Gold Bond was a brand of wallboard made by the National Gypsum Company. Made with amianto, Gold Bond caused exposure in many workers and even some consumers. National Gypsum faced amianto demandas and eventually filed for bankruptcy due to the resulting costs.
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Did Gold Bond and National Gypsum Use Asbestos?
National Gypsum today is a major manufacturer of gypsum wallboard for the construcción industry. In the past, it used amianto in many of its products. The Gold Bond brand of wallboard contained the most amianto.
Gold Bond History
National Gypsum was established in 1925 by Melvin H. Baker, Clarence E. Williams, and Joseph F. Haggerty. They began the company to sell their innovative wallboard product.
- The name Gold Bond came from National Gypsum’s flexible, lightweight wallboard. The company sold each batch with a $5,000 “gold bond” guarantee certificate that stated the product was far superior to any other similar product.
- The wallboard became so popular that it spun into its own name and own division in the company: Gold Bond.
- The National Gypsum Company was one of the few companies to survive and remain in business after the Great Depression. It expanded considerably, acquiring many subsidiaries and creating new products. Its Gold Bond wallboard and wallboard-related products remain its most popular products.
- The success of Gold Bond led to the expansion of National Gypsum’s product line to include rock wool, acoustic tiles, siding, adhesives, textured paint, cement, and more. Gold Bond became a separate division in the 1960s.
- Before the risks of asbestos use were widely known, National Gypsum marketed numerous asbestos-containing products under the Gold Bond brand and other names.
- From 1950 until 1970, employees, contractors, and consumers risked developing asbestos illnesses due to Gold Bond products.
- Eventually, many people were diagnosed with diseases such as cáncer de pulmón relacionado con el amianto, asbestosis, and mesotelioma maligno. Thousands of lawsuits followed, and National Gypsum filed for bankruptcy in 1993.
National Gypsum emerged from bankruptcy in 1993. Gold Bond was no longer a division but remained a brand name.
National Gypsum and Gold Bond Asbestos Products
Construcción materiales like those made under the Gold Bond name contained amianto for its ability to insulate, strengthen materiales, and protect against fire.
The following products were once made with amianto:
- Gold Bond Plasters
- Gypsolite
- E-Z Soak
- All-Purpose Joint Compound
- Gold Bond Abestone
- Gold Bond Siding
- Gold Bond Asbestos Cement Board
- Gold Bond Non-perforated Asbestos Panels
- Gold Bond Asbestos Permaboard
- Gold Bond Plasticrylic Panels
- Gold Bond Humiguard Asbestos Panels
- Gold Bond Sprayolite
- Gold Bond Joint Compounds
- Gold Bond Natcor
- Gold Bond Texture Paint
- Gold Bond Fire-Shield Plaster
Other National Gypsum brands and products with amianto incluir:
- Asbestone
- Bloc-Fil
- Decorite
- E-Z Soak
- Flexfelt
- Gypsolite
- Permaboard
- Sprayolite
Who Was at Risk of Exposure to Gold Bond Asbestos Products?
National Gypsum employees who made products with amianto were at high risk of exposure. By handling and manipulating amianto materiales, they released harmful fibers into the air of the workspace. Anyone in the area could inhale the fibras de amianto.
The risk of exposure to Gold Bond amianto extended to many other workers in industries that used the products. At most risk were trabajadores de la construcción and anyone else working on construcción sites, including:
- Aisladores
- Obreros
- Carpinteros
- electricistas
- Fontaneros
- Pintores
- Instaladores de paneles de yeso
- trabajadores de HVAC
Any construcción workers who sanded Gold Bond amianto products faced very high risks of ongoing exposure to amianto polvo.
Gold Bond Lawsuits
El amianto exopsure Gold Bond products caused led to illness in many people. Some of these workers filed demandas against National Gypsum and Gold Bond to hold them liable and recover daños y perjuicios.
In one caso, the widow of a pipefitter sued National Gypsum and other empresas after her husband died from an amianto illness. His work involved cutting into pipes with amianto aislamiento. He could identify Gold Bond by its distinctive brand label on products he worked with. The courts determined this was adequate to hold the company liable for his illness.
In another caso, Mercer University sued National Gypsum and other empresas for supplying the school with amianto materiales without warnings. Mercer later had to replace all the amianto materiales. It sued the empresas for daños y perjuicios related to the costs of abatement and replacement.
National Gypsum Bankruptcy and Asbestos Trust Fund
Con demandas beginning in the 1970s and continuing for decades, the National Gypsum Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1990.
Now known as NCG, the new company doesn’t manufacture amianto-containing products. Its past use of amianto made it liable for many mesotelioma casos and similar illnesses.
A bankruptcy provision was that National Gypsum was required to develop a reorganization plan, which entailed setting up an amianto fondo fiduciario that would compensate all pending and future asbestos-related claims.
Once the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Amianto Reclamos Facility took over all National Gypsum amianto-relacionado reclamos.
In 2002, National Gypsum placed $347 million into the NGC Bodily Injury Confianza, which protects the company from future amianto demandas and pays off all pending and future reclamos.
If You Were Exposed to Gold Bond Asbestos Products
If you worked with Gold Bond products, you could be at risk for an amianto illness. Talk to your doctor about appropriate screenings and any síntomas you experience.
Contact a abogado especializado en mesotelioma to learn more about your legal options. They can help you make a successful afirmar with the fondo fiduciario if you qualify. They can also determine if you can hold other empresas liable for past amianto exposure. You may have several options for seeking compensación.
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If you’ve been injured by amianto, there is a good chance that you’ll qualify for considerable compensación. Remember to fill out our form for your free Financial Compensación Packet, with information on amianto y mesotelioma abogados in your area. If you have questions or need additional assistance, contact us at 800-793-4540.
