Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in San Jose
~60
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Santa Clara County MSA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Lockheed space/missile, FMC Corp, shipbuilding, construction
Key Exposure Industries
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in San Jose, California
Santa Clara County Superior Court — Civil Division
191 N First St, San Jose, CA 95113
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in San Jose
Stanford Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
875 Blake Wilbur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
El Camino Health — Cancer Center
2500 Grant Rd, Mountain View, CA 94040
Liability Considerations in San Jose
Asbestos Exposure in Silicon Valley's Industrial Past
Before Silicon Valley became synonymous with technology, it was home to significant aerospace and defense manufacturing. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (now Lockheed Martin) in Sunnyvale employed tens of thousands of engineers and technicians, many of whom worked with asbestos fireproofing and insulation in missile production facilities. FMC Corporation manufactured military vehicles and industrial equipment in San Jose using asbestos brake and clutch components. The region's earlier cannery and food processing industry used asbestos pipe insulation extensively. The San Francisco Bay Area's shipbuilding legacy extends to San Jose through shipyard workers who commuted from Santa Clara County to the Hunters Point and Mare Island Naval Shipyards.
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)