Uniroyal Inc. (U.S. Rubber) — Plants in West Virginia

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working at Uniroyal Inc. (U.S. Rubber) plants in West Virginia. This page documents the West Virginia portion of Uniroyal Inc. (U.S. Rubber)’s multi-state operations. For the full corporate summary and plants in other states, see the Uniroyal Inc. (U.S. Rubber) manufacturer page.

Premises Description

Uniroyal, Inc. (formerly United States Rubber Company — founded 1892, renamed Uniroyal 1961; today the tire business is Uniroyal Tire / Michelin North America and the chemical business is Uniroyal Chemical / Chemtura / Lanxess) was through most of the 20th century one of the principal U.S. tire, footwear, and chemical/specialty rubber manufacturers. Uniroyal / U.S. Rubber operated through the asbestos era U.S. plants including:

  • Detroit MI — tire plant
  • Mishawaka IN — tire and footwear plant
  • Eau Claire WI — tire plant
  • Opelika AL — tire plant
  • Ardmore OK — tire plant
  • Los Angeles CA — tire plant
  • Naugatuck CT — historic flagship plant and chemical operations
  • Geismar LA — major Mississippi River chemical plant (Uniroyal Chemical)
  • Painesville OH, Bethany WV, Joliet IL — chemical operations
  • Footwear plants at Naugatuck CT, Woonsocket RI, and other historic New England sites

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Uniroyal / U.S. Rubber — as premises owner — exposed its URW workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos materials.

Uniroyal / U.S. Rubber Company has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

  • URW / USW Local members at Uniroyal tire and chemical plants
  • Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Uniroyal capital projects
  • Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Uniroyal construction and turnaround crews
  • Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Uniroyal plants
  • Construction-trade workforces on Uniroyal EPC projects

If You Worked at a Uniroyal / U.S. Rubber Plant

If you worked at a Uniroyal Inc. or United States Rubber Company tire plant, chemical plant, or footwear plant during the asbestos era — as a Uniroyal employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956