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Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Philadelphia
~600
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (PA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
E.D. Pennsylvania (MDL-875) and Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Primary Litigation Venue
Philadelphia Navy Yard, Bethlehem Steel, chemical plants, construction
Key Exposure Industries
Courts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Pennsylvania (MDL-875 Asbestos Docket)
601 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas — Complex Litigation Center
1301 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Philadelphia
Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center — Thoracic Mesothelioma Program
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Jefferson Health — Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Liability Considerations in Philadelphia
Philadelphia's Asbestos Exposure History
The Philadelphia Navy Yard — one of the oldest and largest Navy shipbuilding facilities in America, established in 1776 — employed tens of thousands of workers who built and repaired Navy vessels from WWI through the Vietnam era. Asbestos insulation was used throughout every ship built at the yard. Bethlehem Steel's nearby facility at Sparrows Point (Baltimore) and the Hog Island shipyard (across from the Navy Yard) added to the region's shipbuilding asbestos burden. Philadelphia's industrial corridor along the Delaware River — oil refineries in South Philadelphia, chemical plants in the Philadelphia suburbs, and the city's massive construction trade workforce — created additional occupational exposure across multiple decades.