Was Bird Incorporated asbestos documented in litigation?

Bird Incorporated is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Bird Incorporated asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Bird Incorporated products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

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Bird & Son / Bird Incorporated Neponset Asbestos-Cement Siding Shingles for Residential and Light-Commercial Exterior Cladding

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1920s-1978 (Bird & Son asbestos-cement siding shingle production era; Bird transitioned away from asbestos content in the late 1970s)Chrysotile asbestos fiber compounded into Portland-cement matrix at approximately 15-20% by weight to produce Bird-branded asbestos-cement siding shingles; asbestos fiber allegedly released as respirable dust when installers cut, punched, drilled, and nailed Bird asbestos-cement shingles at the eave and butt, and when demolition and re-siding contractors removed weathered shingles decades later

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Bird & Son, Incorporated (later Bird Incorporated, historically headquartered East Walpole Massachusetts and marketed under the Neponset trade name) manufactured through most of the 20th century a broad line of residential and light-commercial roofing, siding, and building products. Bird’s principal exterior-cladding product lines included asphalt roll roofing, asphalt shingles, and — critical to the U.S. residential asbestos-exposure record — asbestos-cement siding shingles produced for residential and light-commercial exterior wall cladding across the documented era.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Bird & Son / Bird Incorporated asbestos-cement siding shingles were manufactured with chrysotile asbestos fiber compounded into a Portland-cement matrix at approximately 15-20% by weight, and that Bird asbestos-cement siding released respirable chrysotile fibers during multiple documented worker- and homeowner-exposure pathways:

Field cutting with abrasive circular saws, snips, and hand cutters during installation as siders and roofers trimmed shingles to fit gable ends, windows, and vertical corner runs on residential and light-commercial exterior walls
Punching and drilling nail holes through pre-fitted shingles at the eave and butt for face-nailing to sheathing
Nailing and hammering the brittle asbestos-cement shingles during installation, breaking off small chips at nail penetrations
Sanding, grinding, and pressure-washing of weathered Bird shingles during home-maintenance repainting and refinishing
Demolition, tear-off, and re-siding decades later when weathered Bird asbestos-cement siding was pried off residential walls, broken up on the ground, and hauled to disposal during vinyl and fiber-cement re-siding projects

Bird & Son / Bird Incorporated has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation for its residential asbestos-cement siding and roofing product lines.

Workers Exposed

Roofers and siders installing Bird asbestos-cement siding shingles on residential and light-commercial exterior walls
Residential-construction workers on new-build home projects during the Bird-siding era
Home-improvement contractors re-siding and remodeling residential buildings
Demolition and re-siding contractors removing weathered Bird asbestos-cement siding during vinyl and fiber-cement re-siding programs decades after original installation
Handymen and DIY homeowners who cut, drilled, nailed, sanded, or pressure-washed Bird asbestos-cement siding during residential maintenance and refinishing

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Trade NameBird & Son / Bird Incorporated Neponset Asbestos-Cement Siding Shingles for Residential and Light-Commercial Exterior Cladding

Years Producedc. 1920s-1978 (Bird & Son asbestos-cement siding shingle production era; Bird transitioned away from asbestos content in the late 1970s)

Asbestos ContentChrysotile asbestos fiber compounded into Portland-cement matrix at approximately 15-20% by weight to produce Bird-branded asbestos-cement siding shingles; asbestos fiber allegedly released as respirable dust when installers cut, punched, drilled, and nailed Bird asbestos-cement shingles at the eave and butt, and when demolition and re-siding contractors removed weathered shingles decades later

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Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Roofers and sidersResidential-construction workersHome-improvement contractorsDemolition and re-siding workersHandymen and homeowners

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Yearsc. 1920s-1978 (Bird & Son asbestos-cement siding shingle production era; Bird transitioned away from asbestos content in the late 1970s)

AsbestosChrysotile asbestos fiber compounded into Portland-cement matrix at approximately 15-20% by weight to produce Bird-branded asbestos-cement siding shingles; asbestos fiber allegedly released as respirable dust when installers cut, punched, drilled, and nailed Bird asbestos-cement shingles at the eave and butt, and when demolition and re-siding contractors removed weathered shingles decades later

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