Was Raytheon Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

Raytheon Company — 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 Raytheon Company — asbestos exposure?

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

Raytheon U.S. Defense Electronics, Missile, and Radar Manufacturing Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1922-present (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; asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components in radar and electronics equipment

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Raytheon Company (founded 1922; today part of RTX Corporation following the 2020 merger with United Technologies) was through the 20th century and remains today one of the principal U.S. defense electronics, missile, and radar manufacturers. Raytheon operated major U.S. plants through the asbestos era at:

Waltham MA — historic corporate headquarters and manufacturing
Andover MA / Bedford MA / Lexington MA — New England defense electronics operations
Tucson AZ — Raytheon Missile Systems (Hughes Aircraft legacy from 1997 acquisition)
El Segundo CA / Fullerton CA — Southern California defense electronics
Dallas TX / McKinney TX — Texas Instruments Defense Systems legacy (acquired 1997)
Marlborough MA, Portsmouth RI, Sudbury MA — additional Northeast operations
Goleta CA, Woburn MA, State College PA — additional operations

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure: pipe covering, refractory in heat-treat and electronics-testing furnaces, block insulation on boilers, gaskets and packing at plant equipment, and asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components in radar and defense electronics equipment.

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

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

Workers Exposed

IAM / IUE / defense electronics union members at Raytheon plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Raytheon capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Raytheon construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Raytheon plants
Construction-trade workforces on Raytheon EPC projects

If You Worked at a Raytheon Plant

If you worked at a Raytheon Company defense electronics, missile, or radar manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — at Waltham MA, Andover MA, Tucson AZ, or any other Raytheon 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 NameRaytheon U.S. Defense Electronics, Missile, and Radar Manufacturing Plants

Years Produced1922-present (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; asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components in radar and electronics equipment

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Defense electronics workersInsulatorsRefinery pipefittersBoilermakers

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