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I " , IN THE C1RCTlT COllRT OF JACKSON COUNTY, M1SSOURl AT KANSAS CITY El iGENE ELMER SOULE, and ":lLHELMINA G. SOULE, Plaintiffs, ,r. A.P. GREEN REFRACTORIES, INC., et a). Ddfndants. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. OO-CV-227315 ) ) Dhrision J4 ) ) ) ) PLAINTIFF'S EXHlRIT CAM-268 THAN-58 DEFE~DANT T H AGR1CULTllRE & NUTRlTION, LL.C.'S Sllj)PLEMENTAT10N OF lTS RESPONSES TO PLAI~TlffS'THIRD SET Of INTERROGATORIES Defendant T H Agricul1ure- & Nutrition: L.L.C. ("THAN"), formerly kno'wn as ThornpsonHayv.ard Chemical Company ("'THCe"): ~ubmils its Supplemental Responses to Plaintiffs' Third Set oflnterrogatories. lNTRODllCTJON THAN nOles that the terms "soapstone:: and "1alc:' are not defined in Plaintiffs' Third Set of ]nterrogalOries. Tht" definilions for thost" two terms ,'ary depending on the context. Some of THAN's documents and ~ome repoJ1ed derisions use the two terms interchangeably. See, e.g., RoberIson v. Allied Slf!.17al, 914 F.2d 360 (3d Cir. 1990) (terms talc and soapstone used interchangeably.). Accordingly. in responding 10 lhf'~e interrogatories, THAN assumes that the two terms: as used in plaintiffs' interrogatories: are synonymous and notes for purposes ofrespondinp that it is using the two terms interchangeably. THAN \\111 describe the product as ''talc/soapstone''" WA618939.1 . THAN al~o nOH'S that Yinual1) all oflhe information provided herein is outside the ller~onal kno"drdgr of an~' (urr~nt THAN c;>mplo:;vef'. THAN's response 10 these imerro{!8tories is. therefore, ba!'ed primaril~ on a reyiew of old and often incomplete THee lecords. These records include: 1) datahase plimnuls. pl e~erved on microfiche. fall 1972 - 1981 2) im nice-s, reflecting tak.'soap~lone sale's to TH CC ~ cmtomers, 1970-1980 3) paid ,nucheJs. reflecting talc!soap~tone purchases flOm THee's vendors, 1970-81 4) incompJetf' correspondence files from the early 1950s until 1981. THAN's response is also paniall) premised on a u',ie'lI,l ofa ,ariety ofsf'condary sources, the accuracy of'lI,'hich THAN cannOl independently verify. The~e ~ources include corporate filings with the Alahama. Delaware. Gf'oreia. Texas. and North Carolina secretaries of state; Securities Exchange Commi~sion ("SEC') filings; Slate geologic surveys; and trade pUblications. THAN continues to undertake its own investipation and will further supplement these interrogatories jf it d;!'CO"f'TS additional Te-sponsive information. SllPPLE~1E~T AI.. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY 2: 2. lfyoUI' ImSJi't'r 10 JIllt'/TVg41IVTJ' No.1 is ill Ihe "fflrmarive, please SIIlTe: a. Iht' type of5Ollp.\lV1U' .lJ1d/or ~vlIpSlolle laic 11'11 iell you distribUTed andlor sold; RESPO?'-iSE: [NOTE: Because the phrase H/}pe of soap~loneand/or ::.oapstone talc" is unclear, for purpo~es of respondinF to this interrogatory THAN as!:'umes it means trade or brand name.] Based upon the joregoing assumption. THAN l'tates that, founded upon the review of documents previously produced to plaintiff. at vl:lrious times and from "arinus branches located around the country, THee distributed the following "types" oftalc/soap~lOne: Talc Beaver White 200; Talc Beaver White 20050#; Talc Beaver \Vhite 32550#; Talc C 400; Talc C 40050#; Talc C 500 50#; 2 WA 618939.1 " Tak Ca~rade 200. Tak Ca~cad{' 200 Rice 50#; Talc Emtal #.43; Tak Emtal #43 50#; Talc Fibrene C 300 50#: Talc Fibrenr l 400 50#; Tak Fibrene C 500 50#; Tak French Non Part'it 50#; Talc Furnan" Creek Coarse 50#: Talc Fumare Creek 50#; Talc Glarier 200; laIr Glacier 200 50#; TaIc Glacier 32550#; Tak Grey 50# (alkJa "Grey Talr (Soap~loner): Talc lmport; Talc Microtalc CP ] 435 :-0#; Talc Mi~tron FJ 28 50#.: Tak Milslip NW. Tak Milslip Regular, Talc Mistron Frost 50#; Tak Mi~lrenHGO5550#; Talc Mimen HGO 75 50#: Talc MiMronM139 50#; Talc MistronMono Mix 50#; Talc MislTon MSC 50#; Tak Misuon ReS 50#; Talc Mislron T076; Talc Mistron T076 50#: Tak Mistron Vapor OSG 50#; Tak Mistron Vapor RJCompaC't 50 #50; Tak Mistron Vapor 50#; lak Mistron ZSC 50#: Talr Mistron 13950#; Tak Menark 50#; Talc Monomix 50#; Talc Powdered USP 50# aJkJa #J2711SPTalc; Tak Scotch Brand 50#; Talc Sierra Cloud 50#; Talc Sierra Higlow 50#; Talc Siena \'Vhite 200 50#; Talc Silverbow 50#; Talc Soapstone; Tak Soapstone -~, 1910A 50#; Talc Soap~tone 901 50#: Tak SPB 20: Tak Supreme USP #32550#; Talc Supreme 'i':" .'...~. ~ VSP Dense 50#; Talc Supreme l1SP 20050#; Talc Texas 65050# (aIk1aJTa1c Soap~tone 650); Talc TH Special 50050#; Talc Trinity Superfine 50#, Talc SPB 20 alkJa TP Blend and TP-I Blend. {Product by Customer List: Paid Vouchers} Before 1973 THAN may have dislributed the following types of lalc/soapstone: AJalslc #982, AJatak #150. AJatak #993 [THAN production Bates-stamp page numhers (hereinafter "THAN" fonowed by a number or numbers in brackets) 8521-25. 8526-28, 8530-3 J. 8534, 8535,8536-37.8538, 8539J Microtak CP 1040; Mit-rotale MP 12-50; laleron 1089; Tsleron 1090; TaleTon 1065: Taleron CF 40-20; Taleron CP 3424; TaleTon CP 34-34; Takron CP 43-25; Tsleron 233 C; TakTon 10-20; TaleTon ]4-14: TaIcTon CF 4020; TaleTon 1084 USP; Ta1cron MP 50-26; TaJcron WA 618939.1 . ,1P 50-30; Takron MP 50-35; TaJrron MP 70-22; Takron, 1200; Takron MP 70-22; Talcron MP 70-30; TaleTon }087: Takron 399; TaJrron ]325; TaJrron ]200; Taleron 1060; Taleron MP 45-26. IAmongsl other~, THAN 1293-94.1442-63, J574-96, 1597-99, ]600-04] Montana 325, Fibrene White, Fibrene Dust, Sierra Fibrl."ne. [THAN: J554J Talc 961. Clatal Talc (THAN: 8498] Talc #2 ITHAN: 8520] Many H'ndor~ referred to their talc/!'oap~lonegenerically as, e.g., "Georgia tak," "Arkansas talc,""Montana taJc;'''Texastalc;' or "Alabama talc." (THAN: 8492-93, 8495, 8498-8500, 8503- 05,8515-16, 8S J8, 852] -25,8526-28,8530-3],8534,8535,1418, 1478-79, 1554, 1560] Additional information concerning ~orne ofthese type:i- of tale/soapstone is comained in documents previously produced to plaintiffs. .. .',' r ~:~;i.~ Differenl vendors l'uppJird THAN with talc/soapstone ~oJd unMr the same trade or brand name, For in~lance both the Georgia Tak Company ("GTe") and the Southern Talc Company ("STC't). and perhap~ others. distributed "Soapstone 901 ," whkh was df'srribed as soapstone ground coarser than 99% through 200 mesh. (STC Correspondence THAN 8498 (1953); GTC paid vouchers: THAN 7400-11 (1971),7450-76 (1972), 7424-36 (1973); STC paid vouchers: THAN: 7530-33 (1973).7499-7519 (l974). STC lnterrogalory 7] The American Talc Company also sold soapstone ground coar~er than 99% through 200 mesh. (THAN 8540] THAN notes that although THee. records categoriz.ed "Pyrax" as a talc product, it is actuaB) pyrophyllite. a r{'lalrd but distinct mineral. The United States Geolol?ic Survey describes talc as "8 hydrous mapneslllm silicate" and pyrophyBite as "s hydrous aluminum silicate with a structure similar to talc." These products included Pyrax ABB, B, and WA. 4 WA61893Sl.1 b. Ille idem;,)' ofr/ze (OlUpllltJfrom W/WIll Jm4 P14"c/J(l~t'd or IJllrerwisf obtained the ~OClp.\lVne cmdlor ~()lIp.'ilVlle wJc for di~lribll1ivlf and/or sale and idelt1ifJ' all dU('UI71t'IltS concerning Jour purcJld.\e VI' rt?Ct'ipt Of5uch material; RE$}JONSE: THAN ~lates that. ba~ed upon re' iew of documents previously produc,ed to plaintiff, it disu-ihuted tak/f.oap~'one ~uppljed by numerou~ vendors, that it use-d numerouS vendors ~imultaneous)y~ and that it chanped ,Iendors repeatedly. THCC ohtained taJc/~oapslone from the following \-ennors. United Sierra; Pioneer Talc Company; Southern Talc Company: Sierra Tak Company; Sierra Talc & Clay Company; Cyprus Mines Corporation; Cyprus Minerals, Inc.; Milwhite. Inc.; American Talc: Company; Imperial Products Company. Inc.; L.A. Salomon & Brothers; GeoIgia Talc Company; Engelhard Mineral and Chemicals Corp; Eastern Magnesia Tak. Co.; Cohutta Tak Company; Charles Pfizer & Company, ..'. lne.. and Pfizer lnr. [Paid Vouchers. Correspondence] THAN cannot determine with cenainty the vendor as~ociated with many types of talc. Generally, ho,,,,'ever. it appe-ars upon information and belief that: UMistron," "Beaver \\lhite." "C," ..Ca~('ade," "Fibrene," "Furnace Creek," "Glacier;-"Sierra;' "Supreme:' ''Trinity,'' and "TH Speciar' '''''ere talc/soapstone distributed by Sierra Talc & Clay Co., Sierra lak Co., linited Sierra. Cyprus Minerals andlor Cyprus Mines. [Paid Vouchers. correspondence. THAN ]4]6-17,1423, ]424. 