Was Southern California Edison (SCE / Edison International) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Southern California Edison (SCE / Edison International) — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Southern California Edison (SCE / Edison International) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Southern California Edison (SCE / Edison International) — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

SCE Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Southern California

⚖ Litigation Record1886-present (SCE; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Southern California Edison Company (SCE — founded 1886; today a subsidiary of Edison International; headquartered Rosemead CA) is through the 20th century and today the principal investor-owned electric utility for southern California — serving most of the region except San Diego County and Los Angeles city limits. SCE operated through the asbestos era a major network of generating plants:

Mohave Generating Station (Laughlin NV) — historic coal-fired plant (closed 2005)
Etiwanda Generating Station (Rancho Cucamonga CA) — gas/oil-fired (closed 2002)
Alamitos Generating Station (Long Beach CA) — gas/oil-fired
Huntington Beach Generating Station (Huntington Beach CA) — gas/oil-fired
Mandalay Generating Station (Oxnard CA) — gas/oil-fired
Ormond Beach Generating Station (Oxnard CA) — gas/oil-fired
Redondo Beach Generating Station (Redondo Beach CA) — historic
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (San Diego County CA) — three-unit PWR (operated jointly with SDG&E; Units 2-3 closed 2013, Unit 1 closed 1992)

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing infrastructure.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that SCE — as premises owner — exposed its plant-operator workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Southern California Edison has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

SCE plant operators and maintenance workforce
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working SCE capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local 5 Los Angeles members) dispatched to SCE plants
Pipefitters (UA Local members) on SCE construction
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at SCE plants
Electricians (IBEW Local members) working SCE generating-station electrical
Construction-trade workforces on SCE EPC projects

If You Worked at an SCE Power Plant

If you worked at a Southern California Edison fossil-fuel or nuclear power plant during the asbestos era — as an SCE employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameSCE Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants Across Southern California

Years Produced1886-present (SCE; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Power-plant operatorsInsulatorsPipefittersBoilermakersElectricians

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