Was Turner & Newall — asbestos documented in litigation?

Turner & Newall — 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 Turner & Newall — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Turner & Newall — 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

Turner & Newall Asbestos Textiles, Cement Products, Brake Linings

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1920s-1980s (U.S. distribution)Chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite asbestos in textiles, cement board, pipe, and brake friction

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Turner & Newall Limited (T&N) — historically headquartered in Manchester, England — was through the 20th century the dominant British asbestos manufacturer and one of the largest asbestos product manufacturers globally. T&N’s subsidiary operations included Turner Brothers Asbestos (textiles), Turners Asbestos Cement (asbestos-cement pipe and board), and Ferodo (brake friction — separately covered as the U.S. Federal-Mogul Ferodo line). Turner & Newall distributed asbestos textiles, cement products, and friction materials in the United States through subsidiaries and licensee partners and was a major upstream source of asbestos products into U.S. industrial supply chains.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Turner & Newall asbestos products distributed in the U.S. market contained chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite asbestos (T&N held mining interests in all three commercial asbestos minerals through the South African and Canadian asbestos supply chain) and that workers who installed, cut, machined, and worked with T&N products were exposed to respirable asbestos fibers.

Turner & Newall has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Insulators working T&N asbestos textiles and cloth
Pipefitters and plumbers installing T&N asbestos-cement pipe
Brake mechanics working Ferodo brake linings (U.S. distribution)
Construction workers installing T&N cement board

If You Worked With Turner & Newall Asbestos Products

If you installed, cut, machined, or worked with Turner & Newall, Turner Brothers, or Turners Asbestos Cement products 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 NameTurner & Newall Asbestos Textiles, Cement Products, Brake Linings

Years Producedc. 1920s-1980s (U.S. distribution)

Asbestos ContentChrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite asbestos in textiles, cement board, pipe, and brake friction

CategoryGaskets Cement-Pipe Brake-Friction

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

InsulatorsPipefittersBrake mechanicsConstruction workers

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