Lincoln built tires, engines, and the state’s government. The Goodyear tire plant and the Kawasaki works ran the city’s manufacturing, alongside the university and capitol power operations and, at Hallam to the south, the Sheldon Station power plant. Rubber manufacturing and coal-fired power of this kind reportedly relied on asbestos-containing insulation and materials for decades, and Lincoln’s trades were reportedly exposed for full careers.
Nebraska allows four years from a mesothelioma or asbestos-cancer diagnosis to file a claim, measured from discovery (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224, the asbestos discovery rule). Wrongful-death timing should be confirmed with counsel — the general wrongful-death statute (§ 30-810) sets two years from death, while § 25-224’s asbestos discovery provisions may apply. Cases are filed in the county District Court of proper venue; Nebraska has no statewide asbestos MDL.