Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Norfolk
~120
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (Norfolk/Hampton Roads MSA)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Contributory negligence — any plaintiff fault bars recovery
Fault System
Naval Station Norfolk (world's largest naval base), Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth)
Key Exposure Industries
Courts in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk Circuit Court — Civil Division
150 St Paul's Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Norfolk
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital — Cancer Services
600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507
Riverside Cancer Institute — Thoracic Oncology (Newport News, adjacent)
1 Riverside Dr, Newport News, VA 23601
Liability Considerations in Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk — World's Largest Naval Base and Asbestos Exposure Hub
Naval Station Norfolk covers 4,305 acres and berths nearly 75 surface ships and submarines plus 134 aircraft. Civilian workers who maintained these vessels — pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, machinists — worked in below-decks spaces heavily insulated with asbestos pipe lagging, boiler insulation, and turbine casings. Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth (across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk) is one of the Navy's oldest and largest shipyards, overhauling nuclear submarines and carriers with asbestos-containing systems. Newport News Shipbuilding — the only U.S. yard capable of building nuclear aircraft carriers — built every carrier in the current fleet during the era when asbestos was standard insulation. Virginia's contributory negligence rule makes vigorous defense of plaintiff fault arguments essential in these complex cases.