Western Asbestos asbestos trust: payment percentage and values
For each approved claim, the Western Asbestos Settlement Trust pays 51.1% of the amount set for that disease.
- Portion paid now
- 51.1%
No fixed sum per disease is published by the Western Asbestos trust. To price each claim, the trust relies on its case valuation matrix, which defines a base value per illness and applies the matrix's own multipliers.
Western Asbestos trust record
| Rate in effect since | May 2019 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active, paying claims |
| Company behind it | Western Asbestos Company |
| Net assets | $355.8 million, as of December 31, 2025 |
| Set up | 2004 |
| Bankruptcy case | No. 02-46284 |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California |
| Claims handled by | Claims Processing Facility, Inc. (CPF) |
| Other trusts' rates | Asbestos trust fund list |
| Trust website | The Western Asbestos trust's own site |
Ask whether a claim fits the Western Asbestos trust and the other trusts in the work history.
What Western Asbestos Company made
| asbestos insulation | asbestos cloth |
| asbestos pipes | asbestos blankets |
Proof of work with or around these products is required for a claim.
How to file a claim with the Western Asbestos trust
- Obtain a written diagnosis from a doctor, backed by an exam or pathology report.
- Collect records showing the person worked with or around company products, like sales, construction, or employment files.
- Claims Processing Facility, Inc. (CPF) manages claims for the Western Asbestos trust. Submit the claim on the trust's own form and attach those records.
- File claims with all other trusts in your work history at once, since each trust covers only part of a claim.
Other trusts that covered pipe and boiler insulation
| Trust | Share paid today | Mesothelioma claim pays now |
|---|---|---|
| W. R. Grace | 30.1% | $54,180 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | 19% | $33,250 |
| Owens Corning / Fibreboard | 4.3% | $9,245 |
| Quigley | 13.3% | $26,600 |
Payment percentage data come from mesotheliomalawyercenter.org; product info from mesothelioma.com; trust records from AsbestosTrusts.org (CC BY 4.0), updated monthly.