Was Peerless Pump Company — Vertical Turbine, Split-Case, and End-Suction Pumps with Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

Peerless Pump Company — Vertical Turbine, Split-Case, and End-Suction Pumps with Alleged 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 Peerless Pump Company — Vertical Turbine, Split-Case, and End-Suction Pumps with Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Peerless Pump Company — Vertical Turbine, Split-Case, and End-Suction Pumps with Alleged 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.

Gaskets

Peerless Pump Company Vertical Turbine, Horizontal Split-Case, and End-Suction Centrifugal Pumps

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1930s-1980sAlleged asbestos-containing shaft packing, casing and bowl-assembly gaskets, and thermal insulation on Peerless centrifugal pumps used in municipal water, industrial process, fire-service, and power-plant duty

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Peerless Pump Company (Indianapolis, Indiana, and Los Angeles, California) manufactured through the asbestos era a broad line of vertical turbine pumps, horizontal split-case pumps, end-suction centrifugal pumps, and fire-service pump packages. Peerless pumps were specified into municipal water and wastewater systems, industrial cooling-water and process service, refinery and chemical-plant duty, electric-utility station service and boiler-feed applications, and NFPA-rated fire-protection systems.

This page addresses Peerless Pump Company as a standalone Manufacturer Defendant — distinct from the FMC-Peerless Pumps corporate-era line and the later Sterling Fluid Systems consolidation — as identified in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Plaintiffs alleged that Peerless centrifugal pumps were specified with:

Asbestos-containing shaft packing in stuffing boxes on split-case, end-suction, and vertical-turbine pump lineshafts.
Compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at casing splits, bowl-assembly joints, discharge-head flanges, and stuffing-box glands.
Asbestos-containing thermal insulation applied to hot-service Peerless pump casings on boiler-feed and hot-condensate duty.

Workers Exposed

Pipefitters and steamfitters installing and repacking Peerless split-case and end-suction pumps on plant utility and process water systems.
Plant millwrights and pump-shop mechanics pulling vertical-turbine bowl assemblies, replacing bowl gaskets, and repacking column-mounted stuffing boxes during overhaul.
Refinery and chemical-plant maintenance crews servicing Peerless process pumps during turnarounds.
Power-plant operators and boiler-feed mechanics repacking Peerless boiler-feed and condensate pumps on continuous utility service.
Fire-protection contractors installing and servicing Peerless NFPA-listed horizontal split-case fire pumps and vertical-turbine fire pumps.

If You Worked With Peerless Pumps

If you installed, repacked, or overhauled Peerless Pump Company vertical turbine, split-case, end-suction, or fire-service pumps 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 NamePeerless Pump Company Vertical Turbine, Horizontal Split-Case, and End-Suction Centrifugal Pumps

Years Producedc. 1930s-1980s

Asbestos ContentAlleged asbestos-containing shaft packing, casing and bowl-assembly gaskets, and thermal insulation on Peerless centrifugal pumps used in municipal water, industrial process, fire-service, and power-plant duty

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

PipefittersPlant millwrightsRefinery maintenance mechanicsPower-plant operatorsFire-protection contractors

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