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Alabama Mesothelioma Lawyers
The mesothelioma lawyers at the Simmons Law Firm represent victims of mesothelioma cancer throughout the United States including the state of Alabama. We have represented thousands of families affected by mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancer and have seen the suffering it causes firsthand. The Simmons Law Firm is dedicated to giving our clients the respect and attention they deserve, no matter where they live.
If you or someone you love has mesothelioma, we will come to you. Over the past decade, our asbestos attorneys represented many clients throughout Alabama, including families from the following locations.
- Birmingham
- Gadsden
- Huntsville
- Mobile
- Pell City
- Talladega
- Tuscaloosa
As a nationwide firm, our asbestos attorneys have the resources and experience necessary to represent individuals and families against large companies in this complex area of litigation. Our firm has recovered over $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for thousands of families affected by mesothelioma and asbestos related diseases. Our lawyers have recovered $53 million on behalf of mesothelioma and asbestos disease victims located in the state of Alabama alone.*
* Please note that recovery results vary per client. The recovery amounts in each case reflect the specific facts of that case. Further, recovery amounts in past cases are not a guarantee of future results
You should know that Alabama has a unique set of laws that could impact your ability to file a claim. For example, Alabama has statute of limitation laws that restrict the time frame in which mesothelioma victims and family members can file a lawsuit. Rest assured our mesothelioma attorneys are prepared to help you understand the process for filing an asbestos lawsuit and guide you through the legal system. If you'd like to talk to an Alabama mesothelioma lawyer about a potential case, contact one of the nationwide asbestos attorneys at the Simmons Law Firm today.
If you have mesothelioma or lung cancer due to asbestos exposure, please contact our mesothelioma lawyers for a free case evaluation.
An Introduction to Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Asbestos is a deadly mineral that has been used in thousands of products. When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled or ingested, they can cause a number of diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. Of the diseases caused by asbestos, mesothelioma is the most aggressive, attacking the internal lining of the lungs and abdomen. Mesthelioma typically does not develop until decades after the asbestos exposure occurred.
The following is a partial list of Alabama job sites and buildings that may have contained asbestos. This list does not necessarily reflect current conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms related to asbestos exposure, please consult with a physician.
Athens
Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Colbert Steam Plant
Wheeler Dam
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Bessemer
U.S. Pipe Plant
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing
Hercules Powder (Explosives) "Birmingham" Chemical Plant
Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron
Birmingham
Hayes International Shop
Caldwell Foundry
Badham Insulation Co. Warehouse
Avondale Chemical Plant
Daniel Building
Clow Pipe Plant
Alabama Power Plant
L & N Railroad
Empire Building
Ingalls Iron Works 2nd Shipbuilding
Republic Steel Mill
Jefferson Foundry
Old Alabama Power Building
Southern Railroad
Goslin Foundry
Mcwane Iron
Republic Steel
Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co.
Alabama By-Products Co. (ABC) Foundry
Ingalls Steel Construction Company
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO) Pipe Plant
First National (Southern Natural Gas) Building
Brewton
American Container Paper Mill
Container Corporation Paper Mill
Continental Can Paper Mill
International Paper Mill
James River Paper Mill
Brewton Paper Mill
Huntsville
5400 Building
Automatic Electric Electronics Plant
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Redstone Arsenal
Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) Chemical Plant
Marshall Space Flight Center
Thiokol Chemical
Mobile
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair
First National Bank Building
Alabama State Docks
Ideal Cement
Little Big Horn
Marine Specialties
Scott Papermill
Marathon Oil Refinery
Alabama Power Office Building
Bell Telephone Building (s)
Brookley Field
Brookley Field Warehouse (s)
Waterman Building
Turner Supply Co.
Sheffield
Reynolds Metals Plant
Reynolds Alloys Plant
TVA Fossil Fuel Plant
Muscle Shoals Rubber Plant
TVA Office Building
Reynolds Reclamation Plant
Tuscaloosa
Gulf States Paper Mill
Cole Supply Company, Inc.
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If you or a loved one has suffered from an asbestos-related disease, please contact us today for a free legal consultation.
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The majority of individuals who have been exposed to asbestos encounter the so-called "magic mineral" in their line of work, often due to inadequate safety precautions. Others are exposed to asbestos indirectly when they come in contact with the clothing of a family member involved in a high-risk asbestos occupation.
