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The mesothelioma lawyers at the Simmons Law Firm represent victims of mesothelioma cancer throughout the United States including the state of Ohio. 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, we've represented many clients throughout Ohio, including families from the following locations:
- $2.85 million awarded to Ohio electrician
- $2.4 million awarded to 73-year-old Ohio mechanic
- Cleveland
- Akron
- Columbus
- Conneaut
- Dayton
- Grafton
- Hiram
- Newark
- Springfield
- Toledo
- Wickliffe
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 lawyers have recovered $136 million on behalf of mesothelioma and asbestos disease victims located in the state of Ohio 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 Ohio has a unique set of laws that could impact your ability to file a claim. For example, Ohio 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 lawyers are prepared to help you understand the process for filing an asbestos lawsuit and guide you through the legal system. Contact the Simmons Law Firm if you have a question about a potential case.
If you have mesothelioma or lung cancer due to asbestos exposure, please contact a Simmons Law Firm mesothelioma lawyer 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 in Ohio
A number of work sites throughout Ohio are linked to asbestos exposure including:
Akron
B.F. Goodrich
Goodyear Aerospace Corp.
Akron University
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Brook Park
Ford Motor Foundry
Canton
Stark County Detention Center
Ohio State Prison
Diebold, Inc.
Kent State University
Cincinnati
Proctor & Gamble Plant
University Of Cincinnati
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Dupont Plant
Cleveland
University Hospital
Cleveland Electric Illumination Plant
NASA
Illuminating Company
General Motors Plant
Columbus
Timken Company
Westinghouse Plant
Dayton
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
General Electric
Toledo
Standard Oil
Sohio Refinery
Youngstown
Republic Steel Mill
LTV Steel
United States Steel Corp. – Ohio Works
View additional work sites in Ohio.
If you or a loved one has suffered from an asbestos-related disease, please contact one of our mesothelioma attorneys 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 Ohio 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 Ohio employment numbers.
| Occupation | Number Employed in Ohio, 20061 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters | 18,120 |
| Mechanical engineers | 11,350 |
| Electricians | 30,190 |
| Teachers, elementary school | 54,320 |
Ohio has struggled with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases for a number of years. Consider the following:
- The Environmental Working Group reported that there were up to 1,745 mesothelioma cases in Ohio from 1979 to 2001, which put the state in the top 10 in the nation.2
- CDC statistics show Ohio's age-adjusted death rate for malignant mesothelioma to be 12.5 deaths per million per year.3
- The National Cancer Institute and CDC's state cancer profiles show Ohio's 2006 annual incidence rate for lung and bronchus cancers was 72.8 deaths per 100,000. The U.S. average is 66.8 deaths per 100,000, meaning Ohio's numbers are almost 9% higher than the national average.4
For more information about asbestos in Ohio and throughout the U.S., visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website.
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Ohio Asbestos Sites
The following is a partial list of Ohio 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.
Aberdeen
Dayton Power and Light
Addyston
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Akron
Akron General Medical Center
Akron Towel Supply
Akron University
Atlantic Foundry
B.F. Goodrich
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Goodyear Aerospace Corp.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant
Kent State University Science Building
Ohio Edison
Alliance
American Steel foundry
Babcock and Wilcox
Anderson
Mercy Hospital
Ashtabula
Diamond Shamrock
Molded Fiber Glass Co.
Reliance Electric Co.
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Athens
Gavin Steam Plant
Austintown
Youngstown Steel Door Inc.
Avon Lake
Avon Lake Power House
BF Goodrich
Cleveland Electric and Illuminating Plant
Barberton
Babcock and Wilcox Foundry
PPG Industries
Southern Chemical Corporation
Yoder Brothers, Inc.
Batavia
Cincinnati Milacron
Belpre
Shell Oil
Berea
Forseco Minsep
Beverly
American Electric and Power Plant
Muskingum River Power Plant
Ohio Power and Light Power House
Bluffton
Ohio Power Plant
Boardman
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Office Building
Bowerston
Bowerston Shale Co.