1480-83,1597-99, 1605-17] "TaJcron" "( ereron:' and "Microtak:: '\oere talc/soapstone distributed by Charles Pfizer & Co. and Pfizer. Inc. ITHAN: 1293-94, ]443-63, ] 574-96, 1597-99, 1600-04] "SPB" aIkIa uTP Blend" were lalcn;oap~'1one distributed by the Pioneer Talc Company. [paid vouchers: THAN 8730-54 (1976), 8757-84 (l977)] 5 WA618939.1  "#12711SP Talc!' aJkJa "l1SP Powdered Talc!" v.ereta1c/soapstone distributed by the American Talc Compan;" andlor Imperial Pl(lduct~ Company. (THAN 8790~95] "TalC' #'T '\'35 a tak/~oap~lOne distrihll1ed by the Cohuna Talc Company [THAN 8520] "A]atalc" v,as a tak/soapl'10ne di!'lrihl11ed by Imperial Products Company. [THAN 8521-25,8526-28,8:'30-31. 8534,8535,8536-37,8538,8539] "Mi]sIip'" a/k/a "Soapston('"v.ere talc/~oapslone distrihmed by Mi)white, Inc. !correspondence,paid voue-hers: THAN 8512. 8513,854 J-2, 8543, 854460,8561-76 (1970),8577 80 (1971), 8581 -8601 (1972),8602-42 (l973). 8643-72 (1974),8692-8719 (1976),872029 (1977)] "Emtal"was a tak/~oapstone distribmed by EnFelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp. and/or Ea~tern Magne~ja Talc Company. (Vendor book) ~ ~ ) :~~:~:::.~:: "Soapstone 901, 90l-A, J9] O-A" a/k/a "Grey talc" "'rrf' talc/soapstone distributed by both the Southern and Georgia Tak Companies. [THAN 8498; 740011, 745676, 7424-36; 753033: 7499-75]9, STC Interrogatory 7.] ..# 650 soap!'tone': alk/a "Texas Tak 650" were tak/soapstone distributed by the Southern Talc Company. (mAN 753442.] Upon information and belief, it appears that, man)' ofthe foregoing companies were closely related through imerlockingjoint ventures and other common business interests, common ownership of stock. common officers and directors. and were, through merreT or purchase successor corporations to each other. THAN.thcne-Jore. cannot state ''',lith reasonable certainty that an invoice received from one company indicates that lhe invoicing company ae-luaBy mined or processed the- WA618939.1 ~~~~~~------------_.- lak/soapstone distrihUled by THee. Upon information and neli{'fil appears tbat 1he following may have been linked companies. to wit: G~orgiQ - Sowht'rn - CohUlla - AmericuJ1 - Piol1~er Talc Compal1ies. This is prf"mi~ed on the following: M. \\loodard "\'Voody" Glenn was the pre~ident of the Georgia, Southern, Pioneer, and American Tak Companies, {THAN 85 J5-16 (Pioneer): 8492-93 (Georgia), 8495 (SoUlhem). 8540 (American)] and a DireC'tor ofthe American Talc and Pioneer Talc Companies. (Texas, Alabama and Georria Serretary of State corporate records] Francis T. Glenn was the corporate agent for the Georgia, Southern, Cohuna, and American TalC' Companies: the President ofthf' Georgia Talc Company; a Director and Vicf'-President of the American Talc Company; and a Director of the Pioneer Talc Company. [Texas. Alabama and Georgia Secretary of State corporate records] "PO Drawer F. Chal~W(lrth,GA" was the 111ailinl? address for the Georgia, Southern, Cohutta, and Pioneer Tak Companies. {Paid VOllchers, correspondence, Alabama and Georgia Sf'CTf'IBry of Stall' corporate Ircords] Chatsworth, Georgia was a J11ailin~ addle55 for the American Talc Company. ITHAN 85401 "Box 278, Chat~\~'onh, GA" was the mailing address for Southern and Pioneer Talc Companies. ITHAN 8515-16 (Pioneer). 8495 (Southern)] Pioneer Talc Company corresponded re: a product caBed "chatc1ay" and attached Georgia Talc Company's chemical analysis for the same product. (THAN 8518-17) Southern Talc (ompany was a principal shareholder of Cohutta Talc Company. (Georgia Secretary of Stale cOJporate records] 7 WA 618939.1 There \:\',ere formal joint vrmUres betw('en the Southern and Georgia Talc Companie~ hetween 1945-52 and] 957-68. [SoU1ht>rn Talc Company's ("STC~) lnlerrogalory 7:) Georgia Tak correspondence 8nached Southern Tak'~ chemical analysis ofyarious lak/soap~lone products. [THAN 8493-5] . American Tak Compan~ correspondence indkates its Alabama talc/~oapstone was handled through itl' faci!iti("s in Chal~\,,'orth. Georgia. ITHAN 8540) Trade journals indicate that the Pioneer Talc and Southern TalC' Companies were "associaled'~ companies and thal Pioneer Talc operated fadlilies in Georgia. Southern Tak Company sold a tak/soapstone called "Texas Talc 650." {THAN 7534-42.] .;' " ."' ..:- <0 -!..