Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Sacramento
~55
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Sacramento MSA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
McClellan AFB, Aerojet, state buildings, railroad shops, Yolo County agriculture
Key Exposure Industries
Sacramento County Superior Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Sacramento, California
Sacramento County Superior Court — Civil Division
720 9th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Sacramento
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
4501 X St, Sacramento, CA 95817
Liability Considerations in Sacramento
Military and Industrial Asbestos Exposure in Sacramento
McClellan Air Force Base (closed 2001, now McClellan Business Park) operated as one of the Air Force's five Air Logistics Centers, maintaining and overhauling virtually all Air Force aircraft types over its operational life. Workers at McClellan's massive aircraft depot — mechanics, inspectors, and support workers — were exposed to asbestos-containing aircraft components, gaskets, brake systems, and the base's building infrastructure. Aerojet Corporation (now Aerojet Rocketdyne) operated a large rocket propulsion manufacturing facility east of Sacramento, using asbestos insulation in high-temperature test facilities and engine manufacturing operations. The Sacramento Shops of the Southern Pacific Railroad — one of the largest railroad maintenance facilities in the American West — employed workers who maintained steam locomotives with extensive asbestos boiler 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)