Asbestos has been widely used in many industrial products including cement, brake linings, roof shingles, flooring products, textiles, and insulation. When microscopic asbestos dust particles becomes airborne, they can be inhaled or swallowed and can cause serious health issues.
Common work environments where a mesothelioma or cancer patient may have encountered asbestos include shipyards, oil refineries, sheet metal plants, automotive plants, construction sites, and many more. Here is a complete list of occupations that have been linked to asbestos exposure.
Giving Back to Mesothelioma Patients & Families
In 2010, the Simmons Law Firm established the Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting research and advancing awareness about this rare cancer. The Foundation partners with established experts and thought-leaders in the mesothelioma research field. Learn more about the Foundation's current mesothelioma research partners.
As a long-time supporter of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the Simmons Law Firm has an extensive history of supporting the fight against mesothelioma and cancer. The firm has also pledged over $10 million to establish the Simmons Cancer Institute at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The institute provides extraordinary new resources to enhance treatments and implement the continuing search for a permanent cure. It is the largest single gift in the history of SIU and establishes the university as home to one of the leading cancer facilities in the United States.
Asbestos Exposure in Alabama Today
Asbestos has not yet been banned in the United States. Its use is regulated, but it is still used in products today. Asbestos has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a human carcinogen. This assessment is supported by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), both of which believe that the future use of asbestos should be banned.
The following chart shows the higher-risk occupations for malignant mesothelioma along with their corresponding Alabama employment numbers.
| Occupation | Number Employed in Alabama, 2006 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters | 7,000 |
| Mechanical engineers | 3,900 |
| Electricians | 9,700 |
| Teachers, elementary school | 19,400 |
Alabama continues to be affected by mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases. Consider the following:
- CDC statistics show Alabama's age-adjusted death rate for malignant mesothelioma to be between 5.7and 11.5 deaths per million per year.2
- The National Cancer Institute and CDC's state cancer profiles show Alabama's 2006 annual incidence rate for lung and bronchus cancers was 75.1 deaths per 100,000, a figure 12% higher than the 66.8 U.S. rate for the same period.3
- The Environmental Working Group reported that there were up to 410 mesothelioma cases in Alabama from 1979 to 2001.4
For more information about asbestos in Alabama and throughout the U.S., visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website.
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Alabama Asbestos Sites
Below is an extensive list of job sites in Alabama where workers may have been exposed to asbestos. If you believe you were exposed to asbestos and are now experiencing symptoms, please consult with a physician.
Alabama City
Republic Steel
Alexander City
Russell Foundry
Andalusia
Gant Power
Anniston
Alabama Pipe Company
Anniston Army Depot
Monsanto Chemical Plant
Athens
Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Colbert Steam Plant
Wheeler Dam
Attalla
Pioneer Fabricating Shop
Auburn
Southern Natural Gas
Axis
Barry Steam Plant
Courtaulds Chemical Plant
Halby Chemical
Shell Chemical Plant
Shell Refinery
Stauffer (Lemoyne) Chemical Plant
Barton
Colbert Steam Plant
Bay Minette
Tenneco Plant
Bessemer
Bessemer Pipe Plant
Hercules Powder (Explosives) Chemical Plant
Pullman Car Manufacturing
Sloss Sheffield Steel & Iron
Stockholm Valve
U.S. Pipe Plant
U.S. Steel Mill
Woodward Iron
Birmingham
ACIPCO
Air Products
Alabama By‐Products Co. (ABC) Foundry
Alabama Oxygen
Alabama Power Office Building
Alabama Power Plant
American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO) Pipe Plant
AT&T Office
Avondale Chemical Plant
Avondale Mills
Badham Insulation Warehouse
Badham Insulation Shop
Caldwell Foundry
Cement Asbestos Pipe Co.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Fabricating Plant
Clow Pipe
Continental Gin Company
Daniel Building
Empire Co.
First National (Southern Natural Gas) Building
Gorgas Steam Plant
Goslin Foundry
Hayes International Corporation
Hayes International Shop
Ingalls Iron Works 2nd Shipbuilding
Ingalls Steel Construction Company
Jefferson Foundry
Jefferson Iron & Metal
L & N Railroad
Mcwane Cast Iron Pipe
Montclair Baptist Hospital
North Brothers Warehouse
Old Alabama Power Building
Pemco Aeroplex, Inc.
