San Francisco County Mesothelioma Lawyers

Mesothelioma lawsuits arise from asbestos exposure at worksites and facilities all around the City and County of San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW

The San Francisco mesothelioma lawyers practice in San Francisco County, which is known to be the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.  The city of San Francisco and its surrounding areas are most commonly known as the San Francisco Bay Area. 

The county population is over 4.7 million people. 

San Francisco is the only consolidated city-county in California.  It is the smallest county in the state in geographical area, yet the city of San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the United States.

The settlement of “San Francisco” was founded in 1776.   It was established by the colonists from Spain at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asis.  One of the most significant events in the history of San Francisco was the California Gold Rush of 1849, which brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time.

San Francisco County mesothelioma lawsuits are handled in the San Francisco County civil court system.  The civil court is located at 400 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102.  There are several departments and divisions, but San Francisco County mesothelioma lawsuits are designated as complex litigation and are handled in the court’s dedicated Asbestos Department, in Department 613.  Plaintiffs in San Francisco County 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 SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS

The San Francisco mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood bring many mesothelioma lawsuits based on exposure to asbestos in the county, in the courts of both San Francisco and other California counties.

Over the years, many mesothelioma lawsuits have arisen from asbestos exposure occurring at worksites in San Francisco County.  According to the California Cancer Registry there were 32 cases of mesothelioma in San Francisco County between 2012-2017.  According to the Environmental Working group, there were a total of 27,080 asbestos-related deaths in California from 1999-2017, 620 deaths in San Francisco County.

San Francisco mesothelioma lawsuits typically involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the county.  The San Francisco Bay includes many ports and harbors, including Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.  These ports and shipping facilities historically used a lot of asbestos products and equipment.  The county is also home to many industrial, manufacturing businesses, and construction sites, including the well-known Transamerica Building and Bank of America Building at 555 California Street, that also used a lot of asbestos products.

San Francisco mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many specific worksites around the county:

• American Brass & Iron, South San Francisco
• American Smelting & Refinery Co., San Francisco
• Anderson & Cristophani, San Francisco
• Auto Body Shops
• Automotive, trucking and farm equipment repair operations
• Bank of America Building, San Francisco
• Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Stations
• Bay City Boiler & Engineering, South San Francisco
• Bechtel Building, San Francisco
• Bethlehem Shipyard, San Francisco
• Bruer-Siemer Co., San Francisco
• Burgermeister Brewing, San Francisco
• Coastal Marine Engineering Co., San Francisco
• Columbia Machine Works, San Francisco
• Crocker Galleria, San Francisco
• Crowley Maritime, San Francisco
• Dahl Beck Electric, San Francisco
• Dutch Boy Paint Factory
• Enterprise Division DeLaval Turbine, San Francisco
• Enterprise Engine & Foundry, San Francisco
• Fort Mason, San Francisco
• Franklin Machine Works, San Francisco
• General Electric Co., San Francisco
• General Engineering & Drydock Co, San Francisco
• H.D. Thomsen, San Francisco
• Hamms Brewery, San Francisco
• Hawley Forge, San Francisco
• Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco
• Koret of California
• Levi Strauss Building, Embarcadero, San Francisco
• Madden & Lewis Co., San Francisco
• Martinolich Shipyard (Repair Basin), San Francisco
• Matson Navigation Co. – Maintenance Division, San Francisco
• Maxwell House, San Francisco
• Merck & Co., South San Francisco
• Merck Chemical, South San Franciso
• MJB Co., San Franscisco
• Morrison & Bevilockway, San Francisco
• Moscone Center, San Francisco
• Nicolai Joffe, San Francisco
• Ocean Shore Iron Works, San Francisco
• Pacific Gas & Electric Power Plant, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco
• Pacific Gas & Electric Power Plant, Potrero Hill, San Francisco
• Pacific Ship Repair, San Francisco
• Presidio, San Francisco
• Residential construction
• Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co – San Francisco, CA
• Safeway Coffee Plant – San Francisco, CA
• San Francisco Chronicle
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
• San Francisco Welding aka Continental Marine, San Francisco
• School construction
• Service Engineering, San Francisco (Pier 38)
• Smith-Rice Co., San Francisco
• Soule Steel Co., San Francisco
• Southern Pacific Transportation Co. – San Francisco
• Spreckels Sugar Co. – San Francisco
• St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco

• Transamerica Building in San Francisco
• Triple A Shipyard, San Francisco
• Union Diesel Engine Co., San Francisco (Hunter’s Point)
• Union Machine Co., San Francisco
• United Airlines, SFO
• United Airlines, SFO
• United Engineering, San Francisco
• Water pipe installations
• West Winds, San Francisco                                       

San Francisco County mesothelioma cases involve industrial and shipyard exposure to asbestos by many different kinds of workers, in all 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 San Francisco County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites:

• 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 San Francisco County 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 San Francisco County and brought the asbestos home on their work clothes.

Workers and other who have been exposed to asbestos in San Francisco County can be treated at many different hospitals and medical centers that are leading experts in treating mesothelioma cases, including:

• UCSF Medical Center
• Kaiser Permanente
• Veterans Affairs Community Clinic
• Sutter Health : California Pacific Medical Center
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation
• Sutter Care at Home
• Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation

EXPERIENCE OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

The San Francisco County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought hundreds of successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of workers injured in San Francisco County. 

The offices of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood are located in the city of Oakland, just across the bay from San Francisco, and then have handled many San Francisco County mesothelioma cases. 

For over four decades, the Kazan firm has recovered over $4 billion dollars in verdicts and settlements in mesothelioma cases arising throughout California, including in San Francisco County.

CONTACT THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS

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