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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1977 Mar 10 DOC#: ML004 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Phillip Drinker from Dr. Lanza RE Avoiding Possible Suits or Choosing Settlement for Workers with Silicosis 3 - . ' . - v F arte 1C, !* Ur. ?-.ilip Drinker Sj Yiia Lyae Street Poatoc, Basa. ^e.r ? ill Z bave your l e t t e r ef Baro 9. I r . Tari s im te ee m , aocoepaaled by I r . fiaaos f tn e a s ! Iu u < < r e f th# Oslo Sarte ad Carbide Coapaiy. I r . Daria l a th head e f th departaoat deallag wlth power derelopeeet fe r th ie Coopeay ad atraok u u beLac rery daceat e ltla e a ad ae ed te be q a lte v e li iaforaed oa tbe tele sabjeet of alllooala. X bara haard Aro a anaber e f aoaraes abeat tha hlgb aor U lity th a t bea beea etta ad a at epe th eoat r i s t i o a e f th ia toaael The aulta are b e lai breaght a ie ia a t th e a a tra e te r ad th l i u ra n i eoapeay aad Baio Garbo ad Carbide la apparaitly e t lla b le . fcreerer, th^r bare decidali te look la te tbe a a tte r thoroaghly aad be of eaah aea lita sse aa alreaaaUBe aay u re a t te th eoatreotor la d afeailai theae aulta. X poiated e a t to i r . Darl% aad as fa r ae Z oould aak# e a t, be l o t the sane adriee froa deyree, th a t the th la i te do ea to establlab f i r e t of a l l ebethar these alak aaa bad a lllo e a la ed fe r th a t purpose Z aggeetad th a t he ooaault I r . feaooaat. |y am eplalea la th a t i f that# aaa ere fouad to hare a llie o a le aad they hai worked ettdar eoaditl^ae expo*lag tiled to s illo o a la , the s a lts bed b e tte r be s e ttle d . Of c.-urae, ther* la a atroag probability th a t aay of these aeo eere old Nrd-roak worker eho ay hare had a illo n sla ehee. they sent to work for the eoatra c to r. I r . Darla a aaxloua to a ta h lta h the ato ta l of m r i ra ter aad 2 advised hi to g et la tooob < t b y .u , both u to type aad aa tc tha tla e ha various typos appeared cm the aarket. Z laegiae th a t tte r a are probably ease gaauiae ease* of 111ooaii a ile d up elth a avatar o f aora or lee# frau d u itet su it . Tha a ajo rity of thaM people bringing suit ara aagroea ao-J b`o ra lly the r.ole think haa bcee aagiaeored by aoae d a r o r laey ar. 2 dc aot know who the coe tra c to r i s b at 1 expect they bare got hi aeroai a b a rra l. A aaaber of auite h a rt bee file d ea behalf o f peratea aoe dead aad 1 bailor* th eir loaga hare bem eeoared. I adrleed S r. Darla to eoaaalt Dr. Gardaer for O la phase of the jo b . X sh all be gled to g lre you say further dope If I hare say. tloraly year, A* J . u * s s , i . d. IwdiMl Director a.-- ---- -- kr. Drinker Van jyce S tre e t Poston, iase. ? Ill Z hare jo u r l e t t e r of aroii 9. * r, r* rls cum to are *e, aocotpaalad ly i r . f ln s a j , ? t n c m l t*A *|er of the Onloo Sarboa m i Carbide Qampmj* I r . Dari* I t the hood of the d ep artM at d*ll*f v i t i pover devalopaant for th is Copa*y a*d stroofc m u b e la i a vary do* coat c ltie a a tod eaaaed to bo q u it* v a il la fa ra ad oa the Sola subjeet of aillooala 1 bar hoard froa a taab er o f aoarooo about the h lfh to r t a l i ty th a t baa boa* a tta a d a a t upon U a eon*tr e e tlo * o f th la ta a a a l. The M ita aro b a ia i broacht |a i * f t th a o o atrao to r ad tba i u a m o i ooapany tad Qaloa Carboa m d Carbido i f apparently mot 1la b ia , ftom ror, they h a rt dtided to look la to tha a tta r thoroafhly aad b t of oath as i l i U aoe aa alroaaataaoaa aajr WmrrmX to th a e x t r a c t o r la dafaadiai these Aita. 1 poiatad o a t to S r. Darla, ad aa fa r a X could oak# o at, ho co t the aaae adrloo froa dqyree, th a t tho t h l a i to do uus to te ta h lU h f i r s t of a l l hathar thooo fla k mm had a llio o a ia aad for th a t purpose, 1 on#tod th a t ha ooaoult S r. faaooaat. t j one onimioa 1 th a t i f th ese aaa were fouad to hare a llio o a ia aad they had worked iftd ar condi t i o * axpoalAi the# to c lllo o a ls , tho o o lts bad b a tte r be o e ttlo d . Of c^ur, there la a strong probability th a t vaay of these m o vara old tv*rd-roaie worker* who aay haro had t i l l o o s l t ahvci. they weot to work for tha c o n tra c to r. Kr. Daria vac aaxlouf to e s ta b lis h the statu * of m r l ra ter* aad 2 advised hi* to f a t in toooh r l t h y. j , both a* to typo and a* be tha tla e whwa various types appeared on th a o ark et. I imagine th a t th ere are probably soca fee ulna caeae of *11i -- coal* nixed up vlth a a v a ta r o f more or la s t fraudulent f a it* . The mejority of the* pwople bringing su it* *r* afro#a aad ntM irally the role th la i has been engineered by *om el aver la a y a r. 2 dc *ot cao who tha co n tracto r 1 b a t 1 expect they barv f o t hi* aero* a b a rre l. A *aaber of cult* have baa* f ile d on behalf o f parse** now dead ami 1 believa th e ir lo*< Kara baa* soared. I advised S r. Darla to ooas a lt r r . Gardaar for th la phase of tha jo b . I ball ba fla d to ( i r e you a*y fu rth er dope i f I hare ancy. Ilaoaraly year, A-* d t i* ta , S . D. & > ile t *tt*d i* a l Director