
Fort Worth TX — General Dynamics legacy plant acquired 1993 (F-16, F-35)
Ontario CA / Van Nuys CA / Tucson AZ — additional historic operations
Akron OH — Goodyear Aerospace legacy (acquired 1987)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Denver CO) — Martin Marietta legacy (Titan, Atlas)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (Orlando FL) — Martin Marietta legacy
Bethesda MD / Vandenberg / Cape Canaveral — additional operations

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure: pipe covering on plant steam and process piping, block insulation on boilers and heat exchangers, refractory in heat-treat furnaces and metal-processing equipment, gaskets and packing at process flanges and pumps, electrical insulation on plant motor and switchgear systems, and spray-applied asbestos fireproofing on aircraft-hangar structural steel and plant structural members.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Lockheed — as premises owner — exposed its IAM and UAW aerospace machinist workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

IAM / UAW Local members at Lockheed aerospace plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Lockheed capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Lockheed construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Lockheed plant equipment
Electricians (IBEW Local members) working Lockheed plant electrical systems
Construction-trade workforces on Lockheed aircraft-hangar and plant capital projects

If You Worked at a Lockheed Plant

If you worked at a Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin aerospace manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — at Burbank CA, Palmdale CA, Sunnyvale CA, Marietta GA, Fort Worth TX, Denver CO, Orlando FL, or any other Lockheed/Martin Marietta site — as a Lockheed 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 NameLockheed U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing Plants and Defense Operations

Years Produced1912-present (Lockheed era; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering on plant steam and process piping; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; spray-applied asbestos fireproofing on aircraft-hangar and plant structural steel

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Marine Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aerospace machinistsPipefittersInsulatorsBoilermakersPlant maintenance workers

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