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1 that you not make an inference from the evidence that Page 3887 2 is in, and that is not what the Judge has instructed 3 you on. You are bound by the law and the Judge's 4 instructions. 5 As a manufacturer of the trucks, of the 6 replacement brakes, Ford was in the best position to 7 warn about asbestos, to warn Mr. Grewe, to warn Mr. 8 Wood, to warn anyone that would come into contact with 9 their products about the dangers of asbestos. 10 Again, what the law says is that a failure, 11 a failure to fulfill that duty is negligence. 12 When we look at what should have been 13 warned, and I will just go briefly some of what has 14 been placed into evidence, we know that back in 1930 15 that Dr. Merewether did a study and at that time it 16 was known that exposure to asbestos could cause 17 asbestosis. 18 Now, that is not the disease that Mr. Wood 19 and Mr. Grewe had, but it was known back then that 20 asbestos could cause harm. 21 Within that same study, it was recommended