Princeton Hospital
Pullman Standard
Republic Steel
Reynolds Aluminum
Shook & Fletcher Warehouse
Sloss Furnaces
Southern Railroad
Southern Railroad Warehouse
Stockholm Valve
Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co.
Tutwiler Hotel
U.S. Pipe and Foundry
U.S. Steel
University Hospital
Virginia Chemical
Western Grain Feed Plant
Woodward/Iron Koppers
Brewton
American Container Paper Mill
Brewton Paper Mill
Container Corporation Paper Mill
Continental Can Paper Mill
International Paper Mill
James River Paper Mill
Bridgeport
Widows Creek Steam Plant
Brighton
Alabama Oxygen
Browns Ferry
TVA Power Plant
Bruton
Stone Container Paper Mill
Bucks
Barry Steam Plant
Ingalls Iron Works
Stauffer Chemical (Lemoyne) Plant
Butler
American Can Paper Mill
Continental Can Paper Mill
James River Paper Mill
Camden
International Paper Mill
Chatom
Phillips Petroleum
Chapman
Union Camp Saw Mill
Cherokee
Armour/La Roche/Us Agriculture Chemical Plant
Colbert Steam Plant
Chickasaw
Gulf Shipyard
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Warrior & Gulf Shipyard
Childersburg
Alabama Ordinance Works
Beaunit "Knitting" Rayon (Coosa Pines) Textile Mill
Coosa River Newsprint
Dupont Powder Plant
Wilsonville Steam Plant
Cottonton
Green County Steam Plant
Mead Paper Co.
Courtland
Champion Papermill
Wheeler Dam
Cumberland City
Cumberland Steam Plant
Decatur
3M Chemical Plant
Air Products
Airco Plant
American Petrochemical
American Oil Refinery
Amoco Chemical Plant
Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant
Chemstrand/Monsanto Chemical Plant
Decatur Substation (TVA)
Dow Corning Fibreglass
Fluor Daniel
Freuhauf Trailer Smelting Plant
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant
Ingalls Barge Works Repair Yard
Ingalls Shipyard
Monsanto Chemical
Trinity Substation (TVA)
Wheeler Dam
Wolverine Copper Tube Plant
Demopolis
Alabama Power
Borden Chemical
Green County Steam Plant
Gulf States Paper Mill
Union Bag Paper Mill
Ensley
Butler Manufacturing
U.S. Steel Mill
Fairfield
Alabama By‐Products Co. (ABC) Foundry
Allied‐Celotex‐Barrett‐Jim Walters Roof Materials Plant
Celotex
Fairfield Steel Works
Tennessee Coal & Iron
US Steel
Flomaton
Humble Oil Field
Florence
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
Knit Kote Textile Mill
Reynolds Aluminum Plant
Weyerhauser Paper Mill
Wilson Dam
Gadsden
Alabama Power Plant
Bellefonte Nuclear Powerhouse
Coosa Pipe & Foundry
Gadsden Steam Plant
Goodyear
Gulf States Steel
Republic Steel
Gantt
Gantt Power Plant
Gorgas
Gorgas Steam Plant
Grant
Alabama Electrical Corp.
Green County
Green County Steam Plant
Guin
3M Chemical Plant
Hollywood
Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Holt
Central Foundry Co.
Huntsville
5400 Building
Alabama College
Automatic Electric Electronics Plant
Huntsville City Schools
Marshall Space Flight Center
Owens Corning
Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) Chemical Plant
Redstone Arsenal
Thiokol Chemical
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Jackson
Allied Paper Mill
Jacksonville
Jacksonville State University
Ketona
Ketona Chemical Plant
Lanett
West Point Pepperill Textile Mill
Leeds
Rockwool Plant
Lemoyne
Shell Chemical Plant
Listerhill
Reynolds Metals Plant
Livingston
Livingston State Teachers College
Livingston University
Mcintosh
Ciba‐Geigy Chemical Plant
Olin Mathieson Chemical Plant
Midland City
Midland City Elementary School
Mobile
Alabama Dry Dock (Addsco) Shipyard
Alabama Power Company
Alabama State Docks
ALCOA Aluminum Plant
Aluminum Ore Plant
American Cyanamid Chemical Plant
Atlas Marine Shipyard
Bell Telephone Building
Bemis Bag Paper Mill
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair
Brookley Air Force Base
Brookley Field
Container Corporation
Courtaulds Fibers
Diamond Shamrock Chemical Plant
Doctors Hospital
Eagle Chemical Plant
First National Bank Building
GAF Plant
Gulf Electric Co. Shop
Gulf Lumber Mill
Gulf Shipyard
Gulf States Paper Mill
Ideal Cement Plant
Ingalls Shipyard
International Paper Mill
Little Big Horn
Marathon Oil Refinery
Marine Junk Co., Inc.
