Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Seattle
~300
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (WA)
3 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Todd Shipyards, Boeing, aluminum smelting
Key Exposure Industries
King County Superior Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Seattle, Washington
King County Superior Court — Civil Division
516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
1100 Fairview Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
UW Medical Center — Northwest — Thoracic Surgery
1550 N 115th St, Seattle, WA 98133
Liability Considerations in Seattle
Seattle's Shipbuilding and Aerospace Asbestos Legacy
Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle built Navy vessels and commercial ships from the 1910s through the late 20th century, with thousands of workers exposed to asbestos pipe insulation and boiler room materials. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton (directly across Puget Sound from Seattle, accessible by ferry or road) is one of the Navy's primary Pacific Fleet shipyards and employed tens of thousands of civilian workers who overhauled nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface combatants — all insulated with asbestos. Boeing's Everett and Renton manufacturing facilities used asbestos in aircraft construction and as fireproofing in plant buildings, exposing maintenance and construction workers over several decades.