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PVC MANUFACTURER MEETING RE: Wallace & Dendinger September 4, 1985 Introduction Status Report on Cases Chrysler Answers to Interrogatories New John Doe Defendants Defense A Statute of Limitations in Wallace B. Exposure Defense (1) Possible Exposure defenses and experts (2) Possible Medical defense and experts (3) Survey of Company literature C. State of Art-Defense Logistical t Billing Matters PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" UC^ 045209 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS P.O.BOX 8361, SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. VA. 25303 August 31, 1979 Mr. R. L. Hollingshead Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Esq. 163 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 rce,Ved SEP 5 1973 Dear Bob: Subject: Maliko et al versus Union Carbide Corporation Miscellaneous Publications Attached are some recently collected publications which may be useful if the plaintiff makes reference to them. 1. "Mortality and Cancer Morbidity in Workers in the Swedish PVC Processing Industry," Homber et al The study finds an indication of increased neoplasms and a definite increase in death from heart infarction. The study basis is poor in that vinyl chloride, whether present or not, is identified as the culprit. Potential toxicity from pigments, plasticizers, stabilizers, dyes, slip agents, solvents and other materials is ignored, the authors were disturbed because the initial study cohort was healthier and lived longer than the control population so they used various gerrymandering techniques to secure a health effect. 2. "Angiosarcoma of the Liver Associated with Phenelzine," British Medical Journal, June 23, 1979. This article along with two supporting documents by Toth is in teresting in that another cause of angiosarcoma and lung neoplasms, phenelzine and related drugs are widely used as tranquilizers and antidepressants. 3. "The'Healthy Worker Effect* - Fact or Artifact?" by Shendell et al Journal of Occupational Medicine, December 1978. Epidemiologists have generally maintained that when a study cohort shows lower than expected mortality or morbidity, the "health worker effect" requires discounting the finding. The Shindell article maintains there is no "healthy worker effect." This is the first attack on this epidemiological "old wives tale." PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER"