Lancaster and Palmdale Mesothelioma Lawyers
Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawyers represent individuals and their families who were diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma resulting from their exposure to asbestos, talc or talcum powder. We offer hope to families whose lives have been tragically and irreversibly affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases.
LANCASTER AND PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
Lancaster and Palmdale are high desert communities located in California’s Antelope Valley at the edge of the Mojave desert. The cities are located in northern Los Angeles County. Most recent census data shows 363,494 people living in the Palmdale Lancaster metropolitan area. Edwards Air Force Base, the site of many space shuttle landings, is northeast of the twin cities. The 1,700 acre California Poppy Reserve is devoted to protecting native wildflowers is also in the Antelope Valley.
Antelope Valley was originally home to the Indigenous Paiute Indians and was part of a trade route that linked the native tribes of Arizona and New Mexico to the California tribes.
“Palmenthal”, the first European settlement within the limits of Palmdale, was established as a village on April 20, 1886. It was abandoned after years of drought, and relocated closer to the established train and stagecoach lines. It was renamed Palmdale. Lancaster was an unincorporated community until 1977, when it was incorporated as a city.
The twin cities of Palmdale and Lancaster were originally ranch lands. The completion of the California Aqueduct system in 1913, brought water from the Owens River in the eastern Sierra Valley into Los Angeles County. The aqueduct transformed the land into an agricultural area, that produced apples, pears and alfalfa.
The construction of Muroc Air Force Base at Rogers Dry Lake transformed the Lancaster and Palmdale area, and the aircraft and electronic industries became a major driver of the local economy. Many of the United States’ notable aeronautical achievements have taken place in the Antelope Valley. In October 1947, Chuck Yeager flew a X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake and became the first person to “break” the sound barrier. In 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base. Edwards also hosted landings of the Space Shuttle.
The post war era saw unprecedented population growth. Lancaster grew from 3,600 to almost 30,000.
In 1990 Lancaster’s Aerospace Walk of Honor was established to honor the test pilots of Edwards Air Force Base who have made significant contributions to the industry.
PREVALENCE OF LANCASTER AND PALMDALE MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood work throughout California and will come to your home in Lancaster and Palmdale to discuss your work history, and to guide you through the mesothelioma lawsuit process. Exposure to asbestos, talc or talcum powder may have taken place many years in the past, and generally, it is necessary to take a detailed work history to determine exposure
Many Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the city or in the surrounding area. Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many nearby worksites around the city, including:
- Agricultural operations – Agricultural
- Auto Body Shops – Automotive Repair
- Automotive, Trucking and Farm Equipment Repair Operations – Automotive Repair
- Commercial Construction – Construction Site
- Residential Construction – Construction Site
- School Construction – Construction Site
- Water Pipe Installations – Construction Site
Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma cases may involve industrial, residential and construction exposure to asbestos by many different kinds of workers, in a variety of industrial jobs, trades, and occupations, including:
- Automotive
- Boilermakers
- Carpenters
- Construction Workers
- Custodians
- Drillers
- Drywallers
- Electricians
- Flooring Installers
- Foundry Workers
- Glaziers
- Home Repair
- HVAC Repair
- Insulators
- Iron Workers
- Laborers
- Lathers
- Machine Operators
- Machinists
- Marine Engineers
- Miners
- Molders
- Painters
- Paintmakers
- Pipe Installation
- Pipefitters
- Plasterers
- Plumbers
- Public Works projects
- Repairman
- Riggers
- Roofers
- Seaman
- Sheetmetal Workers
- Steamfitters
- Superintendents/Foremen
- Tiremen
- Vehicle Repair
- Welders
The Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites across California, including:
- aerospace
- airports
- automobile plants
- chemical plants
- construction sites
- electric companies
- factories
- food-processing plants
- foundries
- garages
- grocery retailers
- hospitals
- laboratories
- lumber yards
- manufacturing plants
- military facilities
- mines
- Navy ships
- oil refineries
- power plants
- shipyards
The Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have also brought successful “take home” mesothelioma lawsuits on behalf of spouses and family members of workers who were exposed to asbestos at their worksites in Lancaster or Palmdale and inadvertently brought the asbestos dust home on their work clothes.
Asbestos exposed workers in Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawsuits have received treatment at hospitals and medical centers within Los Angeles County, and throughout Southern California. These Los Angeles County mesothelioma treatment facilities include:
- Kaiser Permanente (numerous locations)
- University of CA Healthcare (UCLA)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Clinic
- Adventist Health
EXPERIENCE OF LANCASTER AND PALMDALE MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawyers of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought hundreds of successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of workers injured throughout California, including Los Angeles County and in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale.
Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawsuits are handled in the Los Angeles County civil court system. Los Angeles County mesothelioma lawsuits are designated complex litigation and are handled in the court’s dedicated Asbestos Department, in the Central Civil West courthouse in Los Angeles. Plaintiffs in Los Angeles County mesothelioma lawsuits are often entitled to preference on the court’s trial calendars, allowing their cases to proceed quickly to trial and resolution.
The offices of the mesothelioma law firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood are located in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland, California. The Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood mesothelioma lawyers are able to file mesothelioma lawsuits in Palmdale, Lancaster, in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
For nearly five decades, the Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma law firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have recovered over $4 billion dollars in jury verdicts and settlements in mesothelioma cases arising throughout California, including in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale.
CONTACT THE LANCASTER AND PALMDALE MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Lancaster and Palmdale mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood will bring their decades of expertise and success to your claim for mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure in Lancaster or Palmdale. To get a free consultation with one of our mesothelioma attorneys, please call 1-888-887-1238, fill out the form on this page or use our live chat widget. We can be reached around the clock.