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FILE NAME: Union Carbide (UC) DATE: 1978 Jan 24 DOC#: UC147 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Union Carbide to Mr. Craig McNey RE Additional Dust Count Info BCC: R. E. Byrne, J r . R P* X. Fusaro J * L. ^yers T. P . Norn's W. C. Thurber UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION METALS DIVISION . P. 0. BOX 579 . NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. 14302 TEL: 716-278-33 January 24, 1978 Mr. C ra ig McNey , V ic e - P re s id e n t .. Norwal, In c . 7314 Deering Avenue Canoga P a rk , CA 91303 Dear C raig: l The a d d itio n a l dust count in fo rm atio n th a t we discussed r e la t iv e to d ryw all a p p lic a tio n s is enclosed together w ith an a u th o r ita tiv e medical review a r t i c l e on a sb e sto s- re la te d d isea se s. Also enclosed is a d e s c rip tio n o f the type o f inform ation and s e rv ic e s th a t can be made a v a ila b le through the Asbestos Inform ation A sso ciatio n / North America to defense atto rn eys in asbestos s u it s . There are r e la t iv e ly nominal charges f o r t h is in fo rm atio n to help cover the v e ry su b sta n tia l costs entailed in its c o lle c tio n . ' As w e d is c u s s e d , the main th r u s t in asbestos l i t i g a t i o n so f a r has been in r e la t io n to a s b e s to s is cases in in s u la tio n workers. The main b asis fo r l i a b i l i t y has been th a t the m anufacturer knew the m aterial was hazardous and did not warn the u s e r. I f you have any q u e stio n s, p lease l e t me know. I expect to be in C a lifo r n ia in the near fu tu re and would be glad to t a lk w ith your insurance c a r r ie r if i t is of in terest. Very tru ly yours, H arrison B. Rhodes Technology Manager "HSR/rmm Encs. 2. 3.. Testimony Regarding 16 CFR P a rts 1304 and 1305 H. B. Rhodes, Federal R e g is te r, V o l. 42, No. 146, F r id a y , J u l y 29, 1977. S ta te o f the A r t , M argaret R. ecklake L i s t o f Info rm atio n and S e rv ic e s - AIA/NA UCC 013823