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New Orleans Louisiana Mesothelioma Lawyer
New Orleans residents who have received a mesothelioma diagnosis have a limited amount of time to file a mesothelioma claim or lawsuit. Our mesothelioma lawyers can discuss your case during a complimentary legal consultation and explain your legal options.
New Orleans Louisiana Asbestos Site Exposure List
With a long history of industry in fields that commonly used asbestos-containing materials, New Orleans has hundreds of job sites and public facilities with a suspected link to asbestos. Some of the most noticeable shipyards, manufacturing plants, public buildings and other sites linked to possible asbestos exposure in New Orleans include the following:
- Alcoa Steamship Company
- Atlantic Gulf Supply Company
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
- Babcock & Wilcox
- Boeing Company
- Bureau of Yards and Docks Naval Station
- Consumers Light Company
- Delta Shipbuilding Corporation
- Dow Chemical
- Dupont Chemical
- Edison Electric Company
- Exxon Company
- Freeport Sulphur Company
- Higgins Shipyard
- Johns Manville
- Kaiser Aluminum
- Louisiana Power & Light Company
- Louisiana Superdome
- Loyola College
- Monsanto
- Motiva Norco Refinery
- Shell Oil Company
- Southern Railway
- Tenneco Oil Company
- Todd Shipyard
- Union Pacific Hospital
- Waterman Steamship Corp.
- R. Grace Exfoliation Facility
New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and Asbestos
One unique form of asbestos exposure in New Orleans, Louisiana is due to Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane hit Louisiana’s largest city on August 29, 2005. Flood waters destroyed thousands of homes and buildings throughout New Orleans. The Environmental Protection Agency warned that more than 100 different pollutants could be in these flood waters, drinking water and the air due to the hurricane, including asbestos. Many people assisting with cleanup efforts were exposed to asbestos because asbestos fibers were dislodged from older homes and buildings due to the hurricane winds and flood waters. Additionally, the EPA permitted potentially asbestos-contaminated materials to be disposed of in landfills without additional precautions being undertaken.
New Orleans Louisiana Mesothelioma Lawsuit Verdicts
New Orleans has been home to many significant asbestos verdicts, including the following from public news reports that were handled by unaffiliated law firms:
- In 2012, a shipbuilder who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of exposure during his career was awarded an immense verdict.
- In 2016, the family of a man who was exposed to asbestos, diagnosed with mesothelioma and died from the disease was awarded gigantic sum of money. The man had been diagnosed with asbestos in October 2015 and died from the disease in January 2016.
- A woman whose father worked at the Johns Manville plant in New Orleans was awarded a massive amount in 2013. She had been exposed to secondhand exposure of asbestos and was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2012.
- The family of a man who worked at a shipyard near New Orleans and was exposed to asbestos was awarded a huge verdict in 2018. The man died from mesothelioma.
- The family of a mechanic with mesothelioma was awarded a very hefty amount, including a large portion for the decedent’s pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life.
