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The Simmons Law Firm is a national mesothelioma law firm with an office in Los Angeles, California. We devote a high degree of personal attention to every case no matter where it originates. The firm's asbestos attorneys regularly travel to clients throughout California, as well as the rest of the United States. Call our Los Angeles office at (310) 322-3555 for driving directions and to speak with an experienced mesothelioma attorney.
The mesothelioma attorneys at the Simmons Law Firm represent victims of mesothelioma cancer throughout the United States including the state of California. 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 have represented many clients throughout California, including families from the following locations:
- Anaheim
- Berkeley
- Burbank
- Compton
- Fairfield
- Fontana
- Hollywood
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Modesto
- Oakland
- Orange County
- Pasadena
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Cruz
- Stockton
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 asbestos attorneys have recovered over $130 million on behalf of mesothelioma and asbestos disease victims located in the state of California 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 California has a unique set of laws that could impact your ability to file a claim. For example, California 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 a California 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 attorneys 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. Mesothelioma typically does not develop until decades after the asbestos exposure occurred.
Asbestos Exposure in California
The San Diego Naval Station has been a major site of asbestos exposure for individuals who later developed mesothelioma. Sadly, many of our clients are Navy men. In fact, more than 30 percent of Americans that develop mesothelioma were exposed to asbestos during military service.
Most military divisions utilized the cancerous substance for insulation purposes, but more than 300 products containing asbestos were used by the military, primarily by the Navy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Every ship and shipyard built by the Navy before the mid-70s was fitted with numerous asbestos-containing materials. Products such as turbines, generators, pumps, valves, gaskets, packing, cements and pipe covering all contained asbestos.
The San Diego naval base had active ship repair basins until 1945. After 1945 and up to 1972, members of the Navy used the basins to dispose "solid waste, scrap metal, demolition debris, lubricants and oils, and paint sludge." Shipyards have long been associated with asbestos-related diseases, and evidence reported by U.S. shipyard workers employed during and after World War II appears in a 1983 hearing before a House of Representatives subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations.2 Furthermore, after the SS Morro Castle burned down in 1934, government regulations mandated greater fire safety and use of fire-retardant materials like asbestos.
The following is a partial list of California job sites and buildings that may have contained asbestos:
Burbank
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Terminal
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Service
Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
U.S. Marine Base Field Medical School
Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Station
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Company
Todd Shipyard
Proctor & Gamble Plant
U.S.S. Cavalier
U.S. Naval Shipyard
Los Angeles
Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) Refinery
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
ARCO Twin Towers
Los Angeles County Jail
Tishman Office Building
Firestone Tire Store
Ford Assembly Plant
Southern Edison Building
Texas Corporation Office Building
University of California Medical Center
Western Pipe & Steel Company
U.S. Rubber Tire & Synthetic Rubber Plant
Union Pacific Switchyard
Western Pipe & Steel Plant
Richmond
Standard Oil Refinery
Chevron Refinery
Willamette Shipyard
Shell Oil Refinery
Richmond Kaiser Shipyards (#1- #4)
San Bernardino
Norton Air Force Base
San Diego
San Diego Naval Shipyard
Naval Training Center (NTC)
San Diego Naval Base
Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar
Naval Station (NAVSTA) 32nd Street
Campbell Shipyard
Conair Aircraft Plant
San Diego Marine Base
Point Loma Naval Submarine Base
U.S. Navy Troop Transport Ship
Southwest Marine Shipyard
Industrial Command U.S. Naval Repair Base
Camp Kearney
National Steel Shipbuilding (NASSCO) aka General Dynamics
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
San Diego Gas & Electric Building
Naval Supply Center
Naval Housing
Port Nimitz Naval Base
San Diego Power Plant
San Diego Military Station
Silver Gate Power Plant
San Diego Radio School
Silver Gate Power Plant
Valley Electric
San Francisco
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
Treasure Island Naval
Moore Drydock Shipyard
U.S. Naval Base
Western Pipe & Steel Shipyard
Candlestick Park Office Building
Western Pipe & Steel
Southern Pacific Railroad Office Buildings A and B
U.S. Steel Shipyard
Wilmington
ARCO Refinery (Atlantic Richfield Co)
Consolidated Steel Shipyard
Texaco Refinery
Bethlehem Steel
Union Oil Refinery
ARCO Oil Company
UNOCAL Oil Refinery
Standard Oil
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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 California 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.
