Polk County Asbestos Exposure

Polk County, Iowa — documented asbestos exposure sites, the county District Court venue, and Iowa's two-year filing deadline for mesothelioma and asbestos-cancer claims.

Venue Asbestos claims from Polk County are filed in the Polk County District Court, seated in Des Moines.

5 documented exposure sites

5 communities

Polk County — Des Moines — carried the Firestone tire plant, the Delavan and Ruan works, and the utility and manufacturing operations of the capital, where high-heat process and power systems reportedly relied on asbestos-containing insulation and materials.

Iowa allows two years from a mesothelioma or asbestos-cancer diagnosis to file a personal-injury or wrongful-death claim (Iowa Code § 614.1(2)), with the clock running from diagnosis under the discovery rule of Iowa’s asbestos-claims act (Chapter 686B). Iowa also requires a sworn medical affidavit to be filed with the complaint (§ 686B.3). Cases are filed in the county District Court of proper venue; Iowa has no statewide asbestos MDL.

Communities in Polk County

Des Moines Pleasant Hill Johnston Ankeny West Des Moines

Documented Asbestos Exposure Sites · 5

Every documented facility across Polk County Asbestos Exposure, each linked to its full exposure report.

Des Moines School Buildings: Asbestos Exposure and Legal Recourse in Iowa

Des Moines

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Greater Des Moines Power Station: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Lawyer Options in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines

Full exposure report ›

Iowa Power Des Moines Municipal Generating Des Moines Iowa

Des Moinespower plant

Full exposure report ›

Iowa Steel And Wire Company Des Moines Des Moines Iowa

Des Moinessteel mill

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Pleasant Hill Power Station, IA: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Legal Recourse

Pleasant Hill

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Time-sensitive — Iowa statute of limitations

Iowa allows two years from a mesothelioma or asbestos-cancer diagnosis to file a personal-injury or wrongful-death claim (Iowa Code § 614.1(2)), with the clock running from diagnosis under the discovery rule of Iowa's asbestos-claims act (Chapter 686B). Iowa also requires a sworn medical affidavit to be filed with the complaint (§ 686B.3). A free case review can pinpoint the deadline and the filing requirements.

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