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1 areas offered. Page 3647 2 DIRECT EXAMINATION (CONTINUED) 3 BY MR. HOFFMAN: 4 Q Dr. Hill, does exposure to dust released 5 from asbestos-related brake material cause asbestos- 6 related diseases in people? 7 A Yes. 8 Q And how do you know that? 9 A Well, I know it from my reading, and, in 10 fact, if you think about it, I know about it from the 11 case that I am testifying about today. 12 Q Well, before we get to the Wood case, can 13 you tell me, are there any articles reported in the 14 medical and scientific literature which document cases 15 of asbestos disease in individuals where their 16 documented asbestos exposure comes from dust released 17 from asbestos brake materials? 18 A Yes. There are papers as early as the 1970s 19 attesting to asbestosis in patients -- sorry, men who 20 worked in garages and other studies where they worked 21 on brakes, either repairing them, installing them, et