“Most often, we’ll file the case in the state where the exposure happened, and that’s for specific jurisdictional laws. There’s certain reasons why cases can’t be filed in certain jurisdictions. But more often than not, the case is filed in the state where the exposure happened, irregardless of where the defendant is living or irregardless of where the plaintiff is living at the time, or the members of the decedent are living at the time.
So if a guy named Joe is living in Southern California and is working as an auto mechanic or maybe he’s working at a shipyard in Southern California, and then unfortunately life takes him elsewhere—whether they got priced out or, you know, maybe they moved to be closer to family—there’s a good chance that we could file the case in California because they were exposed to asbestos in California.
I’ve had several cases where someone was working in Southern California, like I was just saying. They worked at a Navy shipyard, and then they worked in California throughout their life in other careers, and then when he retired, he decided to move to Arizona and he just wanted the hot, dry weather and less traffic. And so it just makes sense to file his case in California because that’s where he was wronged.”
