Was B.F. Goodrich Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

B.F. Goodrich Company — 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 B.F. Goodrich Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to B.F. Goodrich Company — 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.

B.F. Goodrich Company — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Overview

B.F. Goodrich Company — Corporate Overview

Premises Description

The B.F. Goodrich Company (founded 1870, headquartered Akron Ohio; tire business sold to Michelin 1986, chemical business continued as Goodrich Corporation and ultimately PolyOne / Avantor) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. tire and rubber manufacturers and one of the largest U.S. chemical and plastics producers — particularly known for inventing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and dominating early U.S. PVC production. B.F. Goodrich operated through the asbestos era U.S. tire and chemical-plant sites including:

Tire Plants:

Akron OH — historic flagship tire operations
Miami OK — tire plant
Tuscaloosa AL — tire plant
Oaks PA — tire plant
Los Angeles CA — tire plant

Chemical / PVC / Plastics Plants:

Calvert City KY — major Ohio River PVC plant
Pedricktown NJ — chemical operations
Marietta OH — major PVC and chemical plant
Avon Lake OH — PVC plant
Long Beach CA — chemical operations
Plaquemine LA — PVC operations

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing materials specified across plant steam systems, process piping, chemical-process equipment, and tire-plant rubber-processing equipment.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Goodrich — as premises owner — exposed its URW (United Rubber Workers) and USW (United Steelworkers) workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos materials.

B.F. Goodrich Company / Goodrich Corporation has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

United Rubber Workers (URW) Local members at Akron, Miami, Tuscaloosa, Oaks, and Los Angeles tire plants
United Steelworkers (USW) Local members at Calvert City, Pedricktown, Marietta, Avon Lake, Long Beach, and Plaquemine
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Goodrich capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Goodrich construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Goodrich plant equipment
Construction-trade workforces on Goodrich EPC projects

If You Worked at a B.F. Goodrich Tire or Chemical Plant

If you worked at a B.F. Goodrich tire plant, chemical plant, or PVC plant during the asbestos era — as a Goodrich 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 B.F. Goodrich Company asbestos products or premises, per public litigation and historical records:

B.F. Goodrich Company

Plants by State

B.F. Goodrich Company operated plants across multiple U.S. states. Detailed premises information is available on the following state jobsite pages:

Ohio — B.F. Goodrich Company Ohio plant premises

Documented in Public Court Records

According to publicly filed federal asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), Bf Goodrich has been named in 400+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 2000 and 2022 — 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, Bf Goodrich is most often named alongside other companies frequently sued as co-defendants in the same asbestos actions, including General Electric, Crane Co., CBS, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, IMO Industries, John Crane, Cleaver-Brooks, Foster Wheeler.

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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Asbestos Product Liability & Mesothelioma Claims