Brook Park
Ford Motor Foundry
Foresco
Canton
Ashland Oil Refinery
Aultman Hospital
Diebold, Inc.
Edward R Hart Co
First Christian Church
Hercules Motor Corp.
Kent State University
Ohio State Prison
Republic Steel Mill
Stark County Detention Center
Stark County House Records
Timken Bearing Division
Timken Mercy Medical Center
United States Steel Corp.
US Post Office
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
YMCA
Chershire
John Gavin Power Plant
Cincinnati
Andrew Jergens Co.
Christ Hospital
Cincinatti Gas and Electric
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Milacron
Container Corporation of America
Crosley Manufacturing
Dupont Plant
Emery Industrial Plant
Fox Co.
Gannett Satellite, Inc.
General Motors Chevrolet Plant
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Hilton Davis Chemical Plant
Liquid Carbonic Corp.
Lunkenheimer Plant
Miami Fort Power Plant
Ohio National Life Insurance
Proctor & Gamble Plant
Rapid Electrotype Co.
St. Ignatius Church
Terrace Plaza Hotel
The Globe Wernicke Co.
University of Cincinnati
US Post Office
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.
Western Hills High School
Circleville
Container Corp. Paper Mill
DuPont Plant
General Electric Circleville Lamp Plant
Cleveland
American Steel and Wire
American Steel and Wire Plant
Bailey Meter Co.
Bailey Wall Paper Co
Bonner Vawter Inc.
Case Western Reserve University
Chase Brass and Copper Co.
Cleveland Electric Illumination Plant
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
DuPont Chemical Plant
Eaton Axle Plant
Empire Plow
Fanner Manufacturing Co.
Fenway Hall
Ferro Foundry
Ferro Machine and Foundry
Fisher Body Plant
Ford Motor Company Brook Park Plant
Forest City Foundry
General Motors Plant
Harshaw Chemical Plant
Illuminating Company
Industrial Rayon Corp.
Joseph and Feiss
Lakewood Industries
Lamson and Sessions Co.
Lincoln Electric
Master Metals, Inc.
Motrohealth Medical Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
NASA
National Castings
Ohio Bell Telephone
Park Drop Forge
Perfection Stove Manufacturing
Republic Steel Mill
Ric Wil Fabrication Shop
St. Johns Hospital
Standard Oil Co. Corporate Office
TRW Plant
United States Steel Corp
University Hospital
US Steel Mill
Warner and Swasey Co.
Wellman Dynamics Corp
West Steel Casting Plant
Whiskey Island Marina
White Motors Co.
Columbia Park
Columbia Power Plant
Columbus
Alum Creek Power House
Columbus Southern Electric Co.
Columbus Steam Plant
Curtiss-Wright Corp
General Motors
North American Aviation Corp.
North American Rockwell Airplane Factory
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Power Plant
Timken Company
Westinghouse Plant
Coshocton
Coshocton Paper Mill
Coshocton Power House
Dayton
Chrysler Assembly Plant
Dayton Power and Light
Dayton Rubber Co.
Delco Moraine Plant
Frigidaire Appliance Plant
General Electric
General Motors Plant
Inland Manufacturing Building
Kurz Kasch Plastic Co.
National Cash Register Plant
Sucher Meat Packing Dept.
University of Dayton
Wright Aeronautical Corp.
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Defiance
General Motors Central Foundry
Dover Hardesty Chemical Co.
Reeves Steel and Manufacturing Co.
East Cleveland
John Carroll University
Elyria
General Motors Plant
Harshaw Chemical Plant
LTV Steel
Pfaudler Co.
Euclid
General Electric
General Motors
Thompson Products Co.
TRW
Fairborn
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hospital
Findlay
Cooper Tire Manufacturing Plant
Northern Ohio Sugar Co.
Fostoria
Autolite Spark Plug
National Electric Carbon Plant
Franklin
Franklin Board and Paper Co.
Howard Paper
Miami Valley Coated Paper Co.
Stone Container Corp
Fremont
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Power House
HJ Heinz Co.
