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J.T. Thorpe
J.T. Thorpe was a Southern California based company that specialized in performing refractory work. Until the mid to late twentieth century, individuals who performed refractory work used materials that contained asbestos which allowed the materials to retain their strength at extremely high temperatures.
Quite some time after asbestos was first mined for commercial purposes, researchers uncovered the fact that it is dangerous for humans to be around. It was found to be a toxic substance, and miniscule particles of asbestos were likely to be ingested by anyone who worked with items that contained the hazardous material. People who did inhale the asbestos often developed diseases such as asbestosis and Mesothelioma, both of which can be deadly.
J.T. Thorpe completed much refractory work on many different ships. A listing of ships that Thorpe performed repair work on can be found by clicking on the following link: J.T. Thorpe Repaired Ships.
Individuals who performed the refractory work or worked on ships that were repaired by J.T. Thorpe may have been exposed to asbestos. Those occupations at the highest risk for exposure include boilermakers, insulators, pipefitters, steamfitters, stationary engineers and boiler tenders. As a result of asbestos exposure, a large number of individuals began to file lawsuits against the company. These personal injury cases demanded monetary compensation, and the sheer number of them caused the company to seek help from the United States Bankruptcy Court. The decision was made to offer J.T. Thorpe bankruptcy protection and a plan to reorganize the company, in exchange for the establishment of a trust fund to pay off all valid injury claims.
The J.T. Thorpe Settlement Trust was created in June of 2006 in accordance with the bankruptcy proceedings. The trustees were given the duty of investigating every claim that is submitted to determine whether or not they were true instances of people becoming sick or families losing loved ones because of exposure to asbestos. Pay outs are determined by the Trust Representatives, and the amounts are determined based on how severe the circumstances are for each claim.