Was Marley Cooling Towers (SPX Cooling Technologies) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Marley Cooling Towers (SPX Cooling Technologies) — 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 Marley Cooling Towers (SPX Cooling Technologies) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Marley Cooling Towers (SPX Cooling Technologies) — 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.

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Marley Industrial Cooling Towers and Fill Materials

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1922-1980sAsbestos-cement cooling-tower fill, asbestos-cement structural members, asbestos gaskets

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Marley Cooling Tower Company (today SPX Cooling Technologies; historically headquartered Mission KS / Olathe KS) was through the 20th century the dominant U.S. manufacturer of industrial cooling towers for refineries, petrochemical plants, power plants, steel mills, paper mills, and commercial HVAC chilled-water installations. Marley cooling towers ranged from packaged HVAC units to massive multi-cell industrial cooling tower installations serving 100,000+-gallon-per-minute circulation systems at U.S. utilities and Gulf Coast refineries.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Marley cooling towers were specified through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing materials:

Asbestos-cement (Transite-style) cooling-tower fill — the corrugated splash bars / film fill that maximized water-air contact surface area inside the tower
Asbestos-cement structural members — louvers, partitions, drift eliminators, and structural panels
Asbestos gasket material at flanged connections and water-distribution headers
Asbestos electrical insulation on tower fan motors and drives

Cooling-tower maintenance workers, refinery pipefitters, and millwrights who tore out and replaced old asbestos-cement cooling-tower fill — a routine multi-decade maintenance task — released substantial respirable asbestos fiber during the work, particularly during dry tear-out when degraded asbestos-cement fill broke into respirable fragments.

Marley Cooling Tower Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Cooling-tower service mechanics specializing in fill tear-out and replacement
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working refinery cooling-tower turnarounds
Power-plant operators and maintenance workers
HVAC service mechanics servicing commercial cooling-tower installations
Construction-trade workers on cooling-tower new-installation projects

If You Worked With Marley Cooling Towers

If you installed, serviced, or tore out Marley cooling-tower fill, structural members, or asbestos-cement cooling-tower components 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 NameMarley Industrial Cooling Towers and Fill Materials

Years Producedc. 1922-1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-cement cooling-tower fill, asbestos-cement structural members, asbestos gaskets

CategoryHvac-Equipment Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Cooling-tower mechanicsRefinery pipefittersPower-plant operatorsHVAC mechanics

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