ACandS installed asbestos-containing insulation in commercial and industrial buildings from 1958 to 1985. Asbestos litigation forced the company to file for bankruptcy in 2002. An asbestos trust fund became active in 2009 with $528 million to compensate victims.
In May 2008, a judge approved AC&S Inc.’s second reorganization plan. In this process the ACandS Asbestos Settlement Trust was created. With $528 million initially in the trust, it began accepting claims in May 2009.
ACandS Trust Updates
The current payment percentage is 5.78%
Mesothelioma has a scheduled payment of $150,000
Lung cancer has a scheduled payment of $50,000
Other cancers have a scheduled payment of $14,000
A judge had rejected AC&S Inc.’s first reorganization plan because it didn’t adequately consider the ongoing or long-term costs of asbestos claims. The court demanded a better plan to cover future claims from exposed workers diagnosed with mesothelioma. This led to the creation of the asbestos trust fund.
Legal Help for People Exposed to ACandS Asbestos Products
An experienced mesothelioma lawyer can help you file your asbestos trust fund claim. They regularly assist people with mesothelioma in gathering all necessary documentation to prove eligibility. They’ll also ensure your claim is filed within the deadline for ACandS Asbestos Settlement Trust. Your asbestos attorney will distribute your payout from the trust to you and your family.
While ACandS can no longer be sued, your mesothelioma attorney can identify if there are additional companies responsible for your exposure. There may be potential for a lawsuit against other responsible companies that haven’t filed bankruptcy and without trust funds. Your lawyer will handle all of the legal details, allowing you and your family to focus on health and quality time together.
When looking for an asbestos lawyer, it’s important to find someone you and your family will be comfortable working with and who has a record of handling asbestos trust fund claims like yours. A Patient Advocate can connect you with a lawyer who matches your individual legal needs and preferred communication style preferences. Our team of advocates can also provide you with appointments with top mesothelioma doctors, insurance help, mesothelioma patient and caregiver support groups and free resources.
Asbestos Litigation Involving ACandS
Before filing for bankruptcy, ACandS faced tens of thousands of asbestos lawsuits. Many of the claims came from people who developed asbestos-related diseases after installing or working around ACandS asbestos insulation.
ACandS Asbestos Lawsuits
$40 million: ACandS paid a portion of this trial verdict along with Harbison-Walker Refractories and A.P. Green Industries. It was awarded in 2001 to five plaintiffs. They’d worked with pipe covering, cement block, insulating cements, pipefitting and asbestos bricks.
$3.1 million: Henry Plummer, a U.S. Navy machinist who worked with contaminated insulation, gaskets and pipe coverings in warships, won compensation from ACandS in 2001 after developing mesothelioma.
$3 million: Jess Lemmons worked as a boilermaker at Todd Shipyards in Houston, Texas, where he often used block insulation, pipe covering and other asbestos products. When he died from an asbestos-related condition, Lemmons’ wife sued ACandS and won this trial verdict.
The success of these past lawsuits and the growing number of claims filed led ACandS to choose to move forward with Chapter 11 proceedings. Its asbestos trust fund covered pending claims and set aside money for future claims. This is particularly critical for asbestos-related diseases with long latency periods. The latency period of mesothelioma, for example, is 20 to 60 years from initial exposure.
More Than $32 Billion in Trust Funds Available
Asbestos trust funds were created to help people exposed to asbestos. We make it simple to start your claim.
Armstrong Contracting and Supply Corporation was founded in 1958. The company sold and installed asbestos-containing insulation from other asbestos manufacturers, including some of Armstrong Cork Company’s products. ACandS itself never manufactured asbestos products.
In 1974, ACandS said it would no longer use materials containing friable asbestos. While ACandS created a policy to stop using certain kinds of asbestos, it didn’t entirely stop using the toxic mineral. According to an ACandS bankruptcy statement, the company continued to use asbestos until 1985.
From 1981 to 2002, ACandS resolved more than 247,000 individual asbestos-related lawsuits. Most claimed the company exposed workers to the deadly mineral, triggering mesothelioma diagnoses. The company received nearly 55,000 claims in 2001 alone. ACandS filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2002.
ACandS Occupations at Risk
ACandS employees most often faced asbestos exposure at work, particularly those who handled or installed, repaired or removed asbestos products. ACandS supplied and installed insulation in various commercial and industrial buildings, including chemical plants, power plants, oil refineries, paper mills, aircraft hangars, hospitals, schools and military bases.
Occupations at Higher Risk
Boiler workers
Construction workers
Factory and industrial workers
Flooring installers
Insulators
Pipefitters
Sheet metal workers
Shipfitters
Shipyard workers
A 2018 study in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health revealed a higher cancer incidence, particularly mesothelioma and lung cancer, among shipyard and shipbuilding workers exposed to asbestos. The European Commission reported more than 70,000 worker deaths in 2019 alone, resulting from past asbestos exposure.
Asbestos exposure most often occurs in the workplace.
ACandS specialized in selling and installing insulation products containing asbestos other companies manufactured. Many of these products were widely used in industrial and commercial settings through 1985.
ACandS Products Containing Asbestos
Air Cell Insulation
Armaspray
Armabestos Block Insulation and Pipe Covering
Armatemp Block Insulation
Armatemp Cement No. 10
Armatemp Cement No. 166
Armatemp Insulating Cement
Armstrong 85% Magnesia Cement
Armstrong 85% Magnesia Pipe and Block Insulation
Armstrong Kaytherm Pipe Covering
Armstrong LT Cork Covering
Armstrong’s Plastic Emulsion
Armstrong’s S.P. Emulsion with Asbestos
Asbestos Fiber EX-25
Duplex Wool Felt Pipe Insulation
Hydrocord (asbestos fiber felt)
Hy-Temp Combination Insulation
Hy-Temp Pipe and Block Insulation
Kaylo Pipe Covering
Limpet LW25 Raw Asbestos Fiber
LK Block Insulation
LK Pipe Covering
Mani-Ply Pipe Insulation
Vinyl Asbestos Tile (Corlon and Excelon brands)
ACandS sold 4 types of asbestos-containing gaskets pipefitters used. The gasket brand names are Accobest AN-B012, Accobest AS-474, Accobest AS-8073 and Accopac. Armstrong World Industries also distributed the latter 3.
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