Stockton Mesothelioma Lawyers
Stockton 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.
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
Stockton is in California’s Central Valley, in San Joaquin county. The Yatchicumne, a group of Northern Valley Yokuts people, were the initial inhabitants of the Stockton area, building their villages on low mounds as protection against seasonal flooding.
Stockton was founded by a German immigrant Charles Weber in 1849 after he and his business partner William Gulnac acquired Rancho Campo de los Franceses, 48,000 acres of land near the San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers. Weber later adopted the Spanish name Carlos Maria Weber.
Stockton, with its large inland seaport grew into a thriving commercial center after the discovery of gold in the American River. Stockton’s location at the junction of 2 rivers , 90 miles inland from the San Francisco Bay enabled the city to service both agricultural and manufactured products in Northern California. Agricultural has always been important to the local economy- today grapes, asparagus, cherries, tomatoes, walnuts, and almonds are grown in the area.
Stockton was officially incorporated on July 23, 1850. Stockton’s University of the Pacific (UOP) was chartered in 1851 and is the oldest university in California.
Stockton was also home to Johns-Manville Corporation that manufactured asbestos-containing products from the 1950’s to 1981. In approximately 1982, Johns-Manville sold its pipe operation to J-M Manufacturing Company and J-M A/C Pipe Corporation.
In 2012, facing over $2 billion in long-term debt the City of Stockton filed for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy, the largest American City in history to take this action
PREVALENCE OF STOCKTON MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood work throughout California and will come to your home in Stockton to discuss your work history, and to guide you through the mesothelioma lawsuit process. Exposure to asbestos, talcum powder or talc may have taken place many years in the past, and generally, it is necessary to take a detailed work history to determine exposure.
Many Stockton mesothelioma lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the city or in the surrounding area. Stockton mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many nearby worksites around the city, including:
- American Can Company
- Auto Body Shops
- Automotive, trucking and farm equipment repair operations
- Commercial construction
- California Zonolite,
- Clyde W. Wood
- Colberg Boat Works
- Guntert & Zimmerman
- Heinz Cannery
- Hickinbothan Bros., Ltd.
- J-M A/C Pipe Corporation
- J-M Manufacturing Company
- Johns-Manville Corporation
- Kaiser Gypsum
- Kyle & Co., Inc.
- Libby-Owens-Ford
- Louisiana Pacific/Fibreboard
- Moore Equipment
- Pacific Paper
- Pollock Stockton Shipyard
- Port of Stockton
- Residential construction
- Richmond Chase Co.
- School construction
- Stephens Bros. Boat Works
- Tillie Lewis Foods, Inc
- Water pipe installations
Stockton mesothelioma cases may involve industrial, residential and construction exposure to asbestos by many 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 Stockton 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 Stockton 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 Stockton and inadvertently brought the asbestos dust home on their work clothes.
Asbestos exposed workers in Stockton mesothelioma lawsuits have received treatment at hospitals and medical centers within San Joaquin County, and throughout California. These mesothelioma treatment facilities include:
- Adventist Health – Lodi
- Kaiser Permanente-Manteca, Stockton, Tracy
- University of California Health Care/UCSF – Tracy
- Sutter Health: Sutter Gould Medical Foundation – Lodi, Manteca, Stockton, Tracy
- Sutter Tracy Community Hospital – Tracy
- Veterans Affairs Clinic – French Camp
EXPERIENCE OF STOCKTON MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Stockton mesothelioma lawyers of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought hundreds of successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of workers injured throughout California, including San Joaquin County and in the city of Stockton.
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 can file mesothelioma lawsuits in Stockton, in San Joaquin County, and throughout California.
For nearly five decades, the Stockton 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 city of Stockton.
CONTACT THE STOCKTON MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Stockton 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 Stockton. We can be reached around the clock. 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.