California Asbestos and Mesothelioma Case Results
The Lanier Law Firm’s California mesothelioma lawyers based in Los Angeles have secured multiple case results on behalf of individuals affected by asbestos exposure, including settlements, verdicts, and favorable case rulings in active litigation in 2026.
Our asbestos case results include a variety of occupational exposures, asbestos-containing products, talc exposures, secondary exposures, and representation of individuals with military-related exposures, including Navy veterans.
California Settlements and Verdicts Secured by Our Los Angeles-Based Lawyers
$7 Million
Settlement secured for a career mechanic and truck driver diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma.
$5.2 Million
Settlement secured on behalf of a 62-year-old single father who developed mesothelioma from both take-home and occupational asbestos exposure. His exposure included asbestos brought home through his father’s use of asbestos-containing residential construction materials, as well as direct exposure to asbestos-containing pipe while working as a laborer and residential contractor in Central California. The settlement was achieved on behalf of his two surviving minor children.
$5.1 Million
Settlement for a 79-year-old man exposed to asbestos-containing water and sewer pipe while working as a general contractor in California from the 1950s through the 1980s. He was also exposed to asbestos-containing joint compounds, floor tile, ceiling tiles, stucco, insulating boards, and flue pipes.
$4.7 Million
Settlement secured for a man employed as a residential and commercial plumber and pipefitter. His asbestos exposure involved asbestos-containing pipe, valves, pumps, cooling towers, packing, gaskets, insulation, boilers, joint compounds, and other building materials.
$4.7 Million
Settlement recovered for a man exposed to asbestos-containing water and sewer pipe while employed by a large underground pipeline contractor in Southern California from the 1960s through the 1980s.
$4.7Million
Settlement for a plumber diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma.
$4.6 Million
Settlement recovered for a man who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure while installing water and sewer piping.
$4.4 Million
Pretrial settlements for a man diagnosed with mesothelioma after working as a carpenter.
$4.2 Million
Settlement secured on behalf of an 80-year-old man exposed to asbestos-containing joint compound and drywall while employed as a laborer, carpenter, and contractor in Northern California from 1976 to 1979.
$3.9 Million
Settlement recovered for a long-time shipyard employee diagnosed with mesothelioma.
$3.5 Million
Settlement secured for a man who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure while working at a plant that manufactured asbestos cement pipes.
$2.6 Million
Settlements secured for a man who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure during his career as an automotive mechanic and former Navy mechanic.
$2.3 Million
Settlement recovered for a man who developed mesothelioma after working with and around asbestos as an electrician at a naval shipyard.
$2 Million
Settlement secured for the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma following household exposure to her husband’s industrial talc-laden work clothing.
$2 Million
Settlements obtained on behalf of the family of a former shipyard worker who died of pleural mesothelioma.
$1.6 Million
Settlements secured for the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma following years of direct exposure to asbestos-containing cosmetic talc and household exposure.
$1.2 Million
Pretrial settlements recovered on behalf of the family of a man who died of mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos-containing body powders and automotive brakes.
Case Highlight: A Los Angeles Mesothelioma Lawyer Forces Defendants to Settle
Transcript
I represented the family of a man who passed away. Unfortunately, I never got to meet him, but I met his family. He had an extended family where, unfortunately, his first wife passed away very young. They had a son together and then he remarried and had stepchildren, and they were all this one big family.
He was a career electrician. So first he was a union electrician, and then he moved out to California and became a private contractor, had a contractor’s license, had his own business, had his sons work for him, his stepsons. His exposure was that he was working inside of electrical panels. And a lot of these electrical panels, you’ll have them at your house—usually in California, they’re outside of the house, I know in the East Coast sometimes they’re in your garage—and they’re just panels that are sitting inside residential homes. You would never think they’re harmful.
They’re not harmful if you’re never working in them, but he would go in, he would work inside panels, mess around with arc chutes, abrade the panel with a drill or a brush, and it generates dust which he inhaled. And back in the day, the manufacturers made these backing insulation panels which included phenolic molding compounds which contain asbestos.
That case did not go to trial, but we got favorable settlements and they knew—as the defendants must have known—it was a well-worked-up case and they didn’t have any interest in going to trial.
2026 California Latest Court Ruling in Lanier Law Firm Asbestos Cases
In September 2026, California asbestos litigation continued to develop through important court decisions involving mesothelioma claims. In Gordon v. Alticor Inc., et al., the Los Angeles Superior Court denied Cosmetic Specialties, Inc.’s motion to quash service and allowed the mesothelioma case to proceed against the talc supplier.
The Los Angeles Superior Court found that it had personal jurisdiction over Cosmetic Specialties based on evidence that the company directed its talc products into California, including through distribution and sales connected to the state. The ruling is significant because, to The Lanier Law Firm’s knowledge, it is the first time a California court has maintained personal jurisdiction over Cosmetic Specialties, a New Jersey corporation.
Get Help From California Mesothelioma Lawyers Serving Clients Across the State
The Lanier Law Firm’s Los Angeles-based mesothelioma lawyers help individuals and families throughout California understand their legal options and pursue compensation for asbestos-related injuries.
Our office is conveniently located at:
2829 Townsgate Rd.
Suite 100
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Convenient Consultations at a Location Near You
If meeting at our office is not convenient, our attorneys are available for on-site consultations at locations that work best for you. We meet with clients in cities including, but not limited to:
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- San Jose
- San Francisco
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Long Beach
- Oakland
- Bakersfield
- Anaheim
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related illness, contact The Lanier Law Firm online or call 800-723-3216 for a free consultation.