A.P. Green Industry Asbestos Trust

The company designed firebricks, also called refractory bricks, to be used in environments that reached temperatures up to 1,000 degrees, including kilns, boilers, fireplaces, furnaces and fireboxes. Asbestos was added to APG Industries products to ensure the bricks were heat and fire-resistant.

Two trusts handle APG asbestos claims: U.S. Gypsum (USG) Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust and APG Industries Asbestos Trust. The trust funds pay 19.2% and 4.5% respectively of claimant settlement amounts.

APG Industries Asbestos Job Sites and Occupations

In 2019, the APG Industries trust designated 9,002 sites across the United States where APG Industries products were made or used.

Individuals must have worked at a job site where APG products were used or made to file a successful APG Industries trust claim. The sites include steel companies, cotton mills, military installations and dozens of APG Industries factories.

The trust also designates 664 occupations that have known exposure to APG Industries asbestos-containing products, including boiler room operator, construction crew, drill press operator, kiln worker, steelworker, shipyard laborer and welder.

Anyone exposed to A.P. Green Industries refractory products and has developed an asbestos disease may be eligible for trust compensation. Contact us today to speak with an attorney who specializes in asbestos trusts.

APG Financial Compensation

APG Industries operated as an independent company until USG acquired the company in 1967. The USG trust was created in 2006, partially as a result of APG asbestos-related claims. The USG trust pays APG claims from injuries that happened before Jan. 2, 1968.

In 2002, APG Industries filed for bankruptcy due to overwhelming asbestos litigation. The trust began accepting claims on Dec. 2, 2013. The deadline for filing an asbestos claim for a diagnosis before 2002 was Sept. 6, 2017.

USG Claims Payments

USG opened its trust with $4 billion to pay USG and APG claims. USG and APG Industries identified seven disease levels that may be eligible for compensation. USG/APG claimants can choose an expedited or individual review:

USG Expedited Review: 

• • Provides faster access to funds that can be essential for treatment or living expenses
  • Settlement amounts are predetermined based on a schedule of values:

  Disease	Scheduled Value
  Mesothelioma (Level VII)	$155,000
  Lung Cancer 1 (Level VI)	$45,000
  Lung Cancer 2 (level V)	None
  Other Cancer (Level IV)	$15,000
  Severe Asbestosis (Level III)	$30,000
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level II)	$8,300
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level I)	$2,750

USG Individual Review

• • Can provide larger settlement, but determination can take months

  Disease	Scheduled Value
  Mesothelioma (Level VII)	Avg. value: $225,000  Maximum value: $450,000
  Lung Cancer I (Level VII)	Avg. value: $55,000  Maximum value: $100,00
  Lung Cancer 2 (Level VI)	Avg. value: $15,000    Maximum value: $35,000
  Other Cancer (Level V)	Avg. value: $15,000  Maximum value: $35,000
  Severe Asbestosis (Level IV)	Avg. value: $35,000   Maximum value: $50,000
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level III)	Avg. value: None    Maximum value: None
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level II)	Avg. value: None    Maximum value: None

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APG Industries Claims Payments

The APG Industries Asbestos Trust was created with $901 million and began accepting claims in December 2013. Claimants diagnosed before 2002 were required to file a claim before September 2017. Claimants diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease after 2002 must file a claim within three years of a diagnosis.

APG Expedited Review: 

• • Provides faster access to funds that can be essential for treatment or living expenses
  • Settlement amounts are predetermined based on a schedule of values:

  Disease	Scheduled Value
  Mesothelioma (Level VII)	$130,000
  Lung Cancer 1 (Level VI)	$47,000
  Lung Cancer 2 (level V)	None
  Other Cancer (Level IV)	$22,000
  Severe Asbestosis (Level III)	$22,000
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level II)	$8,300
  Asbestosis/Pleural Disease (Level I)	$2,750

APG Individual Review 

• • APG Industries individual reviews are reserved for all disease levels except Lung Cancer 2 (Level V)
  • APG Individual Review claims may provide larger settlement, but a final decision can take months
  • Individual reviews are reserved for claimants with exceptional circumstances:
    • Rejected for an expedited reviewe
    • Seeking larger compensation amounts
    • Secondary asbestos exposure
    • Immediate financial hardship
    • Canadian claims (also called foreign claims)

  To learn more about your options regarding asbestos exposure, including exposure to APG Industry products, contact us today.