Asbestos Bankruptcy Funds are Trust Accounts set aside by a company involved with asbestos that has been driven into bankruptcy usually as a result of the number of asbestos-injury claims filed against the company.   If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestos lung cancer, please contact us immediately. 

The following is a partial list of companies that may have been driven into bankruptcy and created trust accounts to benefit those who were exposed to its products, etc.   In some cases, the year the company declared bankruptcy is listed after the company name: 

ABB Lummus Global 2006
A-Best Products 2002
ACandS, Inc. 2002
Amatex Corp. 1982
American Shipbuilding Co. 1993
Ancor Holdings/National Gypsum 1990
API Inc. 2005
A.P. Green Industries, Inc.
A.P. Green International, Inc.
A.P. Green Refractories
A.P. Green Services, Inc.
API Inc. 2005
Armstrong World Industries 2000
Artra Group, Inc. 2002
Asarco, Inc. 2005
Asbestospray
Babcock & Wilcox Co. 2000
Brauer Supply Co. 2005
Brunswick Fabricators 1998
Burns & Roe 2001
Carey Canada, Inc. 1990
Cassiar Mines 1992
Celotex Corp. 1990
C.E. Thurston 2003
Christy Refractories Co. 2008
Combustion Engineering 2003
Congoleum Corp. 2003
Dana Corporation 2006
Delaware Insulations Distributors 1989
Dresser Industries/Halliburton 2003
Eagle Pitcher Industries 1991
Eastco Industrial Safety Corp.
EJ Bartells Co. 2001
Federal Mogul Corp. 2001
Fibreboard Corporation
Flintkote Co. 2004
Forty-Eight Insulations 1985
Fuller-Austin Insulation Co. 1998
Gasket Holdings Inc.
Gatke Corp. 1987
G-I Holdings 2001
GlT 2002
Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. / A.P. Green Ind. / North American 2002
Harnischfeger Corp. 1999
Hercules Chemical Co. 2008
Hillsborough Holdings 1989
H.K. Porter Co. 1991
Insul Co. 2001
Johns-Manville Corp. 1982
JP Stevens 2004
JT Thorpe 2002
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 2002
Keene Corp. 1993
Kentile Floors Inc. 1992
Lake Asbestos of Quebec 2005
Lloyd E. Mitchell Co. 2006
McLean Industries 1986
M.H. Detrick 1998
Mid-Valley /Halliburton 2003
The Muralo Co. 2003
Murphy Marine Services 2001
National Gypsum (Asbestos Claims Management Corp.)
North American Asbestos
North American Refractories Co. (NARCO) 2002
Nicolet, Inc. 1987
Ogelbay Norton (ONCO) 2004
Owens Corning/Fibreboard 2000
Pacific Insulation Co. 2007
Philadelphia Asbestos Corp. 1986
Pittsburgh Corning 2000
Plibrico Co. 2002
Porter-Hayden Co. 2002
Prudential Lines, Inc. 1986
Quigley Co. 2004
Raymark Corp./Raytech Corp. 1989
Refractories Co.
Rock Wool Manufacturing 1996
Rutland Fire Clay Co. 1999
Schutte & Koerting, Inc.
Southern Textile Corp.
Solutia, Inc.
Spraycraft
Shook & Fletcher Insulation Co. 2002
Skinner Engine Co. 2001
Special Electric Co. 2004
Special Metals Corp. 2002
Standard Insulations, Inc. 1986
Swan Transportation Co. 2001
T&N, Ltd. (part of Federal–Mogul Bankruptcy)
T H Agriculture & Nutrition 2008
Thorpe Insulation Co. 2007
Todd Shipyards 1987
Unarco Industries, Inc. 1982
United States Gypsum Company
United States Lines 1986
United States Mineral Products 2001
UNR Industries, Inc. 1982
USG Corp. 2001
Utex Industries 2004
Wallace & Gale 1984
Washington Group International
Waterman Steamship Corp. 1983
Western Macarthur 2002
W.R. Grace Co. 2001

We are giving away free copies of Nancy Davis’ Book “Lean On Me” to anyone diagnosed with Mesothelioma or Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer.

For additional information, see:  http://www.asbestosmedicalhelp.com

Just a few of the types of employees that may be exposed to asbestos:

Asbestos Removal Employees and Service Companies
Demolition Employees including Day Workers and Undocumented Aliens Unknowingly Put in Dangers’ Way
Employees of Asbestos Producers
Manufacturing Plants that employ the use of asbestos
Vehicle Mechanics
Boiler-Makers
Bricklayers
Building Inspectors who may encounter asbestos while inspecting buildings
Carpenters
Dry-Wall Workers / Laborers
Electricians
Floor-Covering Manufacturers and installers
Furnace Workers
Glazers (those who work with glass)
Grinders
Hod-Carriers
Insulators
Iron Workers
Laborers
Longshoremen
Maintenance Employees
Merchant Marines
Millwrights
Operating Engineers
Painters / Plasterers
Plumbers
Roofers

ETC.

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma as a result of working in one of these trades, contact us immediately for free support books and a treatment center and specialist physician list.

In 1989, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Asbestos Ban and Phase Out Rule.  However, this was then overturned in 1991 by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.  Many consumer products still contain asbestos.

Currently, the following asbestos products are banned in the USA:

• novel uses of asbestos
• special papers
• floor felt
• commercial paper
• rollboard
• corrugated paper

However, many asbestos-containing products are NOT banned in the USA:

• roof coverings
• non-roof coverings
• gaskets
• asbestos-cement corrugated sheets
• asbestos-cement flat sheets
• cloting made of asbestos
• roofing felt
• pipeline wrap
• vinyl-asbestos floor tiles
• millboard
• asbestos-cement shingles
• asbestos-cement pipes
• automatic transmission components
• friction materials
• clutch facings
• drum brake linings
• disc brake pads
• brake blocks

The above lists are not intended to be complete, and only provide a rough overview of this subject.

There is a document provided by the EPA that clarifies what products legally contain asbestos called the “EPA Asbestos Materials Bans:  Clarification.”

H.R. 3339:  Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 did not become law.  The last action on this Bill took place on August 2, 2007 when it was referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

For Mesothelioma patients and their loved ones, the feeling of not knowing where to turn to for help, for advice, and to get answers to important questions, can be overwhelming.

For that reason, we are very pleased to present you with the Mesothelioma Information and News Desk (MIND).

MIND is an online service where those affected by Mesothelioma and their families can discuss their concerns, raise questions, talk about their own experiences, and share information, thoughts and ideas with other members of MIND on all aspects of Mesothelioma.

You will also find at MIND data on the very latest medical breakthroughs in the treatment of Mesothelioma, up-to-the-minute information relating to Mesothelioma and the Law, as well as advice on getting support in your local community.

If you or a loved one has been affected by Mesothelioma, MIND is here to help.