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FILE NAME Insulation Contractors & Distributors ICD DATE 2013 Feb 6 DOC ICD049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Barry Castleman with Attorney Notes from Bergman Draper Ladenburg Insulation Contractors National Assoc Inc. BERGMAN DRAPER LADENBURG MATTHEW P. BERGMAN ALSO ADMITTED IN OREGON GLENN S. DRAPER ALSO ADMITