Documented Asbestos Litigation
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records (reviewed via CourtListener/RECAP), A P Green Services has been named as a defendant in 200+ documented asbestos dockets filed between 1997 and 2010 — concentrated in the federal asbestos multidistrict litigation (In re: Asbestos Products Liability Litigation, MDL 875, E.D. Pennsylvania) and other U.S. district courts. In these cases A P Green Services is named not as a manufacturer of asbestos products but in a premises/contractor capacity: refractory / industrial furnace-lining engineering & contracting firm (formerly Bigelow-Liptak Corp., a subsidiary of A.P. Green Industries) - installer role, not a manufacturer. Plaintiffs allege exposure to asbestos-containing materials at its facilities, or that it installed or distributed asbestos products made by other companies.
Companies Frequently Named Alongside A P Green Services
In these publicly filed cases, A P Green Services is most often named as a co-defendant alongside Dresser Industries, A.W. Chesterton, Garlock, Foster Wheeler, Quigley, Oakfabco, Cleaver-Brooks, Kentile Floors — reflecting the multi-defendant nature of asbestos litigation, in which plaintiffs name the range of companies connected to their exposure history.
Occupational Exposure and Asbestos Disease
Asbestos exposure is associated with mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer, typically after a latency period of two to five decades. Workers in industrial trades — maintenance, construction, shipyard, power generation, and manufacturing — are among those most frequently represented in asbestos litigation.
Legal Status and Litigation History
The litigation record above reflects allegations from publicly filed asbestos cases; these are plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact, and liability is determined case by case. An attorney experienced in asbestos litigation can evaluate whether a specific work and exposure history supports a claim involving A P Green Services.