~... Ge-orgia Tak Company withdrev.' its Georgia foreign corporate status in 1985 IGeorgia SeCTrlat:' of Stale corporale records] and North Carolina administratively dissolved it in ]995. lNoJ1h Carolina Srrrelary of Slate col}iorate records) 1n 1986 llnited Catalysts. Inc.~ purcha~ed the Southern Talc and Cohutta Talc Companies and dj~~o]\'ed them. ISTC JnleTTogalory 13, Georgia Secretary of State corporate tf'cords] In 1988 Vniled Catalysts incorporated a new Southern Talc Company. IGeorgia Secrelary ofSlate corporate records) tlnited Catalysts. Inc . was recently renamed Sud-Chrmie. lne . and is a subsidiary of Sud-Chemie. AG. Secondary sources indicate that the Southern Tale Company discontinued all it~ Georgia talc/soapstone operations in early 1991. American Talc - imperial Producls - C)prus: Durin~ the same time period Peter Bixby was the pre~ident of the American Talc Company and signed letters on behalfoflmperiaJ 8 WA 618939.1 - PJOducts offrring lak/soapstone mined in Alabama. ITHAN 8526: 8534~39 and Alabama Secretary of Slate records] Whl:'n the AmeriC"an Talc Compan~' wa~ dj~~o]v(;'d in 1980 Imperial Products, Inc., v,as a ~t1bstantial ~harf'holder. and both rompanirs had the same president. IAlabama Secretary of State records] "Amerjran'~ ",:as lined OUt on Tt'cord!' and "Imperia) Products" !'ubstituled. {THAN 8790-95] Therf was a notati on on THAN 8789 ~tating "~ey aTe being bi Be;-d under a different name now:' Secondary sources indicate;- thal Cypru~ Industrial Minerals acquired the American Tak Companjf's's Alabama operations in thl" late ]9705. Pfi:;.er - Pivl1t?er Talc Cvmp(jl1y: Potential reIationsJJip due to "Pfizer" being lined out and "Pioneer" ~ub~tiluted on 1976 and 1977 paid voucher documents. (THAN 8750,53,59,62, 65,68,71,74, 77,80] Texas Serretary ofState Corporate records indicate that in 1994 the Pioneer Talc Company dj~!'ol"ed. SEC fiJin,gs indicate that in ] 994 Zemex Corporation and Suzorite , Mineral Products purchased the ass('t~ of Pioneer Tak Company: '\'hirh was indirectly owned by ...'.~. ~'. ; ~':'/ Whit1aker~ Clark & Daniels: Inc. Secondary ~ourc('s indicate thalthe Suzorite Mineral Products currentl)' mines and processes tak, in the vicinity of Allamoore, Te>:as. and along with the Feldspar Corporation markets, a talc/::-oapstone known as "Pioneer Talc." Suzorite and Feldspar are fully owned subsidiaries of Zemex Corporation. Sierra Talc & Clay Co. - Sierra Talc Co. - UniTed Sierra - Cyprus Mines - Cyprus Minerals: Before ]959 the company was knovm as Sierra Talc & Clay Company and around 1960 changed its name to the Sierra Talc Company. In 1964: it became the United Sierra Division of Cyprus Mines Corporation. In 1979, Cyprus was acquired by and became a wholly-o\l'o'Jled subsidiary of Amoco. In J980: Amoco transferred all of its shares of Cyprus to Amoco Minerals Company, an existing wholly-owned subsidiary. In 1985, Amoco Mineral Company was spun-off 9 WA 618939.1 ~~~~~~ l ._ .nd C'han~ed its namr to Cyprus Minerals Corporation. In 1992. Luzenac America: lnc. acquired Cyprus' talc/soapstone operations. Engelhard Mineral.\ lind Chl!micals Cvrp - Easian Magnesia Talc, Co.: Secondary ~OUJ("es indicalt' 1hat in 1967 the Minrral~ and Chemicals Phillip Corp purchased Eastern Magnesia Talc. Co. Shortly thereafter, that entity 1l1{"]ged into Enprlhard Jndm:tries, Jne., and the resulting corporate entity was renamed Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation. c. rhe 10nl1;011 oj tht> mint? wht'u' the .\VapS101J(! was obtailled; RESPONSE: THAN ~tate~ that. ha~ed upon revie",' ofdocuments already produced to plaintiff and secondary sourrl's. thl' taIc/~oap~tonl' ohtained by THee ("ould have come from mines located in: Various locations in California: Numerous documents from Sierra/Cyprus and Pfizer ~.,:'~;~: .indicate thar rhey opefated lakhoap!'lone mines in California. {THAN ]423, J424. 