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Did you work with Kaiser Gypsum Joint Compound, Drywall, Ceiling Tile, and Gypsum Building Products? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Kaiser Gypsum Joint Compound, Drywall, Ceiling Tile, and Gypsum Building Products, sold from 1948 until 1978 (Kaiser Gypsum era; today Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. maintains as an asbestos until trust until only entity). Kaiser Gypsum Company allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing joint compound, drywall, and gypsum building products through the asbestos era. Kaiser Gypsum asbestos-personal-injury trust established 2020. Plaintiffs alleged Kaiser Gypsum products exposed drywall installers, painters, and construction workers to extensive asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos allegedly in Kaiser Gypsum ready-mixed and dry joint compound and texture products; asbestos allegedly in Kaiser gypsum board and ceiling tile. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Drywall installers, Painters, and Construction workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Kaiser Gypsum Joint Compound, Drywall, Ceiling Tile, and Gypsum Building Products 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
Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (founded 1948 as a Kaiser Industries subsidiary; today Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. maintained as an asbestos-trust-only corporate entity following 2016 Chapter 11) manufactured through the asbestos era ready-mixed and dry joint compound, texture products, gypsum wallboard, and gypsum building products — competing with USG Sheetrock, National Gypsum Gold Bond, and Georgia-Pacific Ready-Mix.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kaiser Gypsum joint compound, texture products, and gypsum building materials contained chrysotile asbestos through the documented production era and that drywall installers, painters, and construction workers who applied, sanded, or removed Kaiser Gypsum products released substantial airborne asbestos.
Kaiser Gypsum Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. Kaiser Gypsum asbestos liability is channeled through the Kaiser Gypsum Company Asbestos PI Trust established under the 2020 Chapter 11 confirmed plan.
Workers Exposed
- Drywall installers applying and sanding Kaiser Gypsum joint compound
- Painters working drywall preparation on Kaiser Gypsum compound
- Construction workers across trades exposed to Kaiser Gypsum sanding dust
- DIY consumers using retail-channel Kaiser Gypsum products