LMT · News · 20260914N
Litigation and Legal Risk
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP · 2026-09-14 · Importance 25 · Surprise 42 · In source text
Lockheed Martin is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit in the U.S. Virgin Islands concerning Ludrick Donovan, who died in 2024 after allegedly developing lung disease. The complaint alleges that Donovan was exposed to toxic dust, asbestos, and chemicals while working at the St. Croix alumina refinery from 1977 to 1984. It also alleges inadequate safety measures, understaffing, and insufficient industrial-hygiene expertise, including failures by former parent Martin Marietta Corporation to apply its safety policies.
Key facts
- Lockheed Martin is being sued over the 2024 death of Ludrick Donovan, a former worker at the St. Croix alumina refinery. source
- The lawsuit claims inadequate safety measures, understaffing, and a lack of industrial hygiene expertise at the refinery, which was allegedly exacerbated by the parent company, Martin Marietta Corporation, failing to implement its own robust safety policies. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| liability | negative | contingent | — | Lockheed Martin is being sued over the 2024 death of Ludrick Donovan, a former worker at the St. Croix alumina refinery. |