1597-99.) "~::~::~,l Secondary sources indicalethat Sirrra/Cypru5- operated six mines in Death Valley California and that Pfizer opt'ratf'd mines in San Bernadino County, California. Various locations in Montana: NUI11l'fOUS documents from Sierra/Cyprus and Pfizer indicate that they operated talc/l'oapstone mines in Momana. ITHAN ]423, ]424, 1597-99.] Secondary sources indicate that Sierra/Cyprus operated mines near Ennis, Montana (including the Beaverhead and Yellow~lOne mines) and that Pfizer operated mine(s) near Barrens, Montana. Vicinity ofMurrav CO\lntV. Georgia (alkLa Chat~woJ1h DistriCl): The Southern Talc Company operated numeJOU~ la1c/l'OapStOne mines in Murray (ounty. Georgia. ITHAN 8499: 8503 and STC lmerrogatory 7] The Georgia Talc Company mined talc/soapstone in Murray County, Georgia.ITHAN 8492-93, ~e('ondary sources] The Cohutta Talc Company operated ta]c/soapstonl' 10 WA 618939.1 ,nines in Murray Coumy: Georgia. iSTe lmerrogatory 7: l'econdary ~ources] The American Talc Company had facilities in Murra~t County: Georgia. ITHAN 8~40) Secondary sources indicate that there \..,ere many talch,oapslone mines in Murray County, Gf:'orgia, and that the Pioneer Talc (ompan~ operated facilities in Georgia. Vicinity of TaJJadt'ga Count". Alahama lalkJa \\limerhoro Districu: The Southern Talc Company mined laIc/s.oap~1()nt:' in Alabama hut shipped the processed talc/soapstone from Chal~woJ1h: GA. ITHAN 8498) Some Southern Tak Company talc/soapstone originated from Alabama. (THAN 8500, 8504] The Georgia Talc Company did bminess neaT Alpine, Alabama. ITHAN 8492-93] The American Tak Company operated a tak/s.oap~lOne mine in Alabama but processed and shipped this talc-h:.oapslone from Chalswonh. Georgia. ITHAN 8540) The Pioneer Talc Company shipped Alabama lalc/soap:-tont" from Gt"orgia. {THAN 8515-] 6] Imperial Products ;'..:': operated at least one tak/~oapl'lOne mine near Alpine. Alabama. (THAN 8521-25, 8526-28,8530- ~i::!) 31.8534.8535,8538] Secondary ~our('es indicate that the American Talc Company and Cyprus lndustria1 Minerals mined tak/f-opa!'tone in Talladega County, Alabama; that llnited Feldspar and Minerals leased the land comaining the talc/soap~lone deposits to the American Talc Company; that talc/soapstone was mined in the Winterboro district between approximately 1953 and 1975 and the talc/soapstone was often sent to GeoT@ia fOT processing. Vicinity of Culhenl'on and Hudspl:'th ('ounties. 1exas Calk/a Allamoore District): The Georgia Talc Cornpany obtained and shipped talc/soapstone from the vicinity of Allamoore or Van Horn, 1exas. (THAN 8492-93] The Pioneer Talc Company operated talc/soapstone mine(s) in A})amoore~ TeX8S. (THAN 8515-16] MiJwhite, possibly through a subsidiary Westex Minerals 1] WA6J8939J :0.: operated lalc/~oap!'tone mine(s) in Van Hom, Texas. and possibly other locations in the southwest. ITHAN 854]-42~ 85431 SierralCypru~ also operated tak/!'oap~tone mines in Texas. [THAN 1478-79] SOllthern Tak COll1pany ~old a lak/soap!'tone call('d "Texas Tak 650:' {THAN 7534-42] Secondar:y ~ources indicatt" the Pion<:,er Talc Compan) opf"ned a talc/!'oapstone mine circa ] 960near Allamoore: Hudspeth County. Texas. and that Sierra/Cyprusoprrated two mines near Van Hom: Texas. Vicinity of Saline ('minty. Arkansas: The SOllthern Talc Company sold takl soap~lOnemined in Arkansa~. ITHAN 8505] Milwhhe operated tak/soapstone mines near Bryant, Arkansas. (THAN 8541-42.8543) Secondary sources indicate that Milwhite operated soapstone mines at \'arious open pits along a narrow 4-mile-long belt in northeastern Saline County and -;..~.~; . pror('~~ed the rock at a prinding plant at Bryant. Saline County. Vicinity of Johnson. Vermont: SeC'ondary ~O\lTces indicate that Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp. operated a tak/~oap!'tone mine near Johnson. Vermont. Possibly North Carolina: The Geor~iaTalc Company incorporated in Nonh Carolina in 1905. ISecretary ofState Records) Secondary ~ources indicate that the American Tak Company at one lime operated a mine in Moore County. North Carolina. Most vendors operated mines in several l\tates and THAN has no knowledge of",!hat type of talc/soapstone may have come flOm which mine at what time. Those vendors that formed interlockin,p business relationships with other vendors may have sold products mined in variou~ Slates by other vendors. See Response to }nterrogatory 1(b) above. Ovenirnethe merger ofdifferent 12 WA618939.1 "wndors and the purchase or ~a]e ofmin~s appears 10 have altered the number and loc,81ion ofmines that any pal1icular vendor operated. d. d~.