Hollingsworth & Vose Company

Hollingsworth & Vose Company has been a specialty paper and filter manufacturer in Central Massachusetts since 1843.  In the early and mid 1950s Hollingsworth & Vose, through its subsidiary H&V Specialties, developed and manufactured cigarette filter material for Lorillard Tobacco Company.  These “micronite” filters contained asbestos and were used in Kent cigarettes.  Hollingsworth & Vose manufactured this “micronite” material using African blue asbestos at it West Groton, Massachusetts and Rochdale, Massachusetts plants.  Hollingsworth & Vose also used asbestos in filters it manufactured for gas masks to be used by the U.S. military.  Many workers who worked on or near the “micronite” or gas mask projects were exposed to large amounts of asbestos.

Having represented workers from the Hollingsworth & Vose plants for many years, attorneys at Thornton & Naumes, LLP have gathered a vast amount of information concerning the use of asbestos there.   Our clients understand the importance of securing legal representation as soon as possible after a diagnosis of mesothelioma or lung cancer.   If you or a loved one were once employed at Hollingsworth & Vose and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, we urge you to contact us regarding your legal rights.