Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Baltimore
~250
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (MD)
3 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Contributory negligence — any plaintiff fault bars recovery
Fault System
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point, shipbuilding, chemical plants, port operations
Key Exposure Industries
Courts in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore City Circuit Court — Civil Division
100 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21202
U.S. District Court — District of Maryland (Baltimore Division)
101 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
401 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Liability Considerations in Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point — America's Greatest Asbestos Exposure Site
Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point plant, located on a peninsula in the Chesapeake Bay southeast of Baltimore, was at its peak the largest integrated steel manufacturing complex in the United States — and one of the most asbestos-intensive industrial environments in American history. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, and maintenance workers at Sparrows Point replaced and repaired asbestos-insulated steam lines, boilers, and blast furnaces for decades. The nearby Key Highway Shipyard, Maryland Drydock, and Bethlehem Steel's own shipbuilding division built naval vessels during both World Wars. Baltimore mesothelioma victims must navigate Maryland's contributory negligence doctrine — any evidence of shared fault bars recovery entirely — making experienced, aggressive legal representation essential in the Baltimore market.