\('riht> lht' ~rpt' OfpacJ.lIg~(s) ill which the .\OIlPHOIlt? /11lli/or soapstone lair was ('/lnl/lint'd, gh'~ llI~ Jlllm~ uflh~producllippt'llring on tJllcll package, lind state the ('oltJI"j 011 widell lht> PlICJ.llgt' lind till)' wl'ilings tlPP~tlfed; RESPONSE: THAN currently has no independent knowledf't' of the appearance or color of the con1ainers in whic.'h 1he talc/~oap~lon(" may have heen placed. Ba~('d upon information and belief. talc/~oap~tone was ~ometimes shipped directly to the customer by train and was often parkared in 100 or 50pound multi]ayered paper bags. Upon information and belief some bags \\lere plain bags. some bags v,'ere marked with the vendor's name. other bags may have been marked with the grade of tale. and other bags may have been marked with the cU5tomer~s code number. ITHAN ]427-34. STC Interrogatory 7. all shipping documents] e. lhe inclusive ddles in wlziclz you di51dbwed tIluJlor .wld soapstone andlor joapSlOlle talc; RESPONSE: THAN ~tates that. based upon review ofdocuments already produced to p]aintiff~ it is unable to determine \~Ihen il started to di~lTibute taJc/f-oapstone. Ba~ed upon a review of these documents THee may have heen distributing talc/soapstone by the mid 19505. [See, e.g., THAN 8492-8505] THeC has records indicating it distrihuted ta1c/soap~tone from 1970t and THee ceased distribu1ion of talc/soapstone in ] 980/8] . J. lilt' 1'('II.\on wily you .'iwpPt'd dislribuling/u/ling SViljJ.~I(me lIIulJor Soupslone talc; RESPONSE: THAN stopped distributing talc/soapstone when it sold cenain a5setsto Harcro~ in 1"981. 13 WA 618939.1 g. lIlt' iOt/mit)' oflJllcJJ defendallt iJll1Ji~ lIfliVl110 w]WI1f you distribufed find/or sold including dlue, IJ /wmil)', pluct> ofdi.\lrihmivn/delil't'/)", Pt'noVIlS with lire defelJdllnt wilh whom you dealt, tJtc.; R[SPO~SE: A :-earch ofthe rr("ord~ already produced to plaintiffs indicates that THAN sold tak/~oap!'wn(> to the following defendant~ during the' desigml1ed :'ears. [lnvoice File; Product by Cll~tomer List] McKe~~on Chemical Co: 1970-71, 1977-78 PPG Industries: 1975-1980 Van Waters & Rogers Inc.: J972: 1979 W.R. Grace & Co-Conn: 1971.1978 The details of each rele\'ant lran~arlion can be found on eitller the invoice or on the \'ariou~ database reports preserved on microfiche. All these documents have been produced to plaintiffs. h. the idl?ll1ilJ' oft't/ell llild t"Vc:'/J' dO"l1l11t'1JI I"e/lIIillg to lhe st.lle, dislribmion, or use 0/ .\Ollp.HVlle lind/VI' ~()dp.\10I1e Tllk to fill)' defel1dmu ill tllis actio,,; RESPONSE: The- only responsive' documents are jm'oires~ v..hich THAN has only from 1970- ] 981. and entries on database pI imouts. \\'hich THAN has, recorded on microfiche, as follows: lC-90 Product by C\l~10meJ 19721981 1975~1980 Customer by Product Monthly Inventory List 1974-1980 1972-1981. 14 WA 618939.1 ;. IllI! id~JltilJ' oft'l/ch t>mpJoyn viiIit' piaintiff/'/J lJ,j~ tlClivll to wlromyou dislribuleJ Iwd/Ol" ... old ~Ollp.~lVlU? lind/or ~Ollpslollewlc 1lI1dfurlJur describe each suc!r sale of ~ lIell nWlt'1 iill including dUll', tJllIlll1it}', pillee of dhlribulion/delivery, persons with the dlljrndtllli witlt whom you dt'tlit, t'te.; RESPO~SE: THAN di~trihU1ed ~oap~lone/taJcto Standard A~be~tos. All sales to Standard A~he!'los ,\ere shipped from Speaker Road, Kansa~ City, Kansas to 4 ION. Olive Street, Kansas City, Missouri. THAN incorporales its response to (j) helow. THAN has no knowledge of individuals at Standard Asbestos ''''ith whom it may have dealt. j. Ihe idc'lllil)" of('tiC" dlld every' dOClll11cnt reltlling 10 the !la/e, distribution, or use of .~Otlp.'iUmetllldlvr !lOllpMone laic to tlJ1y t'l1Jployer ofthe plaillliff. RESPONSE: The only I esponsive documents art> invoices (THAN 967-980] and entries on the i;:; . lC90 reports, recorded on microfiche, The Monthly Im'entory List (MIL) may also contain the entries reflected on the IC-90. THAN 968 THAN 970 THAN 972 THAN 97] THAN 975 THAN 974 June 23, 1970 Feb 9,1971 Feb 26,1971 Sept. 22, 1971 May 19, 1971 Oct 20, 1971 25001bs Talc Soapstone 901 THee Invoice: 18596 17501bs Talc Soapstone 901 THCe Invoice: 006957 8001bs Talc Soapstone 901 25001bs Talc Soapstone 901 50# 25001b~ Talc Soapstone 50 # 1910 A THee Invoice: 008397 THee Invoice: 033184 THce Invoice: 060480 2500 lb~ Talc Soapstone 901 50# THCe lnvoice: 073916 15 WA618939.1 THAN 977 Apr 18~ 1973 THAN 978-79 Ma~ 18. 