Quigley Company, Inc. was a New York-based manufacturer of asbestos-containing refractory cements, insulating cements, and specialty asbestos products — including Insulag, a documented asbestos-containing product used in boiler and high-temperature insulation applications. Quigley operated as a division of Pfizer Inc. for a period of its corporate history, and the Pfizer-Quigley corporate relationship is a documented element of the asbestos litigation record. Quigley products were used in high-temperature applications aboard Navy ships and in industrial settings where workers were exposed to asbestos fibers from the application of refractory cements and insulating compounds. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Quigley Company in multiple independent proceedings, with personal testimony about exposure to asbestos-containing Quigley products, formal case captioning, and the Pfizer-Quigley corporate relationship specifically identified.

Documented Asbestos — Quigley Company in Naval Litigation

Quigley Products and Their Use

Quigley Company manufactured several categories of asbestos-containing products used in high-temperature applications:

Insulag and refractory cements: Quigley’s Insulag and similar refractory insulating cement products were used to insulate boiler surfaces, furnace linings, and high-temperature equipment aboard ships and in industrial plants. Application of these cements involved mixing and troweling asbestos-containing material in enclosed spaces, generating asbestos dust during the application and curing process.

Specialty insulation compounds: Quigley manufactured insulating and sealing compounds for high-temperature applications in boiler rooms and mechanical spaces — environments where Navy Boiler Technicians, Machinist’s Mates, and civilian shipyard insulators worked in close proximity to the applied materials.

Replacement asbestos parts: Quigley’s role as a supplier of replacement asbestos components means that workers who performed routine maintenance on equipment using Quigley parts were repeatedly exposed to asbestos fiber throughout their careers.

VA Claims and Legal Options — Quigley Company

Navy veterans and shipyard workers who used or worked in areas where Quigley asbestos-containing refractory cement and insulating products were applied, and who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance for veterans with documented duty in engineering spaces or boiler rooms where Quigley insulating products were applied or maintained
  • Civil claims against Quigley Company, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. as its documented corporate parent based on asbestos product sales and failure to warn

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting duty aboard ships or at shore facilities where Quigley refractory and insulating products were used
  • Employment records — shipyard employment documenting work in boiler-related or insulation trades
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including the Arthur v. Quigley Company Inc. et al. formal case record, testimony of exposure to asbestos-containing Quigley products, Quigley as a Pfizer division corporate identification, Quigley product co-identification with other naval asbestos products, and replacement asbestos parts documentation. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.