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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1995 May 18 DOC#: RTV032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Affidavit (in Opposition of Arthur N. Rohl) in Case of Leonard G. vs. RT Vanderbilt with Exhibits A-C Affidavit (leOwnWon)TAlitar N. RoW**uretoMy a tW*irthbtbUi A-C (Page* n s i-n s s i SU R COURT STATEOFNBN YORK USNARD OMIMES, Mai ST.IAVURENCECOUNTY PlatnUlft, V. R.T.VANOER0LTOWPANY.WC.. QC1UVBVOEUR Taie COMPANY,INC..ST.J06WNB\AtS COOT. WtaUOROORR. D lM H t Inda* NA AEEIPAYIT, BweoFMWvonK ) OONnrQKNMMtM}6S: i. A tttw K Hebt bah duly earn* dapotat and taya: 1. I am wfnnioflW. My M d s ol udy, ixpartinc and actMty tnvoha Ihi minerait whfch a n lie hdUngbltxfce d atane. 2. My mori apetfaftad M tro l In the b ld ol iMiwticvy haa b*wi *cnnj with, iMohfnj bou an ltiu ty n g trinatala Hiieftcatta* tfeaaw, n e u Importantly tabeante ntMiali. 3. Attached N n y Curriculum VHae (EaNM A) an* alto ny bbtoenptiy (EahibH B). 4. Containing lata wMoh h Dit eoflunealy vtad word dnalWnB die rock But l mined in wOnarn*wtden!^owMdbySiailafM din(,R.T.y*titfiifACeei|Mny.lne.*i cantean aean by (efaolng te h * publication al paragraph 4, S, 10,1$, 21 an* tenti ol my MMograpfcy, I h a it bam toUmately Involved m49i lh* ttvdr 4 ule. 5. SdtMMcaly, ule caftbedaOied a t a legatala irintrl fey Rcalt. ln the laie mina ol Rafal U n m a n County, It I m ind wbh bujWtxm mineral*, which, by daltnltlon. ai* ahryeoMa. (atrgentine}, amerite (cummtnBioriltvunrttJ, erecMolItt {Itbactt) trmeme, ehophyie and acSnce. Tteda(MOon<ritifeth| have wad fc h i fonti in 8action H i. Si*dMaiNt (2) el h a Naw Vedi GW* Labor taw, a daMlMi whh which 1concur a do noil tdendlto autorriel and governmaaiaoendee an* bodtet charged wWifnvoaitgaiionoietbMU. * Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 8. studies anil invasugetlons concerning ttt Qouvemeur mm, reveal Inal up to tid y percent oMh ora the <* mtnod there It tremo&le and aruftophyttt* uilh a minor amocnv oi chrysolite. Therefore. by dalinlKan, w hit Gouvemsur Tele Mines, and totemanorial Talc before it, has been mining In meCouverneur mines Is up sidy petcem asbestos and aibesttiom mlnenM. 7. A ecmirnonty aocoptod method ol defining and Manffylng albor Is h* aspect taba, that Is the ratio of length to vridUt. The oommonty accepted doIWUonat the espact rate ot tamos ttb e ib l (It H Is In the other respects an esbeltos mineral) la Its expect redo seseos 3 In length o 1 1n diameter CM). a. I have studied samples ol the tain ere, end be ihs mMd uto ore. whan bom the Qouvemeur tile mkie owned by ft. T. VsndaiWb hand woundQouvamate endhavedowmSnedby both optical and eteetre-iriomsoapla meant that the aspect ratio ol the miners* fbete ot vernoUt and enthitphyKte and chiysoUe, lound In the ft. T. VendcrM mines siten exceedthe sspad redo definition mifned in Hem 7. above. S. I haveread ffiaaffidasrHol 0 .8 . Thompsonwhich I amMormedle In euppoetellincden tPCbmist te personalh(ury actioR brought by it Mb mm*TM apsiftM R. T. Vandert*. I note that in Me affidavit, he pieces much emphasis on Hie dsfinctlon between asbeetaotm and nonesbeeUtatmmlnwale and make* the categorical and uaeuppoded easement that mare are no tlbasttloim minerals In Vie Qouvemeur lile . ThMlsnotsa. bydHlnWon.shneKkaan IndlcputsMe tad that up to tM y percent el the oomposMen ol the talc 0<s lmn Gotwemear n, by d#!Wdon, nbesK end etbesWomn minareis, es I have eXeedy eSbded jxmrieusiy. ThereinTM, even by Mr. Thompson'# definition, they am ssbesaorm minerals. Abo. eoncamiog ihe aspees lato, again, by any deSnhkm. evan Mr, Thompson's. (wltli which I do ro i agme). me mheMs * Ihe doore. elnea they eseaad the aspect ntio as1haveaigMaed. we. to usepart o l U*. Thompson's phrase, atbettibrm. 10. Noterty rid I md myauodtlta 1Mount SKul Schoolal Mxdn* tux))' R. T. Me * * l other Me hem mound IM novnby end wound (he mid.but pant el th t tana iim ptu fcom# R T. VandwOMMe Dw I andmyM ie titi norahtd wart alto tambad by MoCrana RatattthsntHuwoiCtiteaBO. MachadaiEtdiMt Car (ha puMahadiaavhtalthaMeCiDnt Rat*arch iroDMa d Chicago. which taached Dmawra condutbns, auanttiSy, that I machad In my irwetlipifeni id Oatama ota lam pin it . Whan eft tom themint la grew* up. D w e lt I guatane* baMaati the phyileal, nieluni and d M ito tl prepari el Ota ft. T. Vtndwbm graund eta and the pitysteal and chamba) prepariti adIta aalta tte i minutali hora tc-ertati *eomtit(tcll aMtatlet dap o titi" leund. lot ktalanca. In Korea, tMy andCNna. <2- On (ha boria ni myaiamhatbit pi Dia e ri and Di* bata ol my padane h datino ritt MhaaiM in pananl. and Me InpariaiNr, lean atydOi otrtriniy DM, Dia W. T. VandttM Me DM la minad, ta ti M em I la M M and a liti k l i mVtd la k t eafflffltieMly e n d leni, b, by a l Dmabeti drtnWonr, aabaiM.  purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 13- I uniMnund ihte atfldavll wWfea stdmttM to jw eavfl oppoiftton to f t T. Vindimnr* motion to fl*mlKttwi| a pad 1 vt ptoimitt' Staud in i Sworn. Is bhr mt thb 7a o l ~n4CUi___ . 1BS3 Nouiy Waite i / 2 U < fe ** . . . i . . ____________. . .7 % i W i a g M iig a a a ,1 1 Arthur M HoN m a ne oo no MB *3 i* 0 m tO9 U 9 ft *< a n A o n0 o * a ti*i i*a- tvan w sr tfg4 * w w * "* ! 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B n f90t A*A BM _* oe pP x a ft 0 ft>* B8 MA0WA "ftnA4-A9 MMf*t- X 0 4a0 0 40 w0__- ea 4o 9ft ft fftt & ip ft ia* it n*f4t 4 0ft**w 5**r ft MOA *4 ft ft- f v0ft A f0t * 3_ * %ftft * c s 9 nc O ft f91t*099 ft* ft X0P 0 *2 r> fOt fftt 0*9 A PSft H* 2? o. p> 3 n 35 cm fAt M f t u* no HaO Oft ft Xo fmt p ft A A *n- >ftfA 9t ft ft AAA * 0 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Honor end Awardt H 63 Sign* X i, S c ie n tific Kappa Chapter Reacarch S o c ie ty 1959-1961 Union Cacblde Noe t e a r C o r p o r a tio n S tip e n d 1957-1959 1957 U .S . Atomic Energy C ooniooion S tip e n d C o lu ab la V n lv eraity C rad u ate T e`th in g Avoid S cie n tific Socletiee: M inerelogleal S ociety of A oartca American A aaociation fo r th e Advancement o f Science S ig ea E l, Kappa C h ap ter P rofessional A ctiv itiee: 1976-1985 Expect C onsultant-O oeernaent o f I r ie h R epublic D epertatnt of P ublic H ealth 1 9 8 0 -fre ia n t .1979-1985 C onaultatlona to th a P h ila d e lp h ia Board o f E ducation C o n a u lta tlo n a t o t h a He J e r a e y Department o f E nvironeental P ro te c tio n 1978-1985 1978-1985 C o n e u lte tio n e to th e He l o t h C ity Department o f H ealth C o n e u lte tio n e t o th e He Y ork c i t y Board o f M u ta tio n 1978-1985 1977-1985 1975-1985 C onaultatlona to the C onnecticut S ta te D epartaent of H ealth C o n a u lta tlo n a to L ib e rty H utuol In su ra n c e Coepany C o n e u lla tlo n i t o t h e Haw Y ork C ity P ire and S a n ita tio n S ep ertaen ta 1975-1985 1977-198 1980-1986 C o n a u lta tlo n a to t h e Hew Y ork C i t y Department o f E n eiro n aen tal P ro te c tio n E xpert C o n a u lta n i-E n v lro n a a n ta l P r o te c tio n Agency E xpert C o n a u ltan t-C o v ern aen t o f Bermuda D epartaent of Public H ealth 1978-1986 Expert C onaultant H ational I n s titu te fu r O ccu p atio n al S afety end H ealth 1977-1986 Expert C entoltant O ccupational S afety and H ealth A d a in le tra tlo n purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 1.5V U - Bibliography (PsgtallOT-Ho.'l BIBUOCBAPHY t . (ta c k ie r, A. 0 . , N ich o lso n , . J . and k o h l, A. N. 'I . 'a s b e s t s c h r y s o tlle d a m I 'e l anbU n dca c a iu rm urbalna d al E ta is-O n ia .* Aevie de T ubeeculoot a t Paeu&ologle, pp, U 9 3 -1 2 0 i, 1972. 2 . N ich P lao a, U. J . , R otil, A. N ., F e r r a r i , E. 0 . A sb esto s a t r p o l l u t i o n In Hew York C lly . In: P ro c . 2nd I n t i . C le a n A ir C o n g ress, E d, K. H. England and U. T, B eaty. A cadeeic P r e s a , H, V. and London, 1971, pp. 116-139. 1. L onger, A. H ., A ahlay, A ., Baden, V. B a rk ley , C ., H ansond, E. . , K a e k U r , A. D ., K ag g io rt, C . J , , N ic h o lso n , W. j , . B ohl, A. H ., B u b in , I . S a a t t e , A. and S e l l k o f I , 2. J . I d e n t i f i c a t i o n ' o f aabeatoa I n huain ctaau a* . J . Occup. Bad. 15:281-29'., 1913. A. k o h l, A. V. Aabaacoa In t a l e . E nviron, H a a lth r e r a p . 9 :1 2 9 -1 1 2 , 19 9 .' k o h l, A. H, and U n g e r , A. H. I d e n t i f i c a t i o n and q u a n t i t a t i o n of a o b e a to a in t a l c . E n v iro n . Ilea l i b P e c tp . 9 :9 9 -1 0 ? , 1 916. 6 . k o h l, A. H ,, L a m a r, A. H ., B e lU o ff , I . 1 . and N le h o ls s n . u . J . Exposure to aabaatoa In tha ata of conauatr packing, psaching ana ta p in g ooapounda. S cien ct, 189:551-553. 1915. 7. N ic h o ls o n , V, J . , g o h l, A, H. and V elaaun, ! . M b e s io a c u v ta a ln a li Of b u ild in g a i t aupply a y a tc a . In: P ro c. I n t i . C o n i, on Envltona a n ta l S an aln g and A s se ts e e n t, paper Ho. 2 9 -6 , 1979, B. Lor l e e r , U. V ., k o h l. A, N ., M ille r , A ., K ich o lao n , U, J . and S a l l t o f f , I . J . Aabeatoa okpooure o f brake r e p a ir v o rk e ra in the U n ited S t a t a a . Mt. k l n i i J . Mad. A 3 O );2 0 1 -2 1 B , 1976. 9 , to v a a , 0, g . , L anger, A, H. and g o b i, A. X. S a tu r a a n d ta n g , of e ln e r a l d u a ls in th e an v iro n aan t. 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E e U k o f f , I . AH U e e n tid lo . k . A sbestos content o ( duet en co u n tered n broke o*irtennce nd r e p a ir. Free. 8. Soc. p i 7 0 (|):J 2 -* '* 19,/. <(c/Ua) afease purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark H i* y v y rat> n n H OF SEVEN TALCS FROM TOE COUVBIlHEtm DISTRICT, NEW YORK stn m /JtY A* x t a u i n wotIthBoc haa baan c a n i t d out a l even M m tabm lttod ty tlx H uttrcjJ Im titat of OcropUtoMtl H ilt*? xa) Health, to d ata a u lc a th eir aib m tsa context. The talM a l orlciaalail tr e ta the O o u v tn m r D latrlot o( Nw Y orkRata and ware UDtiB(4 by tsa ab tr coda In ft* is riM IJT75>WHJ. Bcrmlnatlpawn MTltod cwtby BOaKTVitlOB.of UtfbtmlOrMCCipy. aaSacfeofepalMlttdlitfitaa&dlapaxalai ruining, x-rcy lnreettoe, and rletnron l e m e w anaibbU c la a ttM dUtMCttoa h >A I m c t t l l M lr r ti. Tb* m u ll of the camlsatlon ahimad fit* proaaoca of rabaattfonn ampllbola l a a ll ta ro c t x a p l t t . n x anoUBfa c l lha total ampblbola and of tb* . t a w inghtboU dU tarodbatw aaatbo n r i w i am pler. to a il h u m th e p rlad p n l Mfcaitilcnm am pUbolt w as tdaatm td a* tm n s U te , b a t tM* v u e i low calcium w U g r i carialnlrg opproximilely 3-31% ctlrittm . la Simple M U , x -n y d lftau tiu n anamination auggaatad (bat a am all p a tc c d a fe of ntboplg'liUa waa a ls o p r tr m i. R um ination h r U |him letesoeK )r, I x r m t r , could not cooduatvaly differastlaU between aothcphrlUU end IramoUle la IH s BBopi, Tba Idunlffleatian c t tram elll r a th e r N an a c tld u m h a a r ln t aathojhlilUt In a n aam piaa wan baaaden lha axtlncUc angle, A a a rv a d under ererd polar, of tba A bram a a pMboia. l wottwcmecrooe associates. purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 1767 tHTBODUCXlON T he Nations! Institute oiOecopatioasl Safety end Health U currently opaoM ringu study c l occupationally related dleees* 1 the tale Industry. A s putt of this study, W alter C. McCrons Associates, la s ., la* b e ta contracted to , study ad ebaraclarlxo the rsw tola o r . The presentw ork is related to this m ajor program and Is eoauemed with a study of seven tp ed U e sam ples from the O eevarasur b io o r e body* M elon 1 end Methej) etCoofaetteg Tests Seven tale stseplea s e re aiA nltted to W alter C . MeCreno A ssociates. . by John Dement e f NI05H. These auaple* w are idtattUed by a a n b a x s running ia sequence from MTM-BJ1G1, Me Indbatloa a n a g t a e a e ttb e sam ple tseaUea artthin th e O ouvom eur'blc body, The sim p les w ere examined hy lig h t m leroecopj stag both polarised light eaddleperslca staining, SMtay dU freattaa, aa d traaamlaslMi abatm nm lcrosoopy combined with electron dUbmetfoa and rdaoetutal analysts. XJeht roleroeoony PasanM atm oonts wax prepared fo r a ll tn v a n a a a p la s. using A reo lar BUS aa a moonttagmadlHB, B u t t prspsraB ons o w e evewiInert ander pezttelly uscroteed pelars to ebtataa general Indication o f the m ineral type* present together with their shape* end sices. firaplas te r eaam ls'atiea by dlaperstoo atalalag s e ra prspervd usleg Cargills Ugh disparsicn refractive lades liquids s l t h n values a t 1.S3D ood 1.60S. Tba l a s e r refractive Index ares used te exam ine th se rp ratln s control d the talcs; the highs rv a lu e ms chosen to ecoblc liaotiU eatlan of Iht omphlhole present. EcsneLgaUea by disp ersio n sbdntag was a t e msgnillcaUon of approximately Stxo: la plane polarised light. X aar^ g ag isa F o r x-ra y dtlfrasBno esataiaatlim, sam ples of the powders w ere . packed le ts oltuatane eup beldam sa d placed l a th e More) M fm ctom etcrr. 1*" sample* wore ro u ted axoewl an sxi* pcrpcxxXcular to the axis o l th* diffracu cu which w as se am ed through s' M range from appitn lm stcly 1* to approxim ately - i wallercm ccian osscoote^ a; V) AU MtnplM contala tata lo a fono Ksaaassaasrr Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. i