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Did you work with Benjamin Moore asbestos-containing textured wall and ceiling paint (Sand-Tex? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Benjamin Moore asbestos-containing textured wall and ceiling paint (Sand-Tex, sold from the 1950s until 1978. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Benjamin Moore textured wall and ceiling paint allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos or asbestos-contaminated talc as a texturing filler and allegedly exposed painters, drywall finishers, and remodelers to airborne asbestos during sanding and demolition prep. Chrysotile asbestos fiber and/or asbestos-contaminated talc allegedly incorporated as a texturing and reinforcing filler in trowel-and-roll textured wall and ceiling paint, released as respirable dust during sanding for repaint, patch repair, and demolition removal of aged textured finishes. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Painters, Drywall Finishers, and Building Maintenance. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Benjamin Moore asbestos-containing textured wall and ceiling paint (Sand-Tex and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Benjamin Moore & Co. was allegedly one of the leading U.S. architectural-paint suppliers to painting contractors, drywall finishers, and residential and commercial repaint accounts. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Benjamin Moore’s textured / sand-finish wall and ceiling paint lines allegedly incorporated chrysotile asbestos fiber and/or asbestos-contaminated industrial talc as a texturing, body-building, and reinforcing additive that gave the paint its “trowel-and-roll” stipple, orange-peel, sand-tex, or knockdown finish over drywall, plaster, and skim-coat substrates.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, asbestos-containing textured Benjamin Moore paint was allegedly sold in gallons and 5-gallon pails through Benjamin Moore paint stores, lumberyards, and drywall-supply distributors from roughly the 1950s through the 1978 federal-consumer-products asbestos restrictions.
Workers Exposed
- Painters rolling, spraying, and troweling textured wall and ceiling paint
- Drywall finishers coordinating skim coat, primer, and textured topcoat systems
- Remodelers and building-maintenance crews sanding aged textured finishes during repaint
- Demolition and renovation workers removing aged textured wall and ceiling coatings
- Homeowners and DIYers sanding textured walls — with take-home dust to family