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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1992 DOC OC355a DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Legal - Workers Comp Claim List Produced by Corning with Cover Letter WRIGHT ROBINSON MCCAMMON OSTHIMER & TATUM ATTORNEYS A Partnership of ProfESSIONAL CORPORATIONBI 411 EAST FRANKLIN STREET 4TH FLOOR RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23219-2205 804 783-1100 TELEFAX 804 783-1138 44 MONTGOMERY STREET 18TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94104-4705 415 391-7111 TELEFAX 415 391-5766 Frederick M. Baron Baron & Budd Esq 8333 Douglas Avenue 10th Floor Dallas Texas 75225 Deur Mr. Baron 5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 920 WASHINGTON DC 20015-2030 202 244-4688 TELEFAX 202 244-5135 October 23 1992 888 SOUTH FIGUERGA STREET SUITE 600 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90017-5455 213 488-0603 TELEFAX 213 624 3755 updating As you are aware since the Corporation has been reviewing fall of and 1989 Corning responses to Fiberglas discovery requests from plaintiffs counsel in the asbestos personal injury litigation In this regard OCF opened its document library in August 1989 generally supplemented discovery responses supplemented its related workers compensation claims When you were supplied with additional information on workers compensation claims you were advised that research on the topic was continuing Research to date has revealed information which allows OCF to provide additional supplemental information regarding workers'com- workers'com- pensation claims Enclosed for your file is a copy of the most recent updated discovery response regarding workers compensation claims OCF is providing this information in accordance with applicable court rules Supplementing all past discovery requests would be impossible OCF is providing the enclosed to serve as a supplement to any interrogatory response previously filed regarding information on workers compensation claims The enclosed is provided to you and your office for any and all cases where you or your office is an attorney of record If there are specific cases or interrogatories in which you need supplemental answers filed with the court please provide case name docket number and jurisdiction to me at the above address dbg Very truly yours Kelley Kelley Johnston CC Elizabeth Thompson Butler & Binion Esq Jack B. Manning Bean & Manning Esq Enclosures OCF has been named as a party in worker compensation actions filed by persons allegedly employed at some point in time on construction jobs involving CCP's Contracting and Supply Division These persons were typically hired from union halls for specific jobs on an needed basis and were not term employees As a result these claimants filed actions against numerous past and present employers These claimants alleged a variety of injuries from throughout their employment histories numerous asbestos and nonasbestos materials manufactured and distributed by a number of companies OCF lacks adequate records to provide a complete response to this interrogatory for a number of reasons Individual state workers compensation laws determintehde specific employera and insurance carriers which could be named as defendants in compensation actions as well as the procedures for their notification As a result even though some workers compensation claims list OCP as an employer OCF may not have received notice of the clain and even if OCF received notice of the claim it may not have been aware that the claim was related to asbestos exposure or that the claimant was employed by OCF Furthermore worker's compensation claims historically have been processed by OCP's insurance carriers and OCP's corporate headquarters did not always receive notification of individual clains OCF sets forth in Table A the pertinent information from OCF's records which is presently