Sonoma County Mesothelioma Lawyers
There are many mesothelioma lawsuits that arise from working with and around asbestos at worksites throughout Sonoma County.
SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
The Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers represent people who live in and/or who have been exposed to asbestos in Sonoma County, California. Sonoma County lies along the Pacific Ocean on its Western side and borders Mendocino, Lake, Napa, and Marin counties. Part of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma County is most commonly known and loved for its wine country. Its land and climate allow for growing and cultivating different varieties of grapes, making it the largest producer of wine in area. Sonoma County is home to 13 approved American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), appellations for American wines. These AVAs are composed of almost 60,000 acres of vineyards, which produce a variety of white and red wines that are showcased and sold at Sonoma County’s 425 different wineries. Local and worldwide popularity of wine has helped to turn Sonoma County into a popular tourist destination, with more than 8.4 million tourists visiting each year. In addition, Sonoma County is home to the Sonoma Raceway which hosts the NASCAR Cup Series at Sears Point. One of its larger cities, Petaluma, has been known as the “Egg Basket of the World”, for is huge egg industry. Although Sonoma County is widely known around the state and the world for its wine and NASCAR, it also is also home to beautiful landscape including 76 miles of beautiful Pacific Ocean coastline, the Russian River recreation area, beaches, mountains, marine protected areas, and wildlife habitats.
The county population is roughly half a million people. The earliest known settlers were the Pomo, Coast Miwok and Wappo peoples. Today, Sonoma County is rich with cultural diversity.
Sonoma County is home to cities and unincorporated areas including:
- Annapolis
- Bloomfield
- Bodega
- Bodega Bay
- Boyes Hot Springs
- Camp Meeker
- Carmet
- Cazadero
- Cloverdale
- Cotati
- Duncans Mills
- El Verano
- Eldridge
- Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente
- Forestville
- Fulton
- Geyserville
- Glen Ellen
- Graton
- Guerneville
- Healdsburg
- Jenner
- Kenwood
- Larkfield-Wikiup
- Monte Rio
- Occidental
- Penngrove
- Petaluma
- Rio Nido
- Rohnert Park
- Roseland
- Salmon Creek
- Santa Rosa
- Sebastopol
- Sereno del Mar
- Sonoma
- Stewarts Point
- Temelec
- The Sea Ranch
- Timber Cove
- Valley Ford
- Villa Grande
- Vineburg
- Windsor
Mesothelioma lawsuits that are filed in the county are handled at the Sonoma County civil court division. The civil court is located in Santa Rosa, California. There are several factors which determine where your lawsuit may be filed. Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers represent people who have been exposed in and around Sonoma County, as well as its residents who have been exposed in other counties. The Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at the Kazan firm have expertise in asbestos exposure in California and can help with your case.
PREVALENCE OF SONOMA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood represent people from the county as well as all over California who have been exposed to asbestos and are now suffering from an asbestos related injury.
According to the California Cancer Registry, there were 31 cases of mesothelioma in Sonoma between 2013-2107. According to the Environmental Working group, there were 588 asbestos-related deaths in Sonoma County between 1999-2017.
Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers have brought lawsuits based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many specific worksites around Sonoma County, including:
- Kmart Auto Center, Santa Rosa – Automotive Repair
- Pacific Gas & Electric Power Plant, Geyers – Power Plant
- Sears Auto Center, Santa Rosa – Automotive Repair
- Slakey Brothers, Santa Rosa – Asbestos products wholesaler
- Sonoma County Water District, various cities – Construction sites
- Sonoma State Hospital, Glen Ellen – Construction Sites
- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park – Construction Sites
Lots of workers with many different industrial jobs, trades, and occupations may have worked directly with or come in contact with asbestos in Sonoma County. Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers have handled cases that arise from work in these areas, including the following:
- 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 Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites. Many of these sites include the following areas:
- 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
You may have worked at one or more of these job areas. The Sonoma 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 Sonoma County and brought the asbestos home on their work clothes.
Many workers and people who are sick and have Sonoma County mesothelioma lawsuits have received first rate medical care at local facilities, by experts in treating mesothelioma. These Sonoma County mesothelioma treatment facilities include:
- Kaiser Permanente in Petaluma, Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa
- University of California Health Care, UCSF in Sonoma, Petaluma and Santa Rosa
- Veterans Affairs Community Clinic in Santa Rosa
- Sutter Health in Santa Rosa
- Sutter/Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Santa Rosa
- Sutter -Surgery Division in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Rohnert Park and Sebastapol
- Sutter Care at Home in Healdsburg
- Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation in Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sebastabol and Healdsburg and Petaluma
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital in Santa Rosa
EXPERIENCE OF SONOMA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought hundreds of successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of residents and workers injured in and around Sonoma County.
The offices of the Sonoma County mesothelioma Law Firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood are located in the city of Oakland. Just a short drive from Sonoma County, the mesothelioma lawyers can help with your case.
Since the offices began in the 1970’s, the Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at the Kazan firm have recovered over $4 billion dollars from jury verdicts and settlements in mesothelioma cases caused by exposure to asbestos which occurred in different areas of California, including Sonoma County.
CONTACT THE SONOMA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please contact us now to speak to one of our partners. The Sonoma County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood will bring their decades of expertise and success to your claim of mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos in Sonoma County. We can be reached 24 hours a day via live chat, telephone or by filling out the form on this page.