Forced from your home by the GKN Aerospace chemical crisis?
Roughly 40,000 Orange County residents were placed under evacuation orders when a storage tank of toxic, flammable chemicals at a Garden Grove aerospace facility threatened to spill or explode. If you, your family, or your business were displaced, you may be entitled to compensation.
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A crisis situation in our backyard.
The Orange County Fire Authority warned that a large storage tank at GKN Aerospace, carrying a highly toxic and flammable chemical used to manufacture plastics, could either spill thousands of gallons or undergo a thermal runaway explosion — endangering surrounding fuel tanks and tens of thousands of residents.
You shouldn't bear the cost of someone else's negligence.
When a facility puts the surrounding community at risk, residents and business owners often face very real, very immediate losses — and they have legal options.
- i.Evacuation & LodgingHotels, meals, and transportation during displacement.
- ii.Lost WagesMissed work due to evacuation or closures.
- iii.Business LossesClosures, lost revenue, spoiled inventory.
- iv.Medical ExpensesExposure-related care, monitoring, treatment.
- v.Property DamageContamination, cleaning, diminished value.
- vi.Emotional DistressFear, anxiety, and disruption from the event.
- vii.Childcare & School DisruptionCosts from emergency school closures.
- viii.Long-Term MonitoringOngoing care for potential exposure.
If you were in the evacuation zone, we want to hear from you.
You don't need to be physically injured to be entitled to recover. Anyone meaningfully impacted by the incident may have a claim.
Residents & Renters
If you were ordered to evacuate your home or shelter in place, you may be entitled to compensation for displacement costs, emotional distress, and disruption to daily life.
Business Owners
Restaurants, retail, services, and offices forced to close or operate with reduced staff may recover lost revenue, spoiled inventory, and continuing fixed costs.
Families & Workers
Parents impacted by school closures, employees who lost wages, and anyone experiencing health symptoms or anxiety from the incident may have recoverable damages.
Southern California trial lawyers for our community.
Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP is a boutique law firm based in Costa Mesa, serving clients across Southern California and San Diego. We have a reputation for aggressive litigation and client advocacy in matters both highly complex and routine.
Our attorneys bring top legal credentials and big-firm experience to every case, while valuing the significance of our client relationships. When incidents like the GKN Aerospace chemical crisis impact our neighbors, we are committed to holding negligent parties accountable.
Evidence fades. Deadlines apply. Talk to a lawyer today.
California has strict statutes of limitations on claims like these. The sooner we speak, the sooner we can begin protecting your rights and documenting your losses.