Bakersfield Asbestos Attorney

As an approximate halfway point between Fresno and Los Angeles, Kern County’s city of Bakersfield has seen a surge in population over the last few decades. While the city was home to just over 100,000 residents in 1980, the city is now home to more than three times that amount.

As one of the fastest growing cities, it comes as little surprise that a strong economy has played a key role in this growth. Bakersfield is known for its farming and oil drilling, and indeed its legacy as an oil city extends back to the 1800s.

During the early parts of the 1900s, water companies, land companies and electric companies made Bakersfield home as prosperity increased. Due to Bakersfield’s long history of oil construction, it also has had numerous jobsites where asbestos-containing materials were used during construction.

Why Is Asbestos Dangerous?

The tiny asbestos fibers used in construction during the early and middle parts of the 20th century are dangerous because inhaling or swallowing these fibers can lead to the following:

• Mesothelioma
• Asbestos-related lung cancer
• Asbestosis (lung tissue scarring that can cause shortness of breath)

Of these ailments, mesothelioma is the most common result of harmful asbestos exposure, and this aggressive form of cancer is often fatal to victims who are diagnosed.

Sadly, asbestos is hard to diagnose in its early stages since it can take decades for exposure to asbestos to turn into a mesothelioma diagnosis. As such, Bakersfield workers who were exposed to asbestos in the 1960s or 1970s may yet to be diagnosed or may have received a recent mesothelioma diagnosis that was decades in the making.

Given this timeline and the serious implications of a mesothelioma diagnosis, Bakersfield workers who were exposed to asbestos and their loved ones alike should know that exposure many years ago may be the cause of a recent mesothelioma diagnosis.

Bakersfield Asbestos Exposure

Between 1999 and 2013, an estimated 295 asbestos-related deaths occurred in Kern County. The number of jobsites that exposed Bakersfield workers are numerous, but some of the most prominent jobsites that exposed workers include:

• Anheuser Busch, Inc.
• Arco Oilfield
• Bakersfield Refining Company
• Bankline Oil Company
• Golden Bear Oil Company
• Isotherm Company
• Kern General Hospital
• Mercy Hospital
• Pacific Light and Power Company
• Standard Oil
• Texaco Refinery
• Union Oil

If you or a loved one worked at one of these jobsites or in a similar industry when asbestos was widely used, you owe it to yourself to talk to a Bakersfield mesothelioma lawyer to find out whether you are entitled to compensation.

Talk to a Bakersfield Mesothelioma Lawyer

California law allows both mesothelioma victims and family members of a deceased mesothelioma victim to file a lawsuit against parties who caused the wrongful asbestos exposure. Billions of dollars in trust fund assets are set aside that are specifically designed to compensate victims.

The Ledger Law Firm will protect your rights and pursue compensation on your behalf by proving that your mesothelioma or asbestos-related illness was caused by wrongful asbestos exposure.

Contact us today and begin the process of holding responsible parties accountable for your Bakersfield asbestos exposure and receive the compensation to which you are entitled by law.