The Goodyear Company & Asbestos Exposure

Similarly, in 1976, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. transferred its industrial and aircraft brake business to their subsidiary the Goodyear Aerospace Corporation. This subsidiary stayed in the asbestos-containing brake business until the mid-1980s.

Although Goodyear stopped making products that contained asbestos in the early 1980s, the damage had already been done.

Thousands of workers, consumers, military service members and their families had been exposed.

Exposure to asbestos can cause a range of serious health issues, including an aggressive cancer known as mesothelioma. Many manufacturers of asbestos-containing products knew about the risks of asbestos exposure — but they failed to warn their employees or the general public about the dangers.

Thousands of families across the country have filed asbestos exposure lawsuits against Goodyear. Most mesothelioma lawsuits are resolved through settlements, though some cases do go to trial. Our mesothelioma lawyers have had success against Goodyear in the past.

If you worked at Goodyear or around their asbestos products and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us today. You may be eligible for compensation from a Goodyear asbestos lawsuit.

Asbestos Products by Goodyear Canada, Inc.

From 1969 to 1972, Goodyear Canada, Inc. made or sold the following asbestos-containing products:

• Cranite (made by Goodyear Canada)
• Durabla (made by Goodyear)
• Goodyearite asbestos gasket sheet packing

Asbestos Products by Goodyear Aerospace Corporation

In 1974, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. consolidated its industrial and aircraft brake business in a subsidiary company known as the Goodyear Aerospace Corporation (GAC).
GAC made the following asbestos-containing products:

• Caliper-style aircraft brakes with asbestos lining (1974-1984)
• Industrial brake linings (1973-1984)

By 1984, Goodyear companies had stopped using asbestos in the last of their products. However, their asbestos-containing products may still be in use in some settings (like older structures or ships built before the company stopped using asbestos).

Because of its natural strength, electrical resistance and fireproof properties, asbestos was commonly used in a variety of building materials, products and parts. This put workers in a wide range of roles at risk of exposure to asbestos.

The following occupations may have been exposed to Goodyear’s asbestos products:

• Aircraft mechanics
• Auto mechanics
• Boiler makers
• Carpenters
• Construction workers
• Factory workers
• Flooring installers
• General contractors
• HVAC workers
• Laborers
• Machinists
• Military veterans
• Millwrights
• Pipefitters
• Plumbers

Unfortunately, workers in these positions may have unknowingly brought asbestos fibers home with them, exposing their loved ones as well.

“We are pleased the truth prevailed, and the jury determined Walter’s pleural mesothelioma was the result of his exposure to gaskets manufactured by Goodyear. While no amount of money will give Walter back his health, this result is fair compensation for the loss of his self-reliance and dignity.”
– Partner Jim Kramer

The trial lasted three weeks, and the jury deliberated for less than two hours before awarding Walter with the $40.1 million mesothelioma verdict.

This result was the largest, pure compensatory verdict in the history of asbestos litigation in New York.