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0 Jolms-Manville P. O. Box 57 2 3 r*1 C My' M.V-f *i D* 'r-- C^ondo *0?' #3M ).') 10^) ;r,r 23. 1 'V JJ r2 > Pr.vc . s t:. "a'.1, Hsq . ' ir h ii , :'':in ki . Wirncr ! i' ' I'ill i lfshi-i. IV. I "l C 2 :'i,: An * ho ly q.i :i a:vi ' i . r-'.iri ' Cirnci v. Turner* *. h'-v; ill, -*. :1. and Canadian J ;hns-Mc nville Asbestos, V'!.. r- a! Marshall: !:: t. -. r: . 73-1 9 9 7 :n th '.'ni'.r-d States District *r tae r: i rn of Penns vama and styled Anthony G v '1 _';'1 M nio G ir.tdi y. T irner & bewail, Ltd., Canjuinn joi,:y?;-Ha iv ll le Asbestos, Ltd., ct al, I am enclosing ttje following-: 1. Summons, 2. Certi f lcc.tion, 3. Complaint. f^ivice was obtaired on Canadian Johns-Manvi1le Asbestos, !t!., and Cnn.adiar Johns-Manville Co., Ltd. through the S<-cretary of the '".ammonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 19, '.'>7 3. z do rv-.t V.now wnen tliese pleadings were received by iohur.-Munv ; 1 ! t1 s Canadian entities. .'si/n- fr'-m -) .. two j-m entities, there are six other defendants ii`. this r.itt' r. A .cording to Paragraph 3 of the Complaint, ho plaintiff, .ony Giradi, worked for Certaintecd Products rf \nblcr, Pennsyl/ania, from 1932 tr 1?73. The plaintiff all-Medly contrae.t .-d "mesothelioma and/or asbestosis" as a res ;lt of being ex:,osed to the defendants' asbestos. The plaintiffs seek recovery for compensatory and punitive damages in an amount "in excess of 5500,000". Ihe ; ia-.nt.ff's employer, Certair.rocd Corporation, is a iirict defer.J.n.of i:i a number of pending asbestos cases thrt i-:r.cut t no emu-try. Certs irtcod Crrpcra t lcr. manufactured and : i st r i hut od a aricty of asnestet insulation products. Since Cert a inter 1 ;an a knowl odgeable manufacturer and user of asbestos, it ct. be asserted that there is no duty to warn a purchaser who has equal knowledge cf the hazard. 0> 1J j i )2 i Francis E. Marshall, Esq. Page 2 June 28, 1973 Aetna 11 y, this contention can he used in two separate defenses, i.e., no duty to warn, and interveninq cause. We have been revolved in similar situations in other jurisdictions, one which comes to mnd initialise is the Rayhestos-Manhattan suits out of 'Jew jersey. You may find it rewarding to 'entnet our New Jvscy coun;ol, r.v/id Cross, of the firm of Hu'.id, Lamer, Kent, Gross, Picillo 4 Rosenbaum, 33 Washington Street, Newark, Now Jersey 07102 (201-622-7100) to ootain his views on how to defend this type of case. I expect he car. provide you with some law which may be of assistance. You should a l so i n . t i a 11 y i" a war * of tie f act that since J- M t'.inadjar. f'orf oration' s are bo inn sued, our position in ' ! i < '.v,' s is considerably d i f t'-rent from where J-M's U. S. 'fit ;> ire ! f "ndan t . t.iimla has some curious and very r>";t r i i;t i law: <:< ric'`rn i nu ih'vu . g:.ng corporate information and documentation which has been raised m the New Jersey 111 ig.it ion. Please proceed to enter an appearance on bceialf of and take all steps necessary to protect the interests of Canadian Johns-Manvi1le Asbestos, Ltd. and Canadian Johns-Manville Company, Ltd. Senior Attorney JKG/re Enclosures cc: Alexander Lnkr/ic, Esq.; Robert Reuter; Robert Zols: Ron Shcrran; 7on Perry; Neil McHugh; Walter Cyrtner; David Gross, Esq.