Newark Mesothelioma Lawyers
Newark mesothelioma lawyers represent individuals and their families who live in Newark and 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.
NEWARK CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
Newark is located in Alameda County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. The United States 2023 Census Data estimates Newark’s population at 46,929 residents. Newark is 4 miles from Fremont, 24 miles from Oakland, 26 miles from the city of Alameda, 36 miles from San Francisco and 52 miles from Vallejo, CA.
Long before the Spanish arrived in California, thousands of Ohlone People inhabited the Northern California area, including in Alameda County. The Ohlone is a collective of around 50 tribes with related languages. The Ohlone indigenous people were called Costanoan by the Spanish colonizers, a term which is now considered offensive by many indigenous people.
Many Ohlone people were eventually baptized by the Franciscans at several Northern California Missions, including Mission San Jose. Mission San Jose was built in 1772, in what is now known as Fremont, CA. In the early years the area around Mission San Jose, which was 4 miles from the present day Newark, supported a variety of crops, including wheat, grapes, olives and figs. It was also essential ranching land that sustained, cattle, horses and sheep.
In 1872, J. Ross Browne purchased 20,000 acres in the Newark area to develop a townsite. Mr. Browne ultimately sold the property to J. Barr Robertson, a Scotsman, who named the area, Newark after Newark Castle in Port Glasgow, Scotland.
The Southern Pacific Coast Railroad Company was incorporated in 1876, to purchase the unfinished Santa Clara Valley Company railroad at Dumbarton Point. Dumbarton Point was used as a transfer point for agricultural products from the Santa Clara Valley for transport to San Francisco. The railroad company built a rail station, roundhouse and railway shops in Newark. The completion of the Southern Pacific Coast Railroad in Newark triggered the development of hotels, stores, manufacturing and other business enterprises in Newark. Salt production has been ongoing in Newark since the early 1850s.
In the late 1800s to mid-1900s, Newark was an individual town next to seven other smaller towns that were known as the Washington Township. In 1878, the Pacific Land Investment Company bought the land belonging to the Washington Township and subdivided the land to form the town of Newark.
In the 1950s, Newark objected to being part of a group of six towns, including Newark, Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles and Warm Springs consolidation to form the city of Fremont. The Newark residents decided to govern themselves and voted to incorporate their town as a city on September 22, 1955. In the mid-20th Century, Newark’s economy was based on manufacturing, with many well known corporations like Wedgewood Stoves, National Steel Corporation and Peterbilt Trucks manufacturing in the city. Newark is near Silicon Valley and enjoyed the growth of high-tech, bio-tech and health science companies in their city. Today, Newark, Fremont and Union City are known as the Tri-City Area in Alameda, County.
PREVALENCE OF NEWARK MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood have nearly five decades of experience working with mesothelioma lawsuits in Newark and throughout California. Our mesothelioma lawyers can come to your home 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 it is often necessary to take a detailed work history to determine exposure.
Mesothelioma lawsuits in Newark involve exposure to asbestos that occurred locally. Newark and Alameda County are home to many facilities and construction projects that have used considerable amounts of asbestos products and asbestos-containing equipment.
Newark mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many specific worksites around Newark and Alameda County including:
- AEC-Lawrence Livermore Lab, Livermore – Laboratories
- Aladdin Heating Corp., San Leandro
- American Cryogenics, Union City-Laboratories
- Amship Corporation, Alameda-Shipyard
- Associated Aerospace Activities, San Leandro
- BART Stations, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, Dublin/Pleasanton – Construction Site
- Borden Chemical Co., Fremont-Chemical Plant
- California Zonolite, Newark – Manufacturing
- Caterpillar Plant, San Leandro-Automotive Plant
- Commercial Construction Jobsites, Alameda County – Construction Sites
- Consolidated Freightways, San Leandro-Transportation
- East Bay Municipal Utility District (Water District) – Utility Services
- General Foods, San Leandro-Food Processing Plant
- General Motors, Fremont-Automotive Plant
- Holly Sugar Corporation, Newark-Food Processing Plant
- James River Corp., San Leandro-Plant
- Jones and Hamilton Chemical, Newark-Chemical Plant
- Kaiser Aerospace, San Leandro
- Kellogg, San Leandro-Food Processing Plant
- Leslie Salt Co., Newark-Food Processing Plant
- Maxwell House, San Leandro-Food Processing Plant
- Morton Salt Co., Newark-Food Processing Plant
- Naval Shipyards-Countywide
- Nestle Beverage Co., San Leandro-Food Processing Plant
- Orangeburg Mfg. Co., Newark-Manufacturing Plant
- Pacific States Steel, Fremont-Foundry
- Safeway, San Leandro-Retailer
- Sierra Chemical, Newark-Chemical Plant
- U.S. Army Camp Parks, Dublin – Construction Site
- U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co., Union City-Manufacturing Plant
Newark and Alameda County mesothelioma cases can involve industrial 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
- Miners
- Engineers
- 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 Newark mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites in the Newark area and across California, including:
- aerospace
- airports
- automobile plants
- chemical plants
- construction sites
- electric companies
- factories
- food-processing plants
- foundries
- garages
- hospitals
- grocery retailers
- laboratories
- lumber yards
- manufacturing plants
- military facilities
- mines
- Navy ships
- oil refineries
- power plants
- shipyards
The Newark 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 take-home asbestos at their worksites in Newark or Alameda County and brought the asbestos home on their work clothes.
Asbestos exposed workers in Newark mesothelioma lawsuits have received care and treatment at hospitals and medical centers throughout Newark and in nearby communities. Treatment centers in Alameda County include:
- Kaiser Permanente – Alameda, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City
- John Muir Health – Pleasanton
- Epic Care – Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, San Leandro
- University of California Health Care – U.C.S.F. – Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Pleasanton
- Veterans Affairs – Livermore, Oakland, Fremont
- Stanford Health Care –Alameda, Emeryville, Castro Valley, Hayward, Pleasanton, Oakland
- Sutter Health – Berkeley, Oakland, Castro Valley, San Leandro, Fremont, Dublin, Oakland, Emeryville, Alameda, Albany
EXPERIENCE OF NEWARK MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The offices of the mesothelioma law firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood are located in the Jack London Square area of Oakland, California. The Kazan, McCain, Satterley & Greenwood mesothelioma lawyers are able to file and prosecute cases in Newark, in Alameda County and throughout California.
Newark mesothelioma lawsuits are considered complex civil litigation and are handled in the civil court system. Mesothelioma lawsuits are designated complex litigation and are handled in the Alameda county’s dedicated Asbestos Department, in the main Oakland courthouse. Plaintiffs in Newark mesothelioma lawsuits are often entitled to preference on the court’s trial calendars, allowing their cases to proceed quickly to trial and resolution.
Over the last five decades, the Newark mesothelioma Law Firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood have recovered over $4 billion dollars in verdicts and settlements in mesothelioma cases arising throughout California, in Alameda County, and in Newark.
CONTACT THE NEWARK MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or someone in your family has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Newark 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 Newark. 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.