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Did you work with Kelly-Moore Paint Joint Compound and Building Products with Asbestos Content? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Kelly-Moore Paint Joint Compound and Building Products with Asbestos Content, sold from 1946 until 2024 (Kelly until Moore; ceased operations 2024). Kelly-Moore Paint Company allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing joint compound and paint products through the asbestos era. Kelly-Moore filed Chapter 11 in 2024 driven by asbestos liability. Plaintiffs alleged Kelly-Moore joint compound exposed drywall installers, painters, and construction workers to airborne asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos allegedly in Kelly-Moore Paints ready-mixed joint compound and texture products through the documented era. 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 Kelly-Moore Paint Joint Compound and Building Products with Asbestos Content 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
Kelly-Moore Paint Company (founded 1946, headquartered San Carlos CA; ceased operations 2024 after filing Chapter 11 driven by asbestos personal-injury liability) was through the 20th century a major U.S. West Coast paint and coatings manufacturer. Kelly-Moore also manufactured through the asbestos era ready-mixed joint compound and texture products containing asbestos fiber.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kelly-Moore Paint Company joint compound and texture products contained chrysotile asbestos through the documented production era and that drywall installers, painters, and construction workers who applied, sanded, or removed Kelly-Moore joint compound and related products were exposed to airborne asbestos.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation on a substantial scale — Kelly-Moore’s West Coast asbestos-personal-injury liability drove the 2024 Chapter 11 filing.
Workers Exposed
- Drywall installers applying and sanding Kelly-Moore joint compound (particularly on U.S. West Coast projects)
- Painters working with Kelly-Moore paint and coatings products
- Construction workers across trades exposed to Kelly-Moore joint compound sanding dust
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