Was Sperry Rand / Unisys / Sperry Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Sperry Rand / Unisys / Sperry 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 Sperry Rand / Unisys / Sperry Corporation — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Sperry Rand / Unisys / Sperry 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

Sperry Rand / Unisys / Univac / Burroughs U.S. Defense Electronics, Computer, and Marine Electronics Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1910-present (Sperry / Unisys era; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Sperry Rand Corporation (formed 1955 by merger of Sperry Gyroscope Company — founded 1910 — and Remington Rand; renamed Sperry Corporation 1978; merged with Burroughs Corporation 1986 to form Unisys Corporation; today headquartered Blue Bell PA) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. defense electronics, marine electronics, and mainframe-computer manufacturers. Major asbestos-era Sperry / Unisys U.S. sites included:

Great Neck NY — Sperry Gyroscope flagship Long Island plant (naval gyros, marine electronics, defense systems)
Charlottesville VA — Sperry Marine
St. Paul MN — Sperry Univac / Unisys mainframe computer manufacturing
Blue Bell PA — Sperry / Unisys corporate and Burroughs legacy
Salt Lake City UT — Sperry Univac / Unisys
Bristol TN, Norwalk CT, Phoenix AZ — additional operations
Newport News VA, Detroit MI — Burroughs legacy sites (business machines)

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure — pipe covering, refractory in heat-treat and electronics-testing furnaces, block insulation, gaskets, electrical insulation, and asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components in Sperry marine electronics, computer chassis, and defense systems.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Sperry Rand / Sperry Corporation / Unisys — as premises owner — exposed its defense electronics, marine electronics, and computer-manufacturing workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Sperry Rand / Sperry Corporation / Unisys / Burroughs has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

IUE / defense electronics union members at Sperry / Unisys plants
Computer manufacturing workers at Sperry Univac / Unisys St. Paul MN
Marine electronics workers at Sperry Marine Charlottesville VA
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Sperry / Unisys capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Sperry / Unisys construction and turnaround crews

If You Worked at a Sperry / Unisys / Burroughs Plant

If you worked at a Sperry Rand, Sperry Corporation, Unisys, or Burroughs defense electronics, marine electronics, or computer manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — 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 NameSperry Rand / Unisys / Univac / Burroughs U.S. Defense Electronics, Computer, and Marine Electronics Plants

Years Produced1910-present (Sperry / Unisys era; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory in heat-treat furnaces; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos-filled phenolic laminate components

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Defense electronics workersComputer manufacturing workersInsulatorsRefinery pipefitters

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