1973 2500]b~ Talc Soap~tone 901 50 # Return for credit 17001bs Tak SOap~lOl1e 901 501: THce Invoice: 011759 lC-90 entry THce Invoice: 003636 1C-90 entry note Te: return of 4/1 8 shipment Sl ;))LE~1r~TAL HI:SPO~S TO lNTERROGATORY 4 4. Didyvu diMrihlllt' VI" .\('/1pmdllcl!J oj Gc'VI'1;icl Tillc Cvmplllly? lJSO,pJt'llse idelltify tillprudm'lS pul"c1ul....c'd byyoufor It'.\tllt? or di.\ll"ibutionfwm Gc'orgia Tille Cvmpllll)' lmd idt'ntifJ' 1111 dOCIII11t'Il1S c'vllC't'J"ning 01' reillting 10 .. IiC" pW'Chll!Jl!S alld sales. R[SPONSE: THAN ~late~ that it still larks knowledge ronfirming that it distributed products from the Georgia Talc Company. Rell""ant records, all ofwhirh have been produced to plaintiff, include: A September 1956 letter ITHAN 8492-94] with Georgia Talc' letterhead that offer~ laJc/soapFlOne 10 THee hut indiC'ates that high freight rates may preclude THCe's purchase. The master vendor book (1974~80) lists the Georgia Talc Company as a THC, vendor. This is not conclusive on whether THCC disuihllted or ~old ae-tual Georgia Talc products~ see next bullet point. THAN has produced to plaintiffs all paid \Iouchers indicating receipt oftale/soapstone from the Georl?ia Talc Compan)'. These paid vouchers span the 1971-1973 time period. {THAN 7400-11, 7456-76, 7424-36] The purponed products reflee-ted on these paid vouchers include an"Soap~tone 901;" "Soapstone 90J-A," and "Soapstone 1910-A." alkJa "Grey Talc Soapstone:' The follo,vin@ are the Georgia Talc Paid Vouchers in THAN's possession: ]6 WA618939.1 1971 ]]jAN 74007411 7403 3/29/71 7406 12/]1170 7410 7/20171 35 Ions 30 lon~ 35 tons 90] Soapstone 1910-A Soapstone 901-A Soapstone to St Louis to Springfield to St Louis 1972 THAN 7456-7476 7458 1]120/72 7462 7121/72 7465 5/23/72 7469 311 0172 7473 2/4/72 7476 ]/13172 2.5 tons 1910A Soap~tone to Springfield 35 tons 901 Soapstone to St Louis 27.5 tons 901 Soap~tone to Kansas City 7.51ons 1910-A Soapstone to Kansas City (Notation indicates Sante Fe ddivery: THAN 7466) 35 tons 90] Soapstone to 8t Louis 12 tons 90 I Soap~tone to Prescott~ AR 35 tons 90] Soapstone to St Louis 1973 THAN 74247436 7427 6113173 7430 2/27/73 7433 1/4/73 7436 ] 1/2/72 35 tons 35 tons 2.5 tons 35 tons 901 Soapstone 901 Soapstone 19] O-A Soapstone 901 Soapstone to St Louis to 8t Louis to Springfield to St Louis AU sale's documents de!\CTibe the talc/soapstone as: "ground coarser than 99 through 200 mesh," Based on information and belief, ho\vever, the actual Georgia Talc Company c.eased operations in 1968 after a fire destroyed its facilities. [lnler"iew with Michael Caner] )ftrue~ the paid \ouchus captioned as Georgia Talc Company documents could not repre-sent purchases of actual Georgia Talc Company products. Upon information and bt'Iief; it is believed by THAN that the Georgia Talc Company formed interlockingjoint ventures, had overlapping ownership. and similar business arrangements with the American Talc Company, Pioneer Tale Company, Southern Talc Company~ Cohutta Talc Company~ and perhaps others. See Response to Interrogatory 1(b) above. Under these arran~ementsthese 17 WA61B5139.1 companies appear 10 have proce~sed and dil'trihUled each others' tak/soap~lone and used each other's trade names. THAN notes, that Southern Talr Company di~trihllted pf()duct~ with the ~ame trade names a~ Georgia Tak Company. {see, e.g., THAN 7530-42 (] 973): 7499~ 75] 9 (J 974), STC Jnterrogatory 110; THAN 8498 ( ] 953) THAN al~o nOles lhal other ,endors sold 1ak/soapstone with different trade names hut the same prorlu('t de~Cliplion, i.e.: lak/~oap~lone "gr<llmd coarser than 99 through 200 mesh:' ISee, e.g. THAN 8540 (American), 7591. 