Liability of Premises Owners for Asbestos-Related Claims of Employees of Contractors

icTendiche first wave of asbestos litigation hit in the late 1970s and was directed against some of the best-known companies in America, including Johns-Manville, Rubberoid, Owens Corning Fiberglas, and National Gypsum. As the litigation continued virtually unabated over the next 30 years, many of these traditional asbestos defendants (miners, manufacturers and distributors of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials) were driven into bankruptcy.1 photo-3 This has led to a second wave of litigation, which is now directed at non-traditional defendants, including the owners of property on which asbestos products have been used.2

The purpose of this article is to explore the potential …