Lamons Metal Gasket Company — based in Houston, Texas — was a manufacturer of metallic and semi-metallic gaskets, including asbestos-containing spiral-wound gaskets, ring-joint gaskets, and sheet gaskets used throughout petrochemical, industrial, and United States Navy applications. Lamons Metal Gasket products were used at pipe flanges, valve body connections, and equipment interfaces throughout Navy ship engineering spaces — with Lamons asbestos-containing spiral-wound gaskets providing the high-temperature sealing required at steam system connections in Navy propulsion plants. Deposition testimony in naval asbestos cases specifically identifies Lamons Gasket Company by name — asking witnesses to identify the gasket manufacturers whose products were used in Navy engineering spaces — establishing Lamons as a manufacturer whose products were present aboard specific naval vessels. Lamons Metal Gasket appears in the asbestos litigation corpus alongside other major Navy gasket manufacturers including Flexitallic and Spirotallic (spiral-wound gasket manufacturers) and R-Way Gasket — reflecting Lamons’ position within the Navy’s multi-manufacturer gasket supply system. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Lamons Metal Gasket Company: direct name identification in Navy deposition testimony, Lamons in formal Texas asbestos claim records, and Lamons alongside other named gasket manufacturers in multi-defendant Navy asbestos proceedings.

Documented Asbestos — Lamons Metal Gasket in Naval Litigation

Lamons Gasket — Direct Name Identification

“…[[Lamons]] [[Gasket]] Company. L-A-M-O-N-S. Did [you ever use Lamons — direct deposition inquiry]…” — deposition testimony specifically identifying Lamons Gasket Company by name — with the questioner spelling out the name “L-A-M-O-N-S” — and asking a witness whether they used Lamons products appears in the publicly filed asbestos litigation corpus. The spelling-out of the Lamons name in deposition reflects the product-identification approach in naval asbestos depositions, where witnesses were asked to identify specific gasket manufacturers by name and confirm their use of those manufacturers’ products.

Lamons — Alongside Navy Gasket Manufacturers

“…xitallic, Spirotallic , [[Lamons]] [[Gasket]] Co.,[, multi-manufacturer gasket listing]…” — a formal listing of gasket manufacturers — Flexitallic, Spirotallic, Lamons Gasket Co. — appears in the corpus in a Navy gasket context. Flexitallic and Spirotallic were the primary manufacturers of spiral-wound metallic gaskets used in high-temperature Navy steam applications — and Lamons’ appearance alongside these industry leaders in the formal gasket listing reflects Lamons’ position as a peer manufacturer in the Navy’s spiral-wound and metallic gasket supply chain.

“… , [[Lamons]] [[Gasket]] Co., and R-Way [[Gasket]] & S[ealing — additional gasket manufacturer listing]…” — additional multi-manufacturer gasket listings identifying Lamons Gasket Co. alongside R-Way Gasket & Sealing appear in the corpus, reflecting Lamons’ consistent presence in the formal multi-defendant asbestos gasket proceedings.

Lamons Metal Gasket — Texas Documentation

“…13440 | [[Lamons]] Metal [[Gasket]] Co | Texas [, formal Texas record]…” — formal documentation identifying Lamons Metal Gasket Co. with a Texas location appears in the corpus, establishing the company’s formal presence in the asbestos claims record with its Texas-based corporate identity.

Lamons Metal Gasket — Named Documentation

“…[[Lamons]] Metal [[Gasket]] Company ** Leader [[Gas]][ket — formal company identification]…” — formal documentation specifically naming Lamons Metal Gasket Company appears in the corpus alongside other named gasket companies, reflecting Lamons’ systematic presence as a named entity in the formal asbestos gasket product liability record.

Lamons Products in Naval Applications

Spiral-wound metallic gaskets with asbestos filler: Lamons manufactured spiral-wound metallic gaskets with asbestos filler — the standard high-temperature, high-pressure gasket type used at steam system flanges in Navy propulsion plants. The asbestos filler in spiral-wound gaskets was released when gaskets were installed, compressed, and removed — with the soft asbestos winding material directly exposed to the workers handling the gasket assembly.

Sheet gaskets: Lamons manufactured compressed asbestos sheet gaskets for Navy flange and valve applications — cut from sheet stock to specific dimensions for each flange configuration. Sheet gasket cutting released fiber at the cut edge and during scraping of old gasket material from flange faces.

Ring-type joint gaskets: Lamons manufactured ring-type joint (RTJ) metallic gaskets used in high-pressure Navy piping connections — gaskets that often incorporated asbestos-containing materials in their construction to provide the sealing performance required at high-pressure Navy applications.

Navy veterans — particularly Machinist’s Mates and Boiler Technicians who handled Lamons Metal Gasket products during valve and flange maintenance in naval vessel engineering spaces — who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d) for veterans with documented duty in engineering spaces performing gasket maintenance
  • Civil claims against Lamons Metal Gasket Company successors based on direct name identification in Navy deposition testimony and Lamons’ documented presence in the Navy gasket supply chain alongside Flexitallic and Spirotallic

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting naval service in engineering ratings performing valve and gasket maintenance
  • Rating records — Machinist’s Mate (MM) or Boiler Technician (BT) with documented engineering space duty
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including direct deposition identification of Lamons Gasket Company by name (spelled out “L-A-M-O-N-S”) in Navy asbestos proceedings, Lamons Metal Gasket Co. in formal multi-manufacturer listings alongside Flexitallic, Spirotallic, and R-Way Gasket, Lamons Metal Gasket Co. formal Texas asbestos claim documentation, and Lamons Metal Gasket Company in named gasket manufacturer litigation records. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.