For more information about asbestos in California and throughout the U.S., visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website.
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California Asbestos Sites
The following is a partial list of California 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.
Alameda
AAA Shipyard
Alameda High School
Alameda Hospital
Alameda Naval Air Station
Alameda Post Office
Alameda Shipyard
Bethlehem Shipyard
Bureau of Electricity, Grand and Clement
First Presbyterian Church
Plant Brothers Shipyard
SS Coral Sea
SS Hancock
SS Idaho
SS Ranger
Todd Shipyard
Alhambra
C.F. Braun Building
Sears and Roebuck
Anaheim
Disneyland Central Heating and Cooling Plant
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Rockwell
Antioch
Antioch High School
Crown Zellerbach
Dupont Chemical
Fibreboard Paper Mill
Kaiser Gypsum Plant
West Elementary School
Avon
ARCO
Monsanto Chemical Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Tidewater Oil Company
Bakersfield
Federal Building, Q and Truxton
Isotherm Company
IVEC
Kern General Hospital
Oilfield Construction Company
Standard Oil
Barstow
Edison Power Plant
Belmont
Belmont Hills Psychiatric Hospital
Belmont Pump Station
Central School
Fox School
Hibernia Bank
Notre Dame High School
Prentice Hall
Ralston School
Bell
Norris Thermador Plant
Benica
Exxon Oil Refinery
Berkeley
Alta Bates Community Hospital
Bay Area Rapid Transit Power
Berkeley Public Health Building
Data Documents Inc
DYMA Industries
Herrick Memorial Hospital
Hiller Foundation
McDermott Insulation
Sherwin Williams
Solano Professional Building
University of California
Beverly Hills
Litton Industries
Saks Fifth Avenue
Boron
Edwards Air Force Base
U.S. Borax
Brisbane
Envirotech Systems
Robbins Chemical
Buena Park
Burry Biscuit Bakery
Humko Products
Nabisco
Burbank
Burbank High School
Lever Brothers
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Service
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Terminal
Southern California Edison
Burlingame
Abbott Laboratories
Burlingame City Hall
Burlingame Intermediate School
Burlingame Recreation Center
Burlingame Waste Water Treatment
California Trucking
Pacific Telephone
Peninsula Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
U.S. Marine Base Field Medical School
Carlsbad
Carlesbad Power Plant
Carson
Air Products and Chemicals
ARCO
Hancock Oil Refinery
Ranchers Cotton Oil
Chasular
Chasular Elementary School
Chico
Chico State College
Enloe Hospital
Montgomery Wards
Chula Vista
Chula Vista Jail
Chula Vista Power Plant
L Street Building
Rohr Aircraft
San Diego Trust and Savings
Silver Wing Elementary
South Bay Power Plant
Commerce
Container Corporation of America Paper Mill
Concord
Bay Area Rapid Transit Power
Concord Community Hospital
Concord Naval Weapons Station
Macy’s Auto Center
Mount Diablo Elementary School
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Pleasant Hill High
U.S. Army Base Training Center
Sunkist Growers Inc.
Naval Air Station
Cupertino
Collings School
Information Storage Systems
Intersil
Litronics
Microma
Mountain View
Daly City
Baldwin-Ehret-Hill Inc.
