Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Memphis
~60
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Memphis MSA)
1 year — CRITICAL URGENCY
SOL from Diagnosis
Railroad hub (UP/BNSF/NSC/CSX), Mississippi River port, chemical plants, FedEx
Key Exposure Industries
Shelby County Circuit Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Memphis, Tennessee
Shelby County Circuit Court — Civil Division
140 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Memphis
West Cancer Center & Research Institute — Thoracic Oncology
7945 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138
Baptist Memorial Hospital — Cancer Services
6019 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis, TN 38120
Liability Considerations in Memphis
URGENT: Tennessee's 1-Year Deadline in Memphis — Railroad and Port Exposure
Memphis is America's second-largest inland port and a critical railroad junction — at the confluence of five major railroad systems and the Mississippi River. Railroad locomotive maintenance workers at Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, and CSX's Memphis yards worked with asbestos boiler insulation, locomotive cab insulation, and brake shoes in maintenance shop operations over decades. Tennessee's 1-year SOL (T.C.A. § 28-3-104) means Memphis mesothelioma victims must contact an attorney within the first week of diagnosis — delay of even a few months can eliminate legal options. Mississippi River barge and towboat maintenance workers also faced asbestos exposure in vessel engine rooms and boiler rooms. Chemical plants along the Memphis waterfront used asbestos pipe insulation in manufacturing operations.