Lodi Mesothelioma Lawyers
Lodi 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.
LODI, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
Lodi is in California’s Central Valley, in San Joaquin County. It is agriculturally based and known for the Flame Tokay grapes brought to the Valley in 1857. Lodi is 16.4 miles from Stockton, 35.7 miles from Sacramento and 84.6 miles from San Francisco. Lodi was incorporated as a city over 116 years ago on December 6, 1906. The 2022, United States Census Data estimates Lodi’s population as 67,258.
The Haggin’s Native American Gallery reports that when the Spanish missionaries entered California in 1769, they found an estimated Native American population of more than 300,000, with 100 indigenous tribes speaking 125 languages or dialects. The North Valley Yokuts and South Plains Miwok tribes both lived in San Joaquin County.
The Miwok’s diet were acorns, nuts, mushrooms, roots and berries. Archeologists have found several native villages, including a village on the Mokelumne River. Like most native tribes the Miwok were decimated by the Spanish Mission system, forced labor, disease, conflict and alcohol. The survivors were forced from their land onto reservations or rancherias. Today, there is a Miwok Tribal Council located in Stockton, CA.
Lodi California sits along the Mokelumne River in the San Joaquin Valley. The area was settled in 1869, when the Central Pacific Railroad established a depot in the center of town. A settlement was drawn, settlers purchased plots and the town was originally named Mokelumne City. Given the confusion with the community of Mokelumne Hill and Mokelumne Station, the town citizens requested a name change. On March 21, 1874, the California State Assembly (Bill 639) officially changed Mokelumne town’s name to Lodi.
Like nearby Stockton, Lodi had a deep water port and shipped goods and passengers from and to San Francisco year round. In the early years, Lodi’s economy was based on lumber, agriculture, cattle and dairy ranches. In 1880, San Joaquin County produced 3.4 million bushels of wheat, with most of it grown in Lodi. In 1876, the Lodi Flouring Mill could produce 200 barrels of Flour a day. In the 1880s, Lodi was known as the Watermelon Capitol of the World. In 1886, Lodi produced 3,000 rail cars of watermelon—without any irrigation. In the 1890s, Lodi shifted to grapes. In 1899 Lodi claimed 2,346,061 grapevines. Lodi had vintage Tokay vineyards and with the help of U.C. Davis Lodi is now known for the development of the seedless Flame Tokay grape.
In 1991, Lodi had the forethought to establish the Lodi Winegrape Commission that focused on education, research and marketing of their winegrapes. In 1992, Lodi Vintners developed a grape Integrated Pest Management Program which became known as the Lodi Rules. The Lodi Rules are a set of over 150 farming standard practices which help farmers manage their vineyards sustainably. They are divided into six categories: ecosystem management, water management, soil management, pest management, business management, and human resources. In 2014, the Lodi Rules Sustainability Program was given the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award.
PREVALENCE OF LODI MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood work throughout California and will come to your home in Lodi 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 Lodi mesothelioma lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the city or in the surrounding area. Lodi 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
- General Mills and General Mills Cannery- Lodi
- Guntert & Zimmerman
- Heinz Cannery
- Hickinbothan Bros., Ltd.
- Holly Sugar Corp.- Manteca-Tracy
- J-M A/C Pipe Corporation
- J-M Manufacturing Company
- Johns-Manville Corporation
- Kaiser Gypsum
- Kyle & Co., Inc.
- Libby-Owens-Ford
- Louisiana Pacific/Fibreboard
- Manteca Canning Co.- Manteca
- Moore Equipment
- Occidental Chemical Co.-Lathrop
- Pacific Paper
- Pollock Stockton Shipyard
- Port of Stockton
- Residential construction
- Richmond Chase Co.
- School construction
- Spreckles Sugar Co.- Manteca
- Stephens Bros. Boat Works
- Stokley-Van Camp-Lodi
- Tillie Lewis Foods, Inc
- Water pipe installations
Lodi 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 Lodi 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 Lodi 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 Lodi and inadvertently brought the asbestos dust home on their work clothes.
Asbestos exposed workers in Lodi 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 LODI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Lodi 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 Lodi.
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 Lodi, in San Joaquin County, and throughout California.
For nearly five decades, the Lodi 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 Lodi.
CONTACT THE LODI MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Lodi 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 Lodi. 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.