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Did you work with Crown Cork and Seal asbestos-bearing insulation (via Mundet Cork acquisition)? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Crown Cork and Seal asbestos-bearing insulation (via Mundet Cork acquisition), sold from around 1932 until 1966 (Mundet Cork asbestos products); Crown Cork and Seal successor liability continuing. Crown Cork and Seal Company USA, Inc. is corporate successor to Mundet Cork Corporation, which manufactured asbestos-bearing insulation products. Crown Cork and Seal acquired Mundet's insulation business in 1963; the acquired liability has been the subject of decades of U.S. asbestos litigation. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Insulators, Pipefitters, and Industrial maintenance mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Crown Cork and Seal asbestos-bearing insulation (via Mundet Cork acquisition) 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
Crown Cork & Seal Company USA, Inc. acquired the insulation business of Mundet Cork Corporation in November 1963, taking on Mundet’s asbestos-bearing insulation product line manufactured 1932-1966. Mundet Cork produced asbestos pipe insulation, asbestos block insulation, asbestos cement, and related thermal insulation products installed at U.S. industrial facilities through the asbestos era.
Crown Cork & Seal’s acquired Mundet asbestos liability has been the subject of extensive U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation, including in publicly filed OBLF Missouri petitions (named in publicly filed asbestos litigation v. Union Carbide as a Manufacturer Defendant). The successor-liability doctrine applied to Crown Cork & Seal’s Mundet acquisition has been a significant area of asbestos jurisprudence.
Asbestos Content
Mundet Cork products contained chrysotile and amosite asbestos as thermal insulation fibers.
How Workers Could Be Exposed
Insulators, pipefitters, and industrial maintenance mechanics handling Mundet Cork / Crown Cork & Seal-successor asbestos insulation products during installation, removal, and repair at U.S. industrial facilities.