Convalescent Hospital
Serramonte Apartments
Danville
Sycamore Recreation Center
Vista Grande School
Dominguez
California State University
Stauffer Chemical
Union Oil Pipeline
Dublin
EGG Building
Hexcel Administration Building
Waste Water Treatment Plant
El Cajon
El Cajon Library
Granite Hills Plumbing and Ductwork
San Diego Trust and Savings
Vowless Processing
El Centro
County Services Building
El Centro Naval Barracks
El Cerrito
El Cerrito High School
El Cerrito Savings and Loan Bank
Safeway Beverage Plant
El Segundo
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Edison Power Plant
Hughes Aircraft
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
South Carolina Edison
Emeryville
Blankenship Terminal
Pabco Manufacturing
Pfizer
Watergate Apartments
Eureka
College of the Redwoods
Georgia Pacific Pulp Plant
Fremont
Bay Area Rapid Transit Power
CT Supply Company
General Motors
Krohler Manufacturing
Mission San Jose School
Fresno
Anderson-Clayton Edible Oil Plant
Edible Oil
Fresno Linen Services
Gallo Winery
Sears and Roebuck
Fullerton
Aerojet Corporation
Beckman Instruments
Hughes Aircraft
Hunt Foods
Kimberly Clark Paper Mill
Hayward
Bay Area Rapid Transit Power
Bowman School
California State College
Chabot College
Consolidated Freightways
Herrick Corporation
Jack La Layne Health Club
Kaiser Hospital
National Guard Base
Pacific Candle Company
Union Ice Company
Hollywood
Bank of America
Biochemical Laboratories
Valley Electric Power Plant
Huntington Beach
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company
Western Incorporated Furniture
Inyokern
Naval Ordnance Test Station
South Pacific Spur Track
La Jolla
Bank of La Jolla
John Muir College
La Jolla Post Office
San Diego Supercomputer Center
UCSD Utility Tunnel
Larkspur
California State Auto Association
Redwood High School
Ross Valley Medical
Livermore
Atomic Energy Commission
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Pacific Telephone
Veteran’s Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
Air Research
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Company
Douglas Aircraft
Douglas Oil Refinery
Edison Power Plant
Fabrication Shop
Fowler and Graham Boat Builders Shipyard
Haynes Seam Plant
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Long Beach Auditorium
Pacific Coat Borax
Phillips Processing Units
Proctor & Gamble Plant
Queen Mary
Rachel Lab
SS Los Angeles
Thums
Todd Shipyard
U.S. Naval Shipyard
U.S.S. Cavalier
Los Altos
Convalescent Hospital
Fire Station
Municipal Service Center
Los Angeles
Amatex Corporation
Amer Chemical
ARCO Twin Towers
Armstrong Cork Company
Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) Refinery
Aynes Steam Plant
Bechtel Corporation
Black Angus
CF Braun
Century Plaza Hotel
Citibank Building
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Department of Water and Power
Dixon Chemical
Dow Chemical
Edington Oil
El Torito
Fabrication Shop
Filtrol Corporation
Firestone Tire Store
Fluor Corporation
Ford Assembly Plant
Gafflers and Sattlers
Gotham Industries
Gypsum Company
Health Administration Building
Libby Owens Glass Factory
Los Angeles County Jail
Los Angeles County Music Center
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Manual Arts School
Metalclad
Metropolitan Water District
Occidental Center Building
Oxnard Mandalay Plant
Plumb Tools
Port of Los Angeles
Prudential Building
Refining Association Indonesia
San Onofre Generating Plant
Santa Fe Railway
South Pacific Pipeline
Southern Edison Building
SS Hong Kong Knight
Texas Corporation Office Building
Tishman Office Building
TRW Corporation
Uniroyal Tire Company
Union Pacific Switchyard
University of California Medical Center
U.S. Rubber Tire & Synthetic Rubber Plant
Western Pipe & Steel Company
Western Pipe & Steel Plant
Wilshire Oil
Martinez
Avon Refinery
County Administration Building
Hall of Justice
Housing for the Elderly
Monsanto Chemical Company
Shell Oil
Tidewater Oil Company
Menlo Park
Addison Welsley Publishing
Bullocks Steam System
Rachem
Sierra Electronics
