Yuba County Mesothelioma Lawyers
Lawsuits can arise from exposure to asbestos at any number of industrial and manufacturing sites around Yuba County, California.
YUBA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OVERVIEW
The Yuba County mesothelioma lawyers practice all throughout California including in Yuba County, which is home to the cities of Marysville, Wheatland and many other communities. Yuba County was in incorporated in February of 1850, being one of the original counties of the then new state of California.
The county was named after the Yuba River by pioneer and explorer John Sutter and the river was named after an exploring expedition in 1824. Yuba County has been home to over 100 mines which made the area an attractive destination during the Gold Rush of 1849. Nine miles upstream from Marysville, along the Yuba River are the Yuba Goldfields (also known as the Hammonton dredge field), which is the largest gold dredge field in California. For over six decades (1904-1968), the Goldfields were dredged and produced over five millions ounces of gold.
Yuba County is in the center of California, near the capital of Sacramento. It is one of the 19 counties that are part of the Central Valley of California. The County is home to two national protected areas, part of Tahoe National Forest and part of the Plumas National Forest. It is bordered by many other counties, including Sutter, Butte, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, and Placer.
Yuba County has a population of over 78,000 people.
Yuba County has a total of two cities and its county seat is Marysville. The County’s highest populated community is Linda, over 17,000 people. Yuba County’s county seat is Marysville. Marysville has a population of about 12,500. Marysville was incorporated in February of 1843. Yuba County’s only other city is Wheatland. Interestingly, nearby Yuba City is not in Yuba County but in Sutter County.
Yuba County also is home to nine Census-designated places, thirty four Unincorporated communities, and many Ghost Towns. Despite having a numerous amount of communities, Yuba County is the fifth smallest county in California in terms of total area. Yuba County’s border is about 30 minutes from the State Capitol in Sacramento.
Yuba County’s Census Designated Places are Beale Air Force Base, Camptonville, Challenge-Brownsville, Dobbins, Linda, Loma Rica, Olivehurst, Plumas Lake, Smartsville. The county has several towns that were formally unincorporated and are now considered Ghost Towns.
Yuba County is also home to Yuba County Airport, a general aviation airport and Brownsville Aero Pines Airport located in Brownsville.
Yuba Community College is the county’s lone higher education school. Four year universities such as the University of California, Davis, California State University at Chico, and Sacramento are all less than an hour drive from Yuba County.
Yuba County has a main courthouse, the Yuba County Courthouse, which is a part of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba. Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits can be filed at the Yuba County Courthouse, in Marysville. The courthouse is located at 215 5th St, Marysville, CA 95901. Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits are handled in the Civil Division at the courthouse.
Plaintiffs in Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits are often given preference on court calendars, allowing their cases to proceed quicker throughout the legal process, due to the potential severity of their respective conditions.
PREVALENCE OF YUBA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWSUITS
The Yuba County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood bring many mesothelioma lawsuits around the state, including in cases involving asbestos exposure in Yuba County.
According to the California Cancer Registry, there has been zero reported mesothelioma cases from 2007 to 2017. At the same time, according to the Environmental Working Group, there have been 48 Yuba County asbestos related deaths from 1999 to 2017 which has averaged out to about two asbestos related deaths in that time period.
Many Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits involve exposure to asbestos that occurred in the county. Asbestos, which can cause mesothelioma, can be found in soil and building materials in businesses and residential areas. It is presumed houses that were built after 1979 do not contain lead paint or asbestos.
Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits have been brought based on asbestos exposure that occurred at many specific worksites around the county, such as:
- Simpson Redwood Co (Dover Lumber Co), a lumber yard in Marysville.
- Yuba County Water District, construction sites throughout the county.
People that have worked in these environments were exposed to asbestos from take home exposure, asbestos cement pipe and other possible entities infected with this carcinogen.
Yuba County mesothelioma cases involve industrial and shipyard exposure to asbestos by several different kinds of workers, in all variety of industrial jobs, trades, and occupations, including, but not limited to:
- Construction Workers
- Pipe Installers
The Yuba County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful asbestos exposure lawsuits arising from asbestos exposure at many types of worksites:
- construction sites
- lumber yards
The Yuba 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 potentially exposed to take home asbestos at their and brought the asbestos home on their work clothes, possibly affecting those in close contact with them. This way of getting infected is often overlooked which makes “take home” asbestos more dangerous than it already is.
The exposed workers in the Yuba County mesothelioma lawsuits have received world-class treatment at hospitals and medical centers throughout Yuba County, where many leading experts in treating mesothelioma cases practice. These Yuba County mesothelioma treatment facilities include:
- Adventist Health, in Marysville
- Sutter Health, Sutter Medical Foundation, in Brownsville
EXPERIENCE OF YUBA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
The Yuba County mesothelioma lawyers at Kazan McClain, Satterley & Greenwood have brought successful mesothelioma cases on behalf of workers injured in Yuba County.
The offices of the Yuba County mesothelioma Law Firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood are located in the city of Oakland, located next to San Francisco. Because these offices are located within range of Yuba County, the mesothelioma lawyers are able to file and prosecute many cases in the county, having little to no issue going to and from Yuba County.
Since its founding in 1974, the Yuba County mesothelioma Law Firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley and Greenwood have recovered over $4 billion in jury verdicts and settlements in mesothelioma cases arising throughout California, including in Yuba County. The firm has a four decade history of representing those suffering from asbestos related illnesses.
CONTACT THE YUBA COUNTY MESOTHELIOMA LAWYERS
Our experience in dealing with a large amount of complex cases related to asbestos has given us the knowledge to deal with a wide range of client circumstances.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact us now to speak with one of our partners. The Yuba County 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 Yuba County. We can be reached 24/7. 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.