01.石棉使用历史
Duro Dyne Corporation用石棉使用历史
Founded in New York in 1952, Duro Dyne began as a manufacturer ofsheet metal accessories用于加热，冷却和通风系统。在早期，他们发明了产品，例如flexible duct connectors, vane rail and blade kits, which are all essential for air turning and effective air systems. As they continued to grow, they added plants in southernCalifornia在1961年Ohioin 1971.
From the time the company was founded until 1978, however, Duro Dyne utilized asbestos fibers in their accessories, as it was durable in the high-heat conditions of ventilation systems. The toxin was at peak use in the 1960s and 1970s, meaning airflow systems installed during this time were likely to contain asbestos materials from Duro Dyne.
Today, Duro Dyne operates internationally, with locations in North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Duro Dyne is privately owned, with divisions including Duro Dyne Supply Division, DuroZone Division, Machinery Division, Duro Dyne Tool Division, Dyn-O-Mate Division and Dyna-Tite Divisions.
Although the company stopped producing石棉productsby the 1980s, their asbestos-containing materials exposed thousands of individuals to the hazardous mineral. By 1988, the company was named a defendant in its first asbestos lawsuit and hundreds of personal injury lawsuits continue to be filed today.
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02.石棉产品
Duro Dyne Corporation石棉产品
Duro Dyne’s heating and cooling system products were often made with石棉, as it served as a low-cost option for its durability, insulating and heat-resistant properties. In these systems, fans or blowers are typically connected to air ducts that carry hot or cool air through walls in order to force the air throughout the space. Blowers are often noisy, so a flexible duct connector is inserted between the machinery and the metal ducts to limit sound emission. Today, flexible duct connectors are usually made from fabric coated in fiberglass or vinyl, but Duro Dyne Corporation formerly manufactured them using asbestos until 1978. Some of these products include:
- Duro-Metal-Fab Flexible Duct Connectors
- Econ-O-Fab Flexible Duct Connectors
- Junior Flexible Duct Connectors
- Duro Dyne Duct Sealer
03. Occupational Exposure
Duro Dyne Corporation and Occupational Exposure
Duro Dyne’s sheet metal materials and heating and cooling equipment exposed thousands to harmful asbestos fibers.Occupations诸如负责供暖和冷却系统维护工作的建筑工人和交易经常接触工作中的石棉。在维修或安装工作中切成石棉金属时，工人可以从碎屑吸入石棉纤维。由于这些系统迫使空气进入空间，因此石棉纤维很容易被该地区任何人的空气传播和吸入。
Any individual who worked orlived in a space含石棉的加热和冷却系统也可能通过建筑物中的加热和空调管暴露于毒素。
04. Asbestos Litigation
Asbestos Litigation Against Duro Dyne Corporation
杜罗达因最初命名为被告石棉os lawsuit in 1988. Following that case, more workers and consumers began filing personal injury lawsuits against Duro Dyne. By the time the company filed for bankruptcy in 2018, they had faced nearly 9,000 asbestos cases.
A California jury awarded Genaro Garcia $325,369 for past and future medical expenses for peritoneal mesothelioma, $530,250 for lost earnings and $1.05 million for non-economic damages, $300,000 of which was awarded to his wife.
在2007年的一个案例中，Genaro Garcia在发展后获得了超过190万美元peritoneal mesotheliomaat work. Garcia worked as a sheet metal worker for almost 50 years, and claimed he was exposed to chrysotile asbestos from Duro Dyne Corporation’s HVAC duct connectors and duct sealer. Throughout his career, neither his employer nor the materials themselves included instruction on狗万10万提款 or wearing protective clothing. Although Duro Dyne claimed that their asbestos materials did not cause Garcia’s mesothelioma, the jury decided Duro Dyne was responsible for his diagnosis.
Another such case was settled in 2013, resulting in a $2.3 million settlement for Charlotte Vinciguerra, who filed a lawsuit on behalf of her husband, Frank Vinciguerra. Vinciguerra passed away in 2010 frommalignant mesothelioma, which was caused by his mechanic and sheet metal work from the 1950s – 1980s.
Duro Dyne Corporation是该诉讼中提到的一家公司，负责Vinciguerra的间皮瘤。万博专业版诉讼中的其他石棉公司包括：
- E I DuPont De Nemours and Company
- DAP Incorporated
- 固特异轮胎和橡胶公司
- Goodyear Canada Incorporated
- Crane Company
05. Asbestos Trust Fund
Duro Dyne Corporation石棉信托基金
As of 2018, Duro Dyne Corporation faces about 1,000 asbestos-related claims.
Duro Dyne filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2018 after facing thousands of asbestos lawsuits. The company faced further complications after the Department of Justicerejected their asbestos trust fund representative, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, due to his previous connections to Duro Dyne. Fitzpatrick also worked with other asbestos companies with trust funds, making the Department of Justice wary of his ability to act independently.
由于他们的拒绝representative, Duro Dyne cannot move forward with their plan, which includes establishing an石棉trust fundand putting it into practice, until their representative is secured and approved. Their plan is to establish a trust fund with at least $10.5 million in initial cash funding and $13.5 million in third-party funding.