believed to be related to workers compensation clains filed before 1974 by individuals employed by OCF's Contracting and Supply Division Claiment Name Dille John 0 Date of Birth JAELL A Alleged Last Employer = Locallen Seattle A Injury Claimed in Application Date OCF & Jained eee Dale of Notice 10 OCF 1961 De Other Defendants 9 Bresley Thomas -- 10/01/16 Rabanies Insuleter OCF & Unit Detroit MI " conturia asbesteals 1971 1971 i] ~ henachitta carcinom Beyn Wayns < Gilemer, Lourenci F Los Angeles CA Grand Rapids MI aad 1969 24 1969 ate tote Brakoshien Lennard C aka Charles C ) 03/09/07 - Asbestos Insulator Fereman - 1941-1963 - Armstrong Contracting Los Angeles CA Lungs afected affected with asbestosla 1964 FENCO & Marine Engineering 1967OCF 1964 FENCO 1966 Marin Marin 1967 DCF - myplayars their Insurance carriers Branson Herald F 07/31/15 Asbestos Insulator 1942-1964 DCF Los Angeles CA 1964 1964 25 other employers and their Insurance carbura Calloway Wilson 1910 - Rouge LA . 1972 plaintiffs Although OCFSistacial Sistacical files reflect that OCF received compensation iles which OCF counas obtained from notice limited counsel in information this claim the specific Information in this column was obtained 1979 Sen dlarussian ) from a review of the work~-ca -24.1- Claiment Name Cermony Jako Date of Birin Allegid Trade TABLE A Alleged Yours Worked Alleged Last Employer = Location Injury Claimed in Applicablen Date OCF & joined Data t Notice to Ocf No Other Defendants Unknown but claim alleges employment W DCF belmon 10 12/66 Pennsylvania 1967 4 Clark Doan 12/02/07 Asbestos Insulator 1940 1966 - Baldwin Ebrot MIRI Los Angeles Ca Jehalation asbrates and other 1960 1961 Inc Inculan substances 55 other players and their insurance cariers Click James Cooper Marlon ' <a - Supply & Seattle > Soultio Broothing of usbortes avar parted eee 1970 pain chuat Te saee 1969 up Alton fi 03/07/00 - Asbestos Insulater - 1946-1963 - - San Franclace CA - Frederich ' M ates sees . Fresno CA . -ZA 1964 - 1964 - employuru Insurance - . 1966 Claimant Nam Funkhouser Cherlos Data of Birth Alleged Trade TAOLL Years Worked Alleged Last Employer Location Los Angeles Injury Claimed in Application Bato OCF & Joined oo Date Notice to OCF 1970 Ma Olber Defendants Frque George I 09/16/17 Asbestos Insulater 1940 1969 Injury to lungs from 1971 * 4 barmful dusts and fibers Gulgar Evelyn Los Angeles CA oo 1931 vee Giiteben, Steven 05/16/99 . Ashrates Insulator 1937 1961 - . FENCO - San Francisco + San Francisco CA cupiratory spakom from ' harmful dusts 1961 FENCO 1963-0CF - 1963 - G Robert 0 00- 00- Asbestos Insulator on Mover - Lorentzen & Co San Francisco CA Proclesl~-- Gratula Reburt E . 1942-1969 1942-1969 . Los Angeles CA aes Green Harold Y 1919 Asbestos mechanic 1945-1971 , CA oo -2A.3- 196 ) 1963 eler lapora their insurance captura - 1969 $ oe 1932 . Claimant News Dale of Birth TABLE A Alleged Years Worked Alleged Loat Employer Leculion Injury Claimed in Application Date OCF & Juled Grolschar Powl i 09/11/02 = Asbestos Insulator 1942 1963 FENCO | 1963 Sacramento CA Application Application * & puodosta -, 1962 1963 their Insurance carriors - Alvin A Hallmark Stanley Seattle WA - San Francisco CA 1967 , : - 1969 Hamberg Allen 09/13/17 Asbestos Insulator Aprox Approx 1943-1973 Skat~ts WA Merrick Gerald P Milstrom Harold -- -- Robert ? Hval Crevas s L Robert wees Aber Co. 1942-3966 . TT wee ars +: Anchorage Alaska sete Seattle WA wine Los Angeles CA wee Los Angeles CA Grand Rapids cad The Workers Compensation fils DCF received from plaintiffs counsel in 1979 reflects that this cluiment also had emptyreme -2A.4- -2A.4- . 