7525 (Somhem), 85]2,85]3 (Milwhite)] THAN al1t'mpled to locate the former pre~idents of Georgia Talc Company but learned they were deceased: Francis T. Glenn, 257-03-4837, pas~ed away in 1996, and M. Woodard Glenn, 25405-8798, pasl't'd away in 1998. [Sorial Security death records] Sli})PLE~1ENTAL RESPO~SETO JNTRROGATORY 8 8. SldU' .1!Jt't!lf!r IJI' /lot you he,ve C>l'f!r he,d till uglt'c>mt'IltJ wht'ther I1'r;l1l.'n or oral, u!mil1g W lilt di"'l'ihwioll emdlor ,\llie oj ~Oelp,HOIU'ellldlOi' !tOdpS10lJe 'ale with Imy person,jirm 11or cOrl'0Tcllioll. YOUI' IUlSWI!/' 10 llriS inlt'J"rog.,wIJ' is ill lht' eUfirmlltive, please state: RESPONSE: [Note: The term "agreement" is yague since any ::;ale- could be construed as an "agreement:' THAN ,>,'j]] imerpret the term "agreement" as referring to a contract eHablishing an ongoing relationship between a taJc/~oapstone vendor and THCC as a distributor.] THAN has already produced to plaintiffs the only "agreement" it has located in its records. The relevant documents reflect an apreement with United Sierra Division Cyprus Mines Corporation and is bates labeled THAN 1419-23. THAN 1275 refers to an apparent agreement between THee and PfizeI. ]8 WA 618939.1 a. lilt' lwmi' .lIld addres!! ofthe paMll,jirm or "OIpOl flliull with w],om you had such agreemellt; RESPONSE: United Sierra Division Cyprus Mines Corporation~ Bx ]201 Trenton, NJ 08606. b. llu pnivd oJlime during which.well 'Egret-111mI was inforce,' RESPONSE: July]. 1967~ for five years: terminable on one year's notice c. idt'llIifJ'i'tlch tIIld t'l't'/J' llsbt'.\loj prodlicI which was !Jubject to such agreemelJt; RESPONSE: None d. .H'ltt? Il1e IWJ1le wid "ddn'ss of the prt'~t'llt CU510dilm of each such wrille" agreemellt; RESPONSE: James W. Smith: P.E.: THAN: 15313 W 95th 8t: Lenexa: KS 66219 1 I J . ; '~:"~~:~"1 -:..... ,J.- e. jltllt' Ih'; llllme dud 1"SI J.,WWIl tlddrt'sj lind t'mploymeJJl ofeach and every person J.llOWIt 10 )'VU 10 lid"'! Iillowlt'dge ('ollceming such tlgrel!J1lent; and RESPONSE: Max Mason ofThompson Hayv..ard Chemical Co. and H. T. Mulryan ofUnited Sierra. j. tUftlcl1 II copy oj t'tlc!r ~ucll agl"t't'mel1llO your tlJlswers 10 these ilUerrogatories. RESPONSE: The releyant dOCllments \~'ere alread)' produced and are bates labeled THAN 1419-23. 19 WA618939.J V.}UfJCATION I, JalnES W. Ernith, hUfby verify thet Dtf(nd~nt T H Agriculture & Nutrition, 1.1.C,'s RupcTlf>e to Pl~ntiffs' Third Jntfr]'()getorie~ j~ truro and COn ect. based upon THAN'6 re"it'w of the munida refuEnu:d in its ~uprJtmfntary ReSpOn8e5 to Plaintiff.' Third Set oflnterroEatorles. ~kCl6 ]nm . Smith STATE OF KANSAS ) )A. . :....~~~ ~... COUNTY OF JOHNSON ) -;, . Suhcribed &nd EWOll1 to before me, 11 Noluy P\lblic ~ilhin and COl" the County lin.dt.sJ~"~,l.e.t'~a14f,o, rfu:id, on this 3rd day ofJanuary 2002. ,.,~,,,..:,.".~.\~.~...'i.I,. It("'9"vJ~.C"\.' /t;1 ~,,,fty~\\~~'\~ ~I .... : J" ;'\ \ p U '5 \.\ tr ",W':.. ~M"H;1l."N,tc,'~rit Expires: Cy~nt ?asd. K:feu!dl,~NoJtary~&bJ~ui~~:J!:I::YJ~L:- ApfilqI, 'tl"05 Resp~('tfuny ~ubmined. SPENCER FANE BRITT & BROWNE LLP ~Kown < MO Bar #44728 1000 Walnut Street. Suite 1400 Kansas City. Missouri 64106-2140 Tf"le. No.: (8J6) 474-8100 Fax No.: (816) 474-3216 ATIORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT T H AGRlCULTllRE & NUTRlTJON, L.L.e. CERT1FICATE OF SERVICE This is to ceJ1ify that on this 4th day of January. 2002. a copy of the above was duly sent by hand delivery to Steven E. Crick and by regular mail to all other coun~e] of record, postage prepaid, to the foHowing: Steven E. Crick Scott A. Britton-Mehlisch Humphrey. Farrington. McClain & Edgar: P.e. 22] West Lexington. Suite 400 PO Box 900 Independence, MO 6405 I AND John M. Klamann KJamann & Hubbard, P.A. 7101 College Blvd. Suite 130 Overland Park. KS 662 10 Attorneys/or PlaintifJj Charles J. Kalinoski Margaret M. Chaplinsky Kalinoski & Chaplinsky ] 00 Court Avenue. Suite 315 Des Moines, IA 50309-2200 AND Wi\liam F. Ford Steven J. Brady Lathrop & Gage, L.C. 2345 Grand Blvd. Suite 2800 Kansas City, MO 64108~2612 AlTumt!)'sfor Defendant Pfizer, Inc. and Quigley Company, Inc. 21 WA618939.J Virginia M. Giokaris Brian W. Fields Pol~inelli Shalton & Welte, P.c. 700 V\'. 47th Street. Suite 1000 Kansas City: MO 64] 12 A llVrJlt!J'sjVI" Dt!je'lldmJl OWt!1IS Jllinois, lJJc. IOrney for Defendant T H Agriculture & Nutrition, L.L.c. 22 WA 618939.1