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Did you work with Bird Inc. asbestos-bearing roofing paper, shingles, and roll roofing? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Bird Inc. asbestos-bearing roofing paper, shingles, and roll roofing, sold from around the 1920s until late the 1970s. Bird Incorporated (Bird and Son Inc.) was a major U.S. manufacturer of asbestos-bearing roofing paper, asbestos roofing shingles, asbestos roll roofing, and related building products through the asbestos era. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Roofers, Insulators, and Construction workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Bird Inc. asbestos-bearing roofing paper, shingles, and roll roofing 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
Bird Incorporated (Bird & Son Inc.) was a major U.S. manufacturer of asbestos-bearing roofing paper, asbestos roofing shingles, asbestos roll roofing, asbestos-bearing siding, and related building products from approximately the 1920s through the late 1970s. Bird products were widely installed across U.S. residential, commercial, and industrial construction throughout the asbestos era.
Bird Incorporated has been named as a corporate defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation, including cases under the case caption “v. Bird, Inc.” in MO state court and other venues.
Asbestos Content
Plaintiffs alleged that Bird roofing products incorporated chrysotile asbestos as the principal reinforcing fiber in roofing felt, shingles, roll roofing, siding, and related building materials.
How Workers Could Be Exposed
Roofers, construction workers, and bystander workers could be exposed to Bird roofing products during installation, maintenance, repair, removal, and demolition activities.