1971 sete 1970 1970 3+ employer or 1971 . oe 1969 > TST = cia 1968 7 Claimant Name Date of B Alleged Trade Lochcast Cocit ' Water W 7 Maniny Coleman Menzies Willem L nee tee FADIL A Alleged Years Worked Alleged Last Employer Location 6 8/63 Injury Claimed in Application Date OCF & Joloed Date of Notice 1 OCF : Sentity UK wee wae 1967 z - Portland Of sees tee 1967 seee Unknown . worked for OCF for 2 years Indianapolis IN teee core 1973 aa eee eaee Los Angeles CA wees sae 1968 Roy 01/11/12 01/11/12 Asbestos Insulator 1930-1931 tees 1943-1969 tote sete 1969 Notfall Frod toes sees Novre Wilita @ see sees Helsen Coorg sree tee nee wees wees teas Portland O aeae W aeee AZ wees sees sees nee 1967 ares 1969 t 1961 wee -34.5- Claimant Name Ogto Jubu Date of Birth Trade 1931 Afleged Yaara Worked Alleged Last Emplayar LADEL Location Baltimore NO Injury Claimed in Application Date OCF & Joined tees Date of Natics to OCF 1966 No Other Defendants Owens Glan 09/03/09 Asbralox Insulator 1940 1967 To " lungs Internal to frritants 1969 1969 i] tusso 1910 Asbestos Insulelor Unknown but - worked for OCF SBC NAI 1965 1968 Baltimers wD wees 1960 a 02/24/05 . / 1946-3967- 1946-3967- ate Insulator San Francisco CA Exposure to asbustea 1969 1960 employers employers Insurance Pund . 11/30/06 Asbestos insulator 1942-1967 Los Angeles CA 1969 1969 10 Puniz Henry 04/25/07 Asbestos Insulster 1945-1957 Western Building San Francisco CA - Co " The Workers Compensation Compensation Ills DCF received from plaintiffs counsel in 1979 raffactu lhat this claiment also had emphysema and track -2A.6- -2A.6- 1967 196 25 Calm Name T James Dala ol Birth Alleged Years Workad Allagad Last Employer Location 10/23/99 - Asbestos Insulator 1920 1957 T Thero Int Los Angeles CA Injury Claimed in Application exposure le Date OCF & Jeland 1957 Enginearing FENCO 1959 OCF- OCF- Date of Netics 10 OCF 1957 No Other Dufendants 33 other players uad their insurance carclars carclars Ringelsen WIR Short Vallo " St Louis MO noes Los Angeles CA 1972 - 1971 - Stanley 12/17/06 = Asbestos Insulater 1943-1968 - CA Thompson Clarance E wy Yucher Vornaw F Te Wililem - Vincent Cherla L : wre Los Angeles CA Los Angeles EX TTT wee R | Lester Inc Anchorage Alaska o learned that 2/20/159709 OCF Riley's claimed Injury ) OCF -2A.7- 1969 1969 nares 1971 * 1965 ~ 1969 3 oo 1961 war befara In addition to the claims in Table A OCF's records reflect that the following individuals listed in Table B also filed asbestos workers compensation claims before 1974 It is believed these claims were probably handled by OCF's insurance carriers OCP's records do not indicate when or if OCF received notice of these clains Aplication 1972 Ve fi U circulatory Wome fecme C 6 - 027109 respiatory 1972 1903 16/205 Olcan Oate of te aseclated ates Asbetos from 1973 tasulter se 1942-8971 moterista 1940-3970 : 1t998721 YWoeerksAlegd pneumocntesi tes 1973 ses te Lest Engiearng Coployer -38.- atile, Secrmnte, a, WA C et 6 -- tajus inset 1044 sgstem Injety ospirotey emphysem Streonws to tang andtlency Junge from and Cletmed citeactivty Im - Aplicato co | exposet pie@ os ie 1972 1972 vera (973 este ce set e sone sae 1 ses sre seas se 197? filed Bote Cloim e Mete Gate of ta OCF se je = Detondts Olber Stemnte, Injury ow l ke 08/306 05/218 " OBs19/3 Franciso Astes insulets and sev , frm asbeto -3B Seatle, fansa Angels, WA City, CA MO Delndeta Clotmant tiwa Ard News 0 Bieta Dete of Aaboste nev we Tre At loged Inayltor : . 1946 1969 e a e Alegd -anvitle Lest fag Sales Detrelt, FSeaancni Ook! Soat Loctlen @ 196? yer) s e ser ter ene e conditonstong"Asbetois, *Aabestu set fepury Cle - te patbelogsgnome Clog sad fot ly cot e ols, beget 1972 seve 19?) Filed Cote Clete s e tes s e ve tes ses tre ses e e e te ses Alfogad Delandst Swlrgel, Cleaont Meme aniy Cael c iOnfesCmatFion Bictd Date tes on 0 a clatm Ia bet 0 wee Alegd Worked = . se Altugad Lost Emp Sectamnio, On Vasile B nce CA carier closed Ite wane ve Clie on thhe psbestos to 1975. vies Fite Dele Chola -. jeitce jase of te OCF We wes : nduatd Other In the course of litigation a certain plaintiffs counsel produced to OCF's Law Department portions of workers compensation files purporting to be claims filed by various insulation