Federal-Mogul Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul Corporation employs 43,000 individuals worldwide.

The company was founded in 1899 by J. Howard Muzzy and Edward F. Lyon as the Muzzy-Lyon Company. In the beginning, the men sold mill supplies and rubber goods. However, the entrepreneurs were quick to diversify, setting up a subsidiary called the Mogul Metal Company in 1901. By 1920, they employed 500 workers.

Four years later, they merged with Federal-Bearing and Bushing and changed their name to Federal-Mogul. A research division was formed in 1929 and a marine division in 1931. They were soon developing new alloys that would revolutionize bearing manufacture and durability.

In 1955, Federal-Mogul merged with Bower Roller Bearing Company and became Federal-Mogul-Bower Bearings, Inc. and reached $100 million in sales by the following year. Soon the company went global, with operations in Switzerland and Belgium by the early 1960s. In 1965, it merged with Sterling Aluminum Products and returned to the name Federal-Mogul.

The company continued to grow, acquiring new, large accounts and supplying NASA with parts for the Space Shuttle program by the early 1980s. By the late 1990s, the company grew to become a $6 billion supplier.

Federal-Mogul and Asbestos

Through the decades, Federal-Mogul manufactured a number of products that demanded the use of a good insulating material. In many cases, this material was asbestos. Those who worked regularly with Federal-Mogul products were becoming sick due to exposure to this toxic mineral and they were blaming the company for negligent use of the material. These individuals included auto mechanics and other auto workers, shipyard workers, welders, insulators, aerospace workers, railroad employees, and many others.

By 2001, a large number of asbestos claims forced Federal-Mogul to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy both in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom. The company merged from Chapter 11 in December 2007. As part of their reorganization plan, the Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Injury Trust was established. Mesothelioma lawyer and their clients must now file claims against the trust rather than against Federal-Mogul Corporation. Crain's Detroit Business News called the reorganization of the company "the longest and most expensive bankruptcy reorganization in auto history."

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