Combustion Engineering

Combustion Engineering was formed in 1912. The company initially manufactured
stokers and steam boilers. The company was able to stay profitable even during the Great
Depression by incorporating new technologies, such as, production and refining of
petrochemicals. Additionally, Combustion Engineering developed a marine propulsion system,
10 which was more advanced than its competitors. Because of these innovations the federal
government contracted with Combustion Engineering to supply boilers, pipe covering, and
insulating cement to the United States Navy.

Unfortunately, Combustion Engineering used asbestos in large measures to manufacture
products. As early as the 1920s, physicians recognized that exposure to asbestos caused severe sickness when asbestosis was identified by British medical journals. Illnesses, such as asbestosis and the aggressive cancer, mesothelioma, are caused by exposure to asbestos. At the same time, insurance companies in the United States and Canada stopped selling life insurance to asbestos workers. Moreover, safer substitutes for most asbestos uses were known as early as the 1930s. Nevertheless, Combustion Engineering chose to protect its substantial profit margins rather than discontinue use of the mineral.

Additionally, the asbestos fibers remain in a person's lungs for years and symptoms may
not develop for decades. Thus, Combustion Engineering's victims live for decades without
knowing of the deadly injury they sustained. Accordingly, the men and women who worked for
Combustion Engineering, the companies who bought the products, and the men and women in
the Navy serving their country, were exposed to poisonous asbestos. Furthermore, workers in
many other occupations such as, boiler technicians, carpenters, mechanics, foundry workers,
furnace workers, insulators, longshore men, pipe-fitters, steelworkers, and railroad workers, were also exposed.

The company was forced to file for bankruptcy protection in 2003. After emerging from
restructuring, a trust of $1.43 billion was created to compensate the victims of Combustion
Engineering's use of asbestos. If you or a loved one has been injured by Combustion
Engineering, it is important that you contact Gori Julian & Associates immediately for more
information on your rights.

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