workers and other tradesman It is believed that these files were originally obtained from codefendants or fron public records and copies were forwarded to OCP's Law Department in approximately 1979 Some of these files reflect claims apparently filed against OCP which OCP cannot currently verify from a review of its records Table C sets forth information from such claims where OC was presumably a party ~4- ChChelmont elmont None Baliq Cori A Date l Birth Alleged Trade Alleged Years Worked 08/05/10 Asberlox Insulator 1935 1964 Alleged Last Employar FENCO Location Los Angeles CA Injury Claimed in Application Inbalation af foreign mallar Dato OCF & Juined 1965 of Oth Notice to OCF = Defendants 1965 11 alber players players their carriers Croder Word A 01/18/07 Asbustan insulater 1938 1964 FENCO Los Angeles CA 1966 Injury to lungs bady from * exposure to traitants 1966 41 har empiers an their Cur Harvey 07/29/04 1949-1954 1949-1954 OCF AC heart fallar = 1960 - original --- claim 1967 reopened 10 other mployers & their Ins caribes to first 10 to second claim) Grenentbul John 1 04/30/05 Pipucovarer Insulator 1942-1960 Asbastus Products Co. Spokane WA faterstitial 1963 1961 30 ther employers Hording Cliffard P 02/21/96 Asbestos Insulator 1937-1959 M. R. Carpenter Sacramento CA Asbratosis 1961 -40.1- -40.1- Claimant Name Date of Barth Alleged Munt Matrim Alleged Yanis Worked Alleged Last Employer dame Localian 1940 1965 vee Leng Beach CA Injury Chalmed in Application 0.1+ OCF & Joined Dote of Refice to OCF Other Delendants sete see on 17 mployers and Tumbulis Vern E 11/29/12 Insulster 1942-1965 United Cork Co Boldwin Ekrot Wil Los Angeles CA Injury to cheal as result of 1966 exposure le dost - streams & * strains of employment tree other taplezers nd their insu ance carriers NcCarroll Error 0 03/03/03 Insulation Worker 1941-1956 1941-1956 Armstrong Curk Los Angeles CA Insukallen dust draws 1959 19 injury to throat & lunge carriors Arthur -- 11/03/89 1941-1961 Los Angeles CA disenso * asbestos meterials - 1962 1962 Edward 11/18/14 11/18/14 Asbestos Insulator 1940-1956 insulating Jackson Los Angeles CA Renan ~ nsul Co . | * or long condition 1963 1964 9 alher egy and their insurance carriers The Warkara Compansellon Compansellon fils OCT received from plaintiffs counsel in 1979 caffects that this claimant had branchial asthma asthma and advanced pulmonary emphysema The claim vos ^'lulased ^'lulased The Workoca ' Compensation Fits OCF resolved from plaintiffs counsel counsel in 1979 raffects that this clulment alan progressivo coronary coronary artery disenso -4C.2- CCa a Nams Rogers De w Alleged Birib Years Mothed 02/10/05 Inavistien Mezbanit 1942 1963 Aflaged Lust Employer FENCO Location Los Angeles CA Injury Claimed in Application Date OCF SBC JoinedJoined 1964 Date of Notice to OCF 1964 Staples ...oO 06/74/25 06/74/25 Heat & freat 1953 1962 Armstrong Contracting & CA Insulator Supply 1962 1962 1962 & respiratory Shruitherst bof eee lesulation Installer 1944-1959 Plant Anestes Ce San FrFrancisco ancisco CA Chost disob ty namely 1960 Franciso 1960 players probably 1960 14 ther players and Strickland Find E 06/22/07 Asbestos Insulatur 1943-1957 Armstrong Cork Sen Franciaco CA 1958 1957 tariters WISS fate 10/14/99 Asbestos Inselster teee San Franclace CA Unknown tr 1962 Isom claimant's atly dated 8/19/62 8/19/62 attaches " emphysema emphysema ' Tou Workers Compensation le OCF received from plaintiffs counish in 1979 reflects that bls claimant also had Order in lite The Workers Compensation 1 OGF received from plalatiffs counsel in 1979 raflacts that this claiment had asthma cardiac disease disease and corciame of the stomach 5 The Workers Compensulton The OCF received from plaintiffs counsel in 1975 reflects that the state referes could wat flad The cisim was dismissed any medical evidence -40.3- The following employees of OCP Berlin New Jersey Kaylo manufacturing plant also