Was Northrop Grumman Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Northrop Grumman Corporation — 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Northrop Grumman Corporation — 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

Northrop Grumman U.S. Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1930-present (Northrop / Grumman predecessors; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering; 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

Northrop Grumman Corporation (formed 1994 by the merger of Northrop Corporation — founded 1939 by Jack Northrop — and Grumman Aerospace Corporation — founded 1930 by Leroy Grumman; today headquartered Falls Church VA) is through the 20th century and today one of the principal U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers. Northrop, Grumman, and Northrop Grumman operated major U.S. plants through the asbestos era:

Grumman legacy:

Bethpage NY — Grumman Aerospace flagship Long Island plant (F-14 Tomcat, F6F Hellcat, A-6 Intruder, Lunar Module — closed 1996)
Calverton NY — Grumman flight test and final assembly
Great River NY — Grumman support operations

Northrop legacy:

Hawthorne CA — Northrop flagship Los Angeles-area plant (F-5, T-38 Talon, YF-17 / F/A-18 predecessor)
Palmdale CA — Northrop stealth aircraft (B-2 Spirit final assembly)
El Segundo CA — Northrop specialty aerospace
Pico Rivera CA — Northrop B-1 / B-2 subassembly

Post-merger operations:

Melbourne FL — Northrop Grumman aeronautics
Newport News VA — Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (Newport News), divested to HII 2011
Pascagoula MS — Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (Ingalls), divested to HII 2011
Rolling Meadows IL, Baltimore MD, Warner Robins GA — additional operations

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure.

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

Northrop Grumman Corporation 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 Northrop and Grumman aerospace plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Northrop / Grumman capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Northrop / Grumman construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Northrop / Grumman plants
Construction-trade workforces on Northrop / Grumman aircraft-hangar and plant capital projects

If You Worked at a Northrop / Grumman / Northrop Grumman Plant

If you worked at a Northrop Corporation, Grumman Aerospace Corporation, or Northrop Grumman Corporation aerospace or defense manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — at Bethpage NY, Hawthorne CA, Palmdale CA, Melbourne FL, or any other Northrop / Grumman site — as an 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 NameNorthrop Grumman U.S. Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Plants

Years Produced1930-present (Northrop / Grumman predecessors; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; 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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