Was Northrop Grumman Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Northrop Grumman 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation — asbestos exposure?

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

Northrop Grumman Corporation — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Overview

Northrop Grumman Corporation — Corporate Overview

Premises Description

Northrop Grumman Corporation (formed 1994 by the merger of Northrop Corporation — founded 1939 by Jack Northrop — and Grumman Aerospace Corporation — founded 1930 by Leroy Grumman; today headquartered Falls Church VA) is through the 20th century and today one of the principal U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers. Northrop, Grumman, and Northrop Grumman operated major U.S. plants through the asbestos era:

Grumman legacy:

Bethpage NY — Grumman Aerospace flagship Long Island plant (F-14 Tomcat, F6F Hellcat, A-6 Intruder, Lunar Module — closed 1996)
Calverton NY — Grumman flight test and final assembly
Great River NY — Grumman support operations

Northrop legacy:

Hawthorne CA — Northrop flagship Los Angeles-area plant (F-5, T-38 Talon, YF-17 / F/A-18 predecessor)
Palmdale CA — Northrop stealth aircraft (B-2 Spirit final assembly)
El Segundo CA — Northrop specialty aerospace
Pico Rivera CA — Northrop B-1 / B-2 subassembly

Post-merger operations:

Melbourne FL — Northrop Grumman aeronautics
Newport News VA — Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (Newport News), divested to HII 2011
Pascagoula MS — Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (Ingalls), divested to HII 2011
Rolling Meadows IL, Baltimore MD, Warner Robins GA — additional operations

Each operated through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure.

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

Northrop Grumman Corporation 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 Northrop and Grumman aerospace plants
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Northrop / Grumman capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Northrop / Grumman construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Northrop / Grumman plants
Construction-trade workforces on Northrop / Grumman aircraft-hangar and plant capital projects

If You Worked at a Northrop / Grumman / Northrop Grumman Plant

If you worked at a Northrop Corporation, Grumman Aerospace Corporation, or Northrop Grumman Corporation aerospace or defense manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — at Bethpage NY, Hawthorne CA, Palmdale CA, Melbourne FL, or any other Northrop / Grumman site — 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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Documented Jobsites

Workers at these jobsites allegedly encountered Northrop Grumman Corporation asbestos products or premises, per public litigation and historical records:

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Plants by State

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

California — Northrop Grumman Corporation California plant premises
Florida — Northrop Grumman Corporation Florida plant premises
Illinois — Northrop Grumman Corporation Illinois plant premises
Maryland — Northrop Grumman Corporation Maryland plant premises
Missouri — Northrop Grumman Corporation Missouri plant premises
New York — Northrop Grumman Corporation New York plant premises
Virginia — Northrop Grumman Corporation Virginia plant premises

Documented in Public Court Records

According to publicly filed federal asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Northrop Grumman has been named in 200+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 2001 and 2025 — 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, Northrop Grumman is most often named alongside other companies frequently sued as co-defendants in the same asbestos actions, including General Electric, Honeywell International, IMO Industries, Pneumo-Abex, United Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Metropolitan Life Insurance, CBS.

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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