Was DAP — asbestos documented in litigation?

DAP — 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 DAP — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to DAP — 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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DAP asbestos-fibered roofing cement, flashing cement, and plastic roof cement (trowel-grade)

⚖ Litigation Record1950s-1980Chrysotile asbestos fiber allegedly incorporated as a reinforcing and thixotropic filler in trowel-grade asphalt roofing cement, released as airborne dust during troweling of dried residue, cleanup of hardened buckets, and cut-back / re-flashing of aged patched areas on built-up roofs

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

Product Description

DAP (originally Dicks-Armstrong-Pontius, later DAP Inc. / DAP Products) was allegedly a major U.S. supplier of consumer and contractor-grade sealants, caulks, and roof coatings sold through hardware wholesalers, roofing distributors, and home-center retailers. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that DAP’s trowel-grade asphalt roofing cement, flashing cement, and “plastic cement” allegedly incorporated chrysotile asbestos fiber as a reinforcing filler that gave the cement its thixotropic non-slump body, ability to bridge cracks, and adhesion to metal flashings and aged asphalt substrates.

According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, asbestos-containing DAP roofing and flashing cement was allegedly sold in cans, pails, and cartridge tubes from roughly the 1950s until federal and state asbestos-in-consumer-products reforms drove reformulation by around 1980.

Workers Exposed

Roofers troweling DAP plastic cement into flashing details, penetrations, and blister patches
Sheet metal workers bedding curbs, counterflashings, and gravel stops in asbestos-fibered cement
Building maintenance and property-management crews performing roof leak patch work
HVAC installers sealing rooftop equipment curbs and penetrations
Handymen and DIY homeowners troweling roof cement — with take-home dust exposure to family members

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Product Facts

Trade NameDAP asbestos-fibered roofing cement, flashing cement, and plastic roof cement (trowel-grade)

ManufacturerDAP — Asbestos Products & Litigation History

Years Produced1950s-1980

Asbestos ContentChrysotile asbestos fiber allegedly incorporated as a reinforcing and thixotropic filler in trowel-grade asphalt roofing cement, released as airborne dust during troweling of dried residue, cleanup of hardened buckets, and cut-back / re-flashing of aged patched areas on built-up roofs

CategoryRoofing-Products Industrial-Chemicals

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

RoofersSheet Metal WorkersBuilding Maintenance

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