Was Rohm and Haas Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

Rohm and Haas 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 Rohm and Haas Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Rohm and Haas 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

Rohm and Haas Specialty Chemicals, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Ion Exchange Resins, Chemical Manufacturing Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1909-2009 (Rohm and Haas era); successor Dow Chemical; asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory and block insulation; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; spray-applied asbestos fireproofing

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Rohm and Haas Company (founded 1909 in Philadelphia PA by Otto Röhm and Otto Haas; acquired by Dow Chemical Company in 2009) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. specialty chemical manufacturers — particularly known for developing Plexiglas (poly(methyl methacrylate) / PMMA) acrylic resin in 1933 and for ion-exchange resins, agricultural chemicals, coatings, and specialty polymers. Rohm and Haas operated through the asbestos era U.S. plants including:

Philadelphia PA — corporate headquarters and Bristol PA operations
Bristol PA — flagship Delaware River chemical plant
Louisville KY — chemicals
Deer Park TX — Houston Ship Channel chemicals (today Dow / Rohm and Haas Texas)
Knoxville TN — chemical operations
Charlotte NC, Kankakee IL, Croydon PA — additional operations
Ringwood NJ, Springfield MO — specialty operations

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with the standard chemical-plant asbestos infrastructure profile: pipe covering on plant steam mains, refractory and block insulation on process equipment, gaskets and packing at process flanges and pumps, and electrical insulation on plant motor and switchgear systems.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rohm and Haas — as premises owner of its U.S. chemical and specialty operations — exposed its chemical workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Rohm and Haas Company / Dow Chemical has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

USW / OCAW chemical workers at Rohm and Haas plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Rohm and Haas capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Rohm and Haas construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Rohm and Haas plant equipment
Construction-trade workforces on Rohm and Haas EPC projects

If You Worked at a Rohm and Haas Plant

If you worked at a Rohm and Haas Company specialty chemical, acrylic (Plexiglas), or ion-exchange resin plant during the asbestos era — as a Rohm and Haas 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 NameRohm and Haas Specialty Chemicals, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Ion Exchange Resins, Chemical Manufacturing Plants

Years Produced1909-2009 (Rohm and Haas era); successor Dow Chemical; asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory and block insulation; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; spray-applied asbestos fireproofing

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Industrial-Chemicals Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Chemical workersInsulatorsRefinery pipefittersBoilermakers

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