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Did you work with Flowserve US, Inc. asbestos-bearing valves and pumps (Edward Valve + Byron Jackson + Durco + BW? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Flowserve US, Inc. asbestos-bearing valves and pumps (Edward Valve + Byron Jackson + Durco + BW, sold from around the 1860s until late the 1970s (across legacy Edward Valve / Byron Jackson / Durco / Worthington / BW/IP brand era). Flowserve US, Inc. (a/k/a Flowserve Pump Corp.) is corporate successor to The Edward Valve and Manufacturing Company, Byron Jackson Pumps (BW/IP), Durco, Worthington, and other historic U.S. pump and valve manufacturers — all of which manufactured asbestos-bearing equipment through the asbestos era. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Pipefitters, Industrial maintenance mechanics, and Pump technicians. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Flowserve US, Inc. asbestos-bearing valves and pumps (Edward Valve + Byron Jackson + Durco + BW 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
Flowserve US, Inc. (a/k/a Flowserve Pump Corp.) is the corporate successor to numerous historic U.S. pump and valve manufacturers, including:
- The Edward Valve and Manufacturing Company (high-pressure steam valves)
- Byron Jackson Pumps (under BW/IP International, Inc.)
- Durco Pumps
- Worthington Pumps
- Pacific Pumps
- Wilson-Snyder Pumps
- Many other historic pump and valve brands consolidated under Flowserve
Through the asbestos era, Flowserve-predecessor equipment was installed at U.S. petroleum refineries, chemical plants, electric utility power plants, naval shipyards and Navy vessels, federal facilities, and broader U.S. industrial worksites.
Flowserve has been named as a major Equipment Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Asbestos Content
Plaintiffs alleged Flowserve-predecessor pumps and valves incorporated asbestos in:
- Pump and valve gaskets at flange joints
- Pump packing at shaft penetrations
- Valve packing at stem penetrations
- Asbestos-bearing thermal insulation on hot-fluid pumps and valves
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If you or a family member worked at Flowserve US (Edward Valve + Byron Jackson Pumps + Durco) asbestos-bearing pumps and valves and were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at this facility — and were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease — you may have a legal claim. Time-sensitive filing deadlines apply.
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