Was Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — asbestos documented in litigation?

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — 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 Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — 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.

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Overview

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin — Corporate Overview

Premises Description

Lockheed Corporation (founded 1912 as Loughead Aircraft; today Lockheed Martin Corporation following 1995 merger with Martin Marietta; headquartered Bethesda MD) was through the 20th century and remains today one of the largest U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers. Lockheed operated through the asbestos era a major network of U.S. aerospace plants:

Burbank CA (Lockheed Plant B-1) — historic flagship plant and Lockheed Skunk Works (closed 1991)
Palmdale CA — Lockheed Plant 10 / Skunk Works Site B (still active)
Sunnyvale CA — Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (Polaris, Trident, satellites)
Marietta GA — Lockheed Georgia (C-130, C-141, C-5, F-22)
Fort Worth TX — General Dynamics legacy plant acquired 1993 (F-16, F-35)
Ontario CA / Van Nuys CA / Tucson AZ — additional historic operations
Akron OH — Goodyear Aerospace legacy (acquired 1987)
Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Denver CO) — Martin Marietta legacy (Titan, Atlas)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (Orlando FL) — Martin Marietta legacy
Bethesda MD / Vandenberg / Cape Canaveral — additional operations

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure: pipe covering on plant steam and process piping, block insulation on boilers and heat exchangers, refractory in heat-treat furnaces and metal-processing equipment, gaskets and packing at process flanges and pumps, electrical insulation on plant motor and switchgear systems, and spray-applied asbestos fireproofing on aircraft-hangar structural steel and plant structural members.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Lockheed — as premises owner — exposed its IAM and UAW aerospace machinist workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

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

Workers Exposed

IAM / UAW Local members at Lockheed aerospace plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Lockheed capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Lockheed construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Lockheed plant equipment
Electricians (IBEW Local members) working Lockheed plant electrical systems
Construction-trade workforces on Lockheed aircraft-hangar and plant capital projects

If You Worked at a Lockheed Plant

If you worked at a Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin aerospace manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — at Burbank CA, Palmdale CA, Sunnyvale CA, Marietta GA, Fort Worth TX, Denver CO, Orlando FL, or any other Lockheed/Martin Marietta site — as a Lockheed 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.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 207-2823

Documented Jobsites

Workers at these jobsites allegedly encountered Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin asbestos products or premises, per public litigation and historical records:

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin

Plants by State

Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin operated plants across multiple U.S. states. Detailed premises information is available on the following state jobsite pages:

California — Lockheed Corporation / Lockheed Martin California plant premises
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Documented in Public Court Records

According to publicly filed federal asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Lockheed Martin has been named in 1,100+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 1997 and 2024 — concentrated in the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 875, E.D. Pennsylvania) and other U.S. district courts.

In these publicly filed cases, Lockheed Martin is most often named alongside other companies frequently sued as co-defendants in the same asbestos actions, including General Electric, Union Carbide, Honeywell International, Crane Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance, Eaton, IMO Industries, Cleaver-Brooks.

Case counts and co-defendant associations are drawn from publicly filed litigation records and reflect allegations, not findings of liability, which is determined case by case.

Were You Exposed to an Asbestos-Containing Product?

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos-containing products, you and your family may have a legal claim. An attorney experienced in product liability and asbestos claims can evaluate your case — at no cost to you.

Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

Lost a loved one to mesothelioma?

Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.

Free case evaluation — no obligation to hire

No attorney fee unless we make a financial recovery

Personal-injury and wrongful-death claims both evaluated

Statutes of limitations may limit the time you have to act

Trust fund claims, civil lawsuits, and VA benefits pursued simultaneously

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