Mesothelioma Lawyers in Maryland

Maryland has a profound asbestos exposure legacy driven by the Baltimore shipbuilding industry, military installations, and the steel industry. The Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point plant in Baltimore was the largest steel mill in the world at its peak and used asbestos extensively throughout its facilities, exposing steelworkers, pipefitters, and maintenance crews for decades. The Baltimore shipyards, including the Maryland Drydock Company and the Bethlehem Steel shipyard at Key Highway, built and repaired thousands of ships using asbestos insulation materials. The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Meade, Andrews Air Force Base, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station all contained asbestos in their buildings and facilities. The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant on the Chesapeake Bay used asbestos materials during its construction. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company operated power plants with significant asbestos insulation. W.R. Grace operated a vermiculite processing facility in Baltimore that handled asbestos-contaminated materials from the Libby, Montana mine. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and other research facilities around the state also used asbestos. Maryland's three-year statute of limitations from the date of discovery gives mesothelioma patients somewhat more time than many states, but prompt legal action remains important to preserve evidence and identify all responsible parties.