filed workers compensation clains against OCF before 1974 in which they alleged injury from exposure to asbestos in the plant environment Nama Albert Behnke Approx Date of Clain Piled 09/15/72 Alleged Injury Chronic bronchitis emphysema cirrhosis of the liver William Bodine 03/21/73 Asbestosis emphysena Harry Copeland Floyd Regn 1/22/72 06/14/71 Pulmonary asbestosis Chronic pulmonary obstructive diseas6 pneumoconiosis George Zepp 07/13/72 Pneumoconiosis asbestosis In 1965 OCF learned that a Berlin worker had apparently contracted asbestosis however the injury was apparently not related to work at OCP and to OCP's knowledge no workers compensation claim was filed against OCF When OCP purchased the Bloomington Illinois plant from UNARCO in 1970 it acquired certain files pertaining to workers compensation claims brought against UMARCO by its employees OCF however did not have knowledge of these claims until it purchased the plant in 1970. Some of these claims alleged injury from exposure to asbestos in the plant environment A few employees of other OCF manufacturing plants filed asbestos workmen's compensation claims before 1974. It is not known whether these employees were actually exposed to asbestos in connection with their employment for OCF Additional information pertinent to the subject matter of this interrogatory would be contained in OCF'e files related to asbestos OCF has collected numerous records and documents relating to asbestos generally These documents are stored in OCF's document library located in Richmond Virginia The document library contains existing documents generated and received at OCP's corporate headquarters in Toledo Ohio its technical center in Granville Ohio and its manufacturing facilities in Berlin New Jersey Bloomington Illinois Newark Ohio and Santa Clara California The library also contains certain files obtained from Fiberglas Engineering and Supply Company in San Francisco California and Seattle Washington Other documents relating to Fibergles Engineering and Supply Company of San Francisco are maintained by the law firm of Popelka Allard McCowan & Jones in San Jose California pursuant to an agreement contained in Defendant OCF's response to Plaintiffs Request for Production in Hal at a al.y y. Fibreboaa t r aldl June 10 1989. Additional documents relating to OCF's supply and contracting units may be in the possession of various OCP trial counsel The library contains responsive privileged materials generated before and during the time that OCF manufactured containing Kaylo insulation At a mutually convenient time OCP will make available for inspection by plaintiff's counsel the privileged documents stored in its document library Counsel for OCF will provide an index which sets forth the file titles of those files contained in each box and personnel to assist plaintiff's counsel in locating documents responsive to the discovery requests in this matter OCF will also make arrangements for copying documents which plaintiff's counsel may select Copying and shipping costs will be borne by plaintiff unless otherwise ordered by the Court OCP's library includes documents that contain information which is considered to be proprietary and trade secret Therefore such documents will be produced only after the entry of an appropriate protective order OCF has removed from the library any existing materials which it contends are protected from discovery as privileged attorney communications attorney work product materials or otherwise beyond the scope of permissible discovery Each document renoved as privileged has been substituted with an easily identifiable marker which describes the privileged document by document type ... Bezo letter note date author recipient subject matter and basis for objection These markers may be designated for copying in the same manner as privileged documents Visits to the library may be scheduled through OCP's local counsel