Keiger Power House
Tiger Creek Power Plant
Garfield Heights
Marymount Hospital
Hamilton
Armco Steel
Beckett Paper Co.
Canteen Candy Co.
Champion Paper Mill
General Machinery Corp.
Hamilton Municipal Power Plant
Mercy Hospital
Kent
Kent State University
Lamson and Sessions
Lancaster
Anchor Hocking Glass Plant
Diamond Power
Essex Wire
General Mills
Lima
Clark Oil Co.
Ford Motor Plant
Ohio Steel Foundry
Standard Oil Refinery
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Lisbon
R Thomas and Sons Co.
Lockland
Fox Paper Mill
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Lorain
American Ship Building Co.
Ford Motor Plant
Ohio Edison Power Plant
Manchester
Keflin Station Power Plant
Kellum Power Plant
Killon Power Plant
Mansfield
Armco Steel
General Motors
Ohio Brass Co.
Westinghouse Electric Corp Plant
Marietta
Gravel Bank Power Plant
Mile Run Power Plant
Shell Chemical Plant
Union Carbide
Massillon
LTV Steel
Ohio Edison Co.
Republic Steel – Union Drawn
Republic Steel Enduro Plants
Republic Steel Main Office
Republic Steel Massillon Plant
McDonald
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp
McDonald Works
United States Steel Corp.
Mentor
Tow Motor of Mentor
Middletown
155 Retail Management
American Coating Mill
Armco Drainage and Metal Products
Armco Steel Mill
Crystal Tissue Co.
Gardner Board
Gardner Paper Mill
Jefferson Smurfit Paper Mill
Middletown High School
Sorg Paper Co.
Moscow
Moscow Power Plant
William H Zimmer
New Philadelphia
Timken Co.
Niles
General Electric Co.
J and L Steel
LTV Steel
Western Reserve Mechanical
Norwood
Allis-Chalmers Corp.
Oak Harbor
David Beese Nuclear Power Plant
Oakley
Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.
Oberlin
Oberlin College
T.O. Murphy Fabrication Shop
Oxford
Miami University
Painesville
Painesville Light and Power Plant
Perry Township
Timken Faircrest Plant
Port Clinton
Standard Products Co.
Portsmouth
Atomic Energy Commission Plant
Ohio State Penitentiary
Rittman
Morton Salt Co.
Packaging Corp. of America
Sandusky
General Motors Plant
Solon
Western Electric Co.
St. Bernard
Emery Industries
Steubenville
Cardinal Power Plant
Liberty Paper Board Co.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp.
Toledo
American Can Plant
Bay Shore Power Plant
Chrysler Motor Co.
City Auto Stamping Plant
Commodore Perry Hotel
Doehler Jarvis Plant
DuPont Chemical Plant
Ford Motor Glass Plant
General Motors Plant
Interlake Steel
Libbey Owens Ford Glass
Logan Auto Parts Plant
Owens-Illinois Co.
Owens-Illinois Office Building
Sohio Refinery
St. Vincent Hospital
Standard Oil
Sun Oil Refinery
Toledo Edison Power Plant
Toledo Hospital
US Post Office
Twinsburg
Chrysler Stamping Plant
Vandalia
General Motors Plant
Wadsworth
Bearfoot Sole Co.
Ohio Match Co.
Warren
American Welding and Manufacturing Co.
Copperweld Steel Mill
General Motors Plant
Trumbull Manufacturing Co.
Willoughby
Ohio Rubber Co.
Thompson Products Willoughby Works
TRW, Inc.
Willoughby Works
Wooster
Wooster College
Wooster Municipal Building
Wooster Water Works
Worthington
Arcade Building
Asbestos Service Co
Worthington High School
Worthington Methodist Church
Xenia
USI Industrial Chemical Co.
Youngstown
Commercial Intertech Corp
General Fireproofing Corp.
Koppers
LTV Steel
Ohio Edison Co.
Republic Rubber
Republic Steel Mill
United States Steel Corp
United States Steel Corp. – Ohio Works
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Youngstown Steel Door