Stanford Research Institute
UPS
Mill Valley
Camino Alto Medical Building
Strawberry Community Building
Talmalpias Valley High School
Monterey
Del Monte Shopping Center
Monterey Airport
Monterey Fish Company
Naval Post Graduate School
Mountain View
Air Products and Chemicals
Amelco Industries
Buffalo Chemical
Elite Machine Building
Emporium Stack
Hewlett Packard Company
Intel Corporation
Moffett Field
Omron Research and Development
Pacific Press
Napa
Basalt Rock Company
Kaiser Steel
Premium Wines
Newark
Bay Brand Shrimp
Borden Chemical Company
MC Corporation
Newark Community Center
Orangeburg Manufacturing Company
WR Grace Zonolite Plant
Oakland
AAA Boiler and Machinery
ACME Central Metal Products
Albert Brown Mortuary
American Can Company
Ashland Chemical
Avis Truck Rental
Gerber Foods
Gray Dress Shop
Grove Street Pier
Howard Terminal
Hunt Foods
Lorentzen Company
Mobil Oil
Moore Shipyard and Dry Dock
Oak Knoll Hospital
Oakland Naval Shipyard
Owens Illinois Glass Company
Pacific Dry Dock
Rockridge Safeway
Saint Paul Towers
Seatrain
Transamerica Title Insurance
Truck and Rail
Palo Alto
Alts microwave Electronics
Beckmen Instruments
California Lands Office Building
Control Data Center
Eastman Kodak Company
Freiden Laboratory
Stanford high Energy Physics Laboratory
Teledyne Mechanical Corporation
Wall Street Journal
Petaluma
Cherry Valley School
National Ice
World Distribution Center
Pittsburg
Columbia Steel
Crown Zellerbach
Pacific Gas and Electric
Pittsburg City Hall
Pittsburg Steel Mill
Port Chicago Shipyard
Union Carbide Corporation
US Steel
Pleasant Hill
Diablo Valley College
Besco Elementary School
Fredericksen School
Kaiser Research
Villa Armando Winery
Redwood City
AMPEX
GEMCO Department Store
Municipal Center
Parkview Apartments
Redwood Marina
Richmond
Air Reduction Plant
Alpha Olein Control Center
Bethlehem Steel
Boiler Drum
California Peanut
Chevron Refinery
Kaiser Hospital
Moeller Instrument
Mutual Grocery Company
Myers Drum
NOPCO Chemical Company
Richmond Kaiser Shipyards (#1- #4)
Safeway
Sewage Treatment Plant
Shell Oil Refinery
Standard Oil Refinery
Willamette Shipyard
San Bernardino
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino Hospital
San Diego
Camp Kearney
Campbell Shipyard
Conair Aircraft Plant
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
General Dynamics Corp
Industrial Command U.S. Naval Repair Base
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar
National Steel Shipbuilding (NASSCO) aka General Dynamics
Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island
Naval Housing
Naval Station (NAVSTA) 32nd Street
Naval Supply Center
Naval Training Center (NTC)
Point Loma Naval Submarine Base
Port Nimitz Naval Base
San Diego Gas & Electric Building
San Diego Marine Base
San Diego Military Station
San Diego Naval Base
San Diego Naval Shipyard
San Diego Power Plant
San Diego Radio School
Silver Gate Power Plant
Silver Gate Power Plant
Southwest Marine Shipyard
U.S. Navy Troop Transport Ship
Valley Electric
San Francisco
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard
Candlestick Park Office Building
Hamms Brewery
Hartford Building
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Moore Drydock Shipyard
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Southern Pacific Railroad Office Buildings A and B
Treasure Island Naval
U.S. Naval Base
U.S. Steel Shipyard
Western Pipe & Steel
Western Pipe & Steel Shipyard
San Pedro
Todd Shipyard
Union Oil Refinery
Western Pipe and Steel Shipyard
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Library
Terminal Island
California Shipbuilding Yard
Harbor Boat Building Company
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Vallejo
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Southern Pacific Railroad
Treasure Island Shipyard
US Naval Base
Wilmington
ARCO Oil Company
ARCO Refinery (Atlantic Richfield Co)
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Steel Shipyard
Standard Oil
Texaco Refinery
Union Oil Refinery
UNOCAL Oil Refinery