Marine Specialty Store
Mobile Airport
Mobile Infirmary Hospital
Mobile Linen
Mobile Pulley & Machine Works
Mobile Ship Repair
National Gypsum Plant
Ruberoid Plant
Ruberoid Roof Shingle Plant
Sanders Cotton Mill
Scott Paper & Wood Yard
Scott Paper Credit Union
Shell Chemical
Shook & Fletcher
Smith Kelly Supply Company
St. Regis Paper Mill
Standard Oil Refinery
Stauffer Chemical Plant
Turner Lumber Mill
Turner Supply Co.
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Virginia Chemical Plant
Warrior & Gulf Shipyard
Waterman Building
Westinghouse Electric Shop
Monroeville
Georgia Pacific Paper Mill
Vanity Fair Mills
Montevallo
Montevallo College
U.S. Gypsum Mine
Westinghouse Plant
Montgomery
Brockway Glass
Maxwell Air Force Base
Mount Vernon
Mobile River Saw Mill
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals Rubber Company
Wilson Dam
Opelika
Pepperell Mills
Pell City
Avondale Mills Textile Mill
Pennington
American Can Paper Mill
James River Paper Mill
Marathon Paper Mill
Pine Hill
Mcmillian Bloedel Paper Mill
Pratt City
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Prattville
Union Camp Paper Mill
Prichard
Barnett Mill
Gulf Lumber Company
Ragland
National Cement Plant
Rogersville
Wheeler Dam
Russellville
U.S. Reduction Plant
Selma
Craig Air Force Base
Hammermill/International Paper Mill
Southern Natural Gas Compressor Station
Vaugh Medical Center
Sheffield
1st Methodist Church
B.C. Fertilizer Plant
Diamond Shamrock/Occidental Alkalai
Ford Motor Plant
Muscle Shoals Rubber Plant
Nitrate Plant
Reynolds Credit Union
Reynolds Metals Plant
Reynolds Reclamation Plant
TVA Ammonia Nitrate Plant
TVA Fertilizer Chemical Plant
TVA Fossil Fuel Plant
TVA Gasification Plant
TVA Nerve Gas Plant
TVA Nitrate Plant
TVA Office Building
TVA Phosphate Chemical Plant
TVA Phosphate Development Works Nerve Gas Plant
TVA Power Plant
TVA Power Service Shop
TVA Service Shop
TVA Sheffield Garage
TVA Water Plant
TVA Watershed Property
Union Carbide Metallurgical Plant
Wheeler Dam
Wilson Dam
Steele
Culp Smelting & Refining
Stevenson
Meade Paper Mill
Widow's Creek Power Plant
Sylacauga
Avondale Mills Textile Mill
Talladega
Talladega College
Tarrant City
Alabama By‐Products Co.
Theodore
Degussa Chemical Plant
Thomasville
Cogle Lumber Mill
Stutts Saw Mill
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Binder & Chemical Corporation
B.F. Goodrich Plant
Central Supply Company, Inc.
Cole Supply Company, Inc.
Gulf States Paper Mill
Hunt Oil Refinery
Reichold Chemical Plant
University Of Alabama
Tuscumbia
Colbert Steam Plant
Robbins Tire & Rubber Plant
Tuskegee
Veterans' Administration Hospital
Watson
Dupont Powder Plant
West Jefferson
Miller Steam Plant
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam
Wilson Dam
Wilson Dam
Wilsonville
Gaston Steam Plant/Wilsonville Steam Plant
Southern Electric Generating (SEGCO) Power Plant
Woodward
Koppers Plant
Woodward Iron
York
Southern Natural Gas