Was Roper Pump Company — Small Industrial Gear and Rotary Pumps and Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

Roper Pump Company — Small Industrial Gear and Rotary Pumps and 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 Roper Pump Company — Small Industrial Gear and Rotary Pumps and Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Roper Pump Company — Small Industrial Gear and Rotary Pumps and 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-Packing

Roper Gear Pumps, Rotary Pumps, and Positive-Displacement Fuel and Lube Oil Pumps for Refineries, Power Plants, and Marine Service

⚖ Litigation Record1930s-1985 (asbestos era)Asbestos-containing packing at the stuffing box on shaft-sealed models; asbestos-containing flange gaskets at inlet/outlet flanges and cover plates; asbestos-containing thermal insulation on pump bodies handling hot lube oil, asphalt, and heavy fuel — released during repack, gasket replacement, and lagging removal

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Roper Pump Company, headquartered in Commerce, Georgia, manufactured small industrial gear pumps, rotary pumps, and positive-displacement pumps for handling lubricating oils, heavy fuel oils, asphalt, resins, polymers, and other viscous fluids. Roper pumps were installed at refineries, power plants, asphalt plants, chemical plants, tank terminals, and aboard commercial vessels and U.S. Navy ships as fuel-transfer and lube-oil circulating pumps.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Roper pumps used during the asbestos era were fitted with asbestos-based compression packing at the shaft stuffing box, asbestos-containing flange gaskets at pump inlets and outlets, and asbestos thermal insulation on pump bodies and adjacent piping that handled hot process fluids. Replacement packing and gaskets were allegedly supplied by Garlock, John Crane, and Anchor Packing.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs alleged that workers exposed to asbestos through Roper pumps included:

Refinery and power-plant millwrights who repacked Roper gear pumps in lube-oil and heavy-fuel service
Pipefitters and mechanics who replaced flange gaskets during pump rebuilds and cover-plate removal
Insulators who applied and removed asbestos lagging from hot Roper pumps in asphalt and fuel-oil service
Marine engineers and shipyard mechanics who serviced Roper pumps aboard commercial and naval vessels

If You Worked With Roper Pumps

If you or a family member worked with Roper gear or rotary pumps at a refinery, power plant, asphalt plant, tank terminal, or aboard ship and later developed mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis, you may have a claim against the responsible manufacturers and packing/gasket suppliers.

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Product Facts

Trade NameRoper Gear Pumps, Rotary Pumps, and Positive-Displacement Fuel and Lube Oil Pumps for Refineries, Power Plants, and Marine Service

Years Produced1930s-1985 (asbestos era)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-containing packing at the stuffing box on shaft-sealed models; asbestos-containing flange gaskets at inlet/outlet flanges and cover plates; asbestos-containing thermal insulation on pump bodies handling hot lube oil, asphalt, and heavy fuel — released during repack, gasket replacement, and lagging removal

CategoryGaskets-Packing Hvac-Equipment

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

MillwrightsPipefittersRefinery OperatorsMarine Engineers

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