Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Fresno
~40
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Fresno MSA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Agricultural processing, railroad shops, natural gas, highway construction
Key Exposure Industries
Fresno County Superior Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Fresno, California
Fresno County Superior Court — Civil Division
1130 O St, Fresno, CA 93724
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Fresno
UCSF Health — Community Regional Medical Center — Cancer Care (Fresno)
2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721
Liability Considerations in Fresno
Agricultural and Railroad Asbestos Exposure in Fresno
The San Joaquin Valley's agricultural processing industry — cotton gins, grain elevators, fruit and vegetable canneries, and food processing plants — used steam boilers with asbestos pipe insulation throughout the mid-20th century. Maintenance workers who repaired boilers and steam systems in food processing facilities were exposed to asbestos over extended careers. Southern Pacific Railroad (now BNSF and Union Pacific) maintained locomotive maintenance shops in Fresno where mechanics worked with asbestos-containing locomotive insulation, gaskets, and brake shoes. Pacific Gas and Electric operated natural gas compressor stations in the San Joaquin Valley using asbestos valve packing and pipe insulation.
Your Legal Team
Linda Nakamura
Partner
San Francisco, CA
Linda Nakamura is one of California's leading mesothelioma attorneys, with a particular focus on Navy veteran cases and complex multi-defendant litigation in the Northern District of California's active asbestos docket. Over 22 years, she has represented over 800 mesothelioma families, developing deep expertise in trust fund portfolio maximization — identifying all applicable trusts, optimizing claim sequencing, and coordinating trust fund distributions with civil settlements to maximize total family recovery. Linda has been recognized by the San Francisco Examiner as one of the Bay Area's top plaintiffs' attorneys and is a regular panelist at the American Association for Justice annual convention's toxic tort track. Her technical knowledge of shipbuilding history, Navy vessel specifications, and industrial insulation products enables her to reconstruct exposure histories with exceptional precision.
Education
- J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall (2004)
- B.A., Political Science, Stanford University (2001)