Rowland Heights Mesothelioma Lawyers
Rowland Heights 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.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
Rowland Heights, is located in Southern California, in Los Angeles County. Rowland Heights is in the San Gabriel Valley. According to the 2020, U.S. Census Bureau, Rowland Hieghts’ population is 48,231. Rowland Heights is 23 miles from Los Angeles, 34 miles from Long Beach, and 20 miles from Santa Ana, California. Rowland Heights is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County and is a Census Designated Place (CDP). Rowland Heights is 13.082 total square miles and is the largest CDP in Los Angeles County by area. It also lies on the Orange County, California border.
The Indigenous residents of the area were the Chumash, Tataviam and Tongva People. The Indigenous People inhabited approximately a 4000 mile territory in the Greater Los Angeles area. In 1771, The Spanish priests founded the San Gabriel Arcangel Mission in the Los Angeles area. The priests referred to the Native Americans in the area as the Gabrielino (or Gabrieleno) Indians, due to their proximity to the San Gabriel Arcangel Mission. The local Tongva have also been referred to as the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe.
Today, the local Native Americans prefer to be called by their original Tongva name rather than the objectionable Gabrielino name given to them by the Spaniards. Under Spain’s rule in the early 1800s, Rancho La Puente was an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel.
Rowland Heights sits on part of the old Rancho La Puente. On March 9 1842, the Mexican Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado awarded an 18,000-acre land grant to John Rowland which was named Rancho La Puente. On July 22, 1845, the Mexican Governor Pio Pico granted co-ownership of Rancho La Puente to Rowland’s business partner William Workman and increased the acreage to about 49,000-acres.
In 1868, Roland and Workman apportioned Rancho La Puente between them. Rowland took the northern and eastern sections of Rancho La Puente. Rancho La Puente was eventually sold to different parties but the Rowland Heights area is named after John Rowland. The John A. Rowland house, is the oldest brick house in Southern California and is preserved in the City of Industry.
In the late 1840s, Rowland Heights’ population grew with the California Gold Rush and flourished again when the railroad came into the area in the 1870s. In the mid-1800s, Rowland Heights was a successful agricultural area and known for ranching and farming. In the 1900s, Rowland Heights’s economy was primarily agricultural and prospered with an abundance of citrus, walnut and avocado crops.
Rowland Heights’ population boomed after World War II. There was an influx of numerous workers that came to the Los Angeles area to support the war effort. In the 1950s, the Rowland and Walnut Water District was formed and ultimately successfully brought water from the Colorado River to the Rowland Heights’ area. In 1964, with the construction of California State Route 60, Rowland Heights built residential housing and developed commercial industry which attracted more people to the area.
In the 1970s, Asian immigrants flocked to the area. Rowland Heights is one of the San Gabriel Valley’s many communities that encompass a plurality of Chinese-American residents. Many Rowland Heights residents are from Taiwan, China and South Korea. In the 1980s, Rowland Heights was nicknamed “Little Taipei” due to the large influx of Chinese from Taiwan. However, Latinos have also maintained an enduring presence in the Rowland Heights area.
Today, Rowland Heights is a suburban community and part of the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. It has a robust, impressive and diverse population. Rowland Heights residents include, 60.5% Asian, 30.0% Latino, and 12.6% white. The Puente Hills Preserve is nearby which provides access to many parks and trails.
PREVALENCE OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood work throughout California and will come to your home in Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights mesothelioma lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the city or in the surrounding area. Rowland Heights mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many nearby worksites around the city, including:
- Aerospace
- Auto Body Shops
- Auto. Repair Facilities-Countywide
- Chemical Plants- Countywide
- Commercial Construction-Countywide
- Food Processing Plants-Countywide
- Los Angeles International Airport-Countywide
- Los Angeles Power & Water- Countywide
- Manufacturing Plants-Countywide
- Oil Refineries- Countywide
- Residential Construction-Countywide
- Santa Fe Railway-Countywide
- School Construction-Countywide
- Shipyards-Countywide
- Southern California Edison-Countywide-Electric Companies
- Water /Power Plants- Countywide
Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights and inadvertently brought the asbestos dust home on their work clothes.
Asbestos exposed workers in Rowland Heights 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 California Healthcare (UCLA)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Clinic
- Adventist Health
EXPERIENCE OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights.
Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights, in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
For nearly five decades, the Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights.
CONTACT THE ROWLAND HEIGHTS MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights. 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.