Mendocino County Mesothelioma

Mendocino County Mesothelioma Attorneys

Many lawsuits arise involving people who live in Mendocino County and/or were exposed to asbestos there, at any number of industrial and manufacturing facilities around the county.

MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW

The Mendocino County mesothelioma attorneys at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood bring cases arising in Mendocino County. The county is located on the North Coast of the state of California. Its northern border reaches Humboldt and Trinity counties. To the east are borders with Tehama, Glenn, and Lake counties. And to the south is Sonoma County. The Pacific Ocean runs along Mendocino County’s entire western border.

The Mendocino County population is over 85,000 people. Mendocino County is home to many cities and towns. The largest city is Ukiah and, the county seat is Mendocino. Mendocino is home to only 894 people, approximately. Other cities in Mendocino county include: Anchor Bay, Fort Bragg, Inglenook, Leggett, Mendocino, Navarro, Point Arena, Redwood Valley, Ukiah and Yorkville.

Albion
Anchor Bay
Boonville
Branscomb
Brooktrail
Calpella
Caspar
Cleone
Comptche
Covelo
Cummings
Dos Rios
Elk
Fort Bragg
Gualala
Hopland
Inglenook
Laytonville
Leggett
Little River
Longvale
Manchester
Mendocino
Navarro
Noyo
Philo
Piercy
Point Area
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
Talmage
Ukiah
Wesport
Willits
Yorkville

Mendocino County was founded in 1850, at the time that California achieved statehood. Mendocino was one of the original counties of California. Mendocino was named by some early Spanish navigators, to honor Mister Antonio de Mendoza, who was the Viceroy of New Spain.

The Mendocino County area was originally populated by the Yuki, Mattole, Round Valley, Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo, Guidiville Rancheria of California and Eel River Athapaskan people. An important and relevant fact to mention about Mendocino County is that the Mendocino Indian Reservation was one of the first Indian reservations to be established in the state of California.

Mendocino County’s primary industry is tourism, generating income for the county since it is located along California’s northern coast, specifically on the Pacific Ocean. Mendocino County’s richness also extends to a good number of rivers, beaches, national and state protected parks, mountains, lakes, bays and lagoons. It also possesses good quality, public transportation (including six airports), and an impressive nine Indian reservations.

Mendocino County mesothelioma lawsuits can be handled in the Mendocino County Civil Court system, or often at other county courts throughout California. Mesothelioma lawsuits are designated complex litigation and are handled in the court’s dedicated Asbestos Department, in the main Mendocino courthouse, located at: Corner of State & Perkins Streets, 100 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. Plaintiffs in mesothelioma lawsuits are often entitled to preference on the court’s trial calendars, allowing their cases to proceed quickly to trial and resolution.

PREVALENCE OF MENDOCINO COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS

The Mendocino County attorneys at Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood bring the most favorable resolutions for our clients around California, including in Mendocino County.

According to the California Cancer Registry info, there were 2,525 Mendocino County mesothelioma cases between 2012 and 2017.

Many Mendocino County lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the county. The county includes ports and harbors along the ocean, as well as railroads and shipping facilities. These sites all historically used a lot of asbestos products and equipment. The county is also home to many industrial and manufacturing businesses that also used a lot of asbestos products.

Over the years, several worksites in Mendocino County have given rise to mesothelioma lawsuits, including:

Agricultural operations – Agricultural
Auto Body Shops – Automotive Repair
Automotive, trucking and farm equipment repair oper. – Automotive Repair
Commercial construction – Construction Site
Georgia Pacific Board and Paper – Manufacturing Plant
Louisiana Pacific/Fibreboard, Ukiah – Manufacturing Plant
Masonite Plant, Ukiah – Manufacturing Plant
Redwood Valley County Water District, Mendocino County – Construction Site
Residential construction – Construction Site
School construction – Construction Site (School)
Water pipe installations – Construction Site

Mendocino County Cases involve industrial, food-processing, and construction exposure to asbestos by many different kinds of workers, in a variety of industrial jobs, trades, and occupations, including:

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
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 attorneys at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites, including facilities and workplaces located in Mendocino County, such as:

aerospace
airports
automobile plants
chemical plants
construction sites
electric companies
factories
food-processing plants
foundries
garages
grocery retailers
laboratories
lumber yards
manufacturing plants
military facilities
Navy ships
oil refineries
shipyards

The Mendocino County attorneys 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 Mendocino County and brought the asbestos home on their work clothes.

The exposed workers in the Mendocino County lawsuits have received quality treatment at hospitals and medical centers throughout the county, where many leading experts practice. These treatment facilities include:

Veterans Affairs Community Clinic – Ukiah
Adventist Health – Ukiah and Willits

EXPERIENCE OF MENDOCINO COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA ATTORNEYS

The Mendocino County attorneys at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought many successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of injured workers in many counties in California and will do the same and work as hard for injured workers in Mendocino County.

The Kazan Firm’s offices are located in the city of Oakland, California. The attorneys serve the entire state of California, including Mendocino County. They will travel to the county to meet and work with clients, gather evidence, and prosecute cases.

Over $4 billion injury verdicts and settlements for mesothelioma cases arising throughout California, Mendocino County and more, have been recovered by the Kazan Firm during more than four decades of work and experience. Injury Verdicts and Settlements Awards that have granted us the position of being one of the best Law Firms in the state of California.

CONTACT THE MENDOCINO COUNTY ATTORNEYS

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Mendocino County mesothelioma attorneys at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood will bring their decades of expertise and success to your claim for mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure in Mendocino County. We can be reached 24/7 via live chat, telephone or by filling out the form on this page. 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.