Was Xerox Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Xerox 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 Xerox Corporation — asbestos exposure?

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

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Xerox Corporation Manufacturing and R&D Plants — Rochester NY (Webster, Henrietta), Dallas TX, El Segundo CA

⚖ Litigation Record1906-1980s (asbestos era at Xerox / Haloid premises)Asbestos pipe covering on steam and process piping, asbestos block insulation on boilers and process equipment, asbestos floor tile and mastic, asbestos ceiling tile, asbestos gaskets and packing on process piping, asbestos-containing wire insulation and heat-shielding around fuser assemblies and toner-manufacturing process equipment at Xerox plants

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Xerox Corporation (founded 1906 as the Haloid Photographic Company in Rochester NY; renamed Haloid Xerox 1958, then Xerox Corporation 1961 following commercialization of the Xerox 914 plain-paper copier; headquartered historically in Rochester NY and later in Norwalk CT / Stamford CT) operated through the asbestos era some of the largest and most technically complex copier, printer, and toner manufacturing plants in the United States. Xerox’s principal asbestos-era U.S. manufacturing footprint centered on the Rochester NY region and included:

Webster NY — Xerox’s flagship copier and printer manufacturing campus east of Rochester (Webster Complex, Building 200 series)
Henrietta NY — Xerox toner manufacturing and R&D
Rochester NY — historic Haloid / Xerox headquarters and R&D (Xerox Square)
Dallas TX / Lewisville TX — Xerox copier and printer manufacturing
El Segundo CA — Xerox West Coast operations (Xerox PARC-adjacent development)
Palo Alto CA — Xerox PARC research
Oklahoma City OK — historic Xerox operations

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Xerox Corporation — as premises owner — exposed its manufacturing workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, electricians, and millwrights to asbestos pipe covering on steam and process piping, block insulation on boilers and process equipment, floor tile and mastic, ceiling tile, gaskets and packing on process piping, and asbestos-containing heat-shielding around fuser assemblies and toner-manufacturing process equipment at Xerox plants through the asbestos era.

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

Workers Exposed

Xerox manufacturing operators at Webster NY, Henrietta NY, and other Xerox plants
Toner-plant operators at Xerox Henrietta NY
Electricians (IBEW Local members) on Xerox plant electrical systems
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Xerox steam and process piping and boilers
Pipefitters (UA Local members) on Xerox plant piping and HVAC
Millwrights (Carpenters / UBC) on Xerox manufacturing-equipment installation
Building maintenance workers on Xerox floor-tile, ceiling-tile, and pipe-insulation repair and replacement
Contractor construction trades on Xerox plant expansions and R&D buildouts

If You Worked at a Xerox Plant

If you worked at a Xerox Corporation copier, printer, toner, or R&D plant — Webster NY, Henrietta NY, Rochester NY, Dallas TX, El Segundo CA, or another Xerox site — during the asbestos era, as a Xerox 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 NameXerox Corporation Manufacturing and R&D Plants — Rochester NY (Webster, Henrietta), Dallas TX, El Segundo CA

Years Produced1906-1980s (asbestos era at Xerox / Haloid premises)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering on steam and process piping, asbestos block insulation on boilers and process equipment, asbestos floor tile and mastic, asbestos ceiling tile, asbestos gaskets and packing on process piping, asbestos-containing wire insulation and heat-shielding around fuser assemblies and toner-manufacturing process equipment at Xerox plants

CategoryElectrical Industrial-Chemicals

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

ElectriciansInsulatorsPipefittersMillwrightsMaintenance workersConstruction trades

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