History: Bondex International was founded in 1959 by its parent company, the Reardon Company, when it registered Bondex’s trademark. The company is located in Medina County, Ohio. In 1966, the Reardon Company was acquired by Republic Powdered Metals, more commonly known as RPM, Inc. RPM, Inc.’s name was changed to SPHC in 2010 prior to filing for bankruptcy protection to avoid confusion with RPM International.
The original corporate name of Specialty Products Holding Corp. (“SPHC”) was Republic Powdered Metals, Inc., which was incorporated in Ohio in 1947. In 1972, Republic Powdered Metals, Inc. changed its name to RPM, Inc. and created two subsidiaries for its two businesses. The two new subsidiaries were named Republic Powdered Metals, Inc. (“Republic”), which engaged in the roofing business, and Bondex International, Inc. (“Bondex”), which had an asbestos-containing joint compound as one of its products.
Bondex was a major participant in the building materials industry. Bondex made joint compound, putties, finishes, cements, paints, patching compounds, and other products. These products were used in residential, commercial, and industrial sites.
Initially Bondex targeted its products as do-it-yourself items for home use. However, Bondex products were also used at commercial sites. Bondex workers were at risk of asbestos exposure during the manufacture of Bondex products. Other workers at risk of exposure to Bondex products include construction workers, drywall tapers, demolition workers, masons, roofers, handymen, factory workers and general laborers.
On May 31, 2010, Bondex and its holding company, Specialty Products Holding Corp., filed for bankruptcy as a result of thousands of asbestos lawsuits. In 2016, The Bondex Asbestos Personal Injury Trust was established as a result of the company filing for bankruptcy to ensure asbestos victims and their families would be compensated. We are one of the few law firms operating in the area of mesothelioma litigation that has our own staff that handles Bankruptcy claims and Workers’ Compensation benefits on behalf of our mesothelioma clients. It is our goal to obtain for you the maximum available economic recovery, and sometimes this is done through a combination of recovery from a lawsuit and other administrative benefits.
The attorneys at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC have gathered a vast amount of information about the type and variety of asbestos-containing products manufactured by Bondex Corporation. Our firm. If you or a loved one were exposed to an asbestos product at Bondex Corporation or as a result of using Bondex products, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, we urge you to contact us regarding your legal rights.
We hope that you will never be diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, or suffer a catastrophic injury, but if you are, contact us at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford so we can begin the fight.
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