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ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 32: Abex objects to this
interrogatory on the grounds that it calls for a technical and
scientific opinion which Abex is not qualified to render. Abex
further objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it
seeks a legal conclusion which Abex is not qualified to render.
33. Have your asbestos products at any time been subjected to:
(a) Tests or studies by a governmental agency;
(b) Tests or studies by any independent organization;
(c) Tests conducted on humans or animals on your behalf or on behalf of any co-defendant in this action. If your answer to any of the subsections (a) through (d) is in the affirmative, for each test or study state:
(1) The date it began;
(2) The date ended;
(3) The procedure of the test or study;
(4) The number of man hours spent on it;
(5) The place where it was conducted.
ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 33: Abex objects to this
interrogatory on the grounds that it is overly broad, and vague
and ambiguous in that "tests" is not defined and the
interrogatory is not limited to asbestos dust or fibers allegedly
released from Abex's products containing asbestos. Abex cannot
answer this interrogatory absent such a definition or limitation.
34. Have you, at any time, been a member of any "trade association or organization" composed of other miners, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, producers, processors, compounders, converters, sellers, merchandisers, and/or anyone otherwise placing in the stream of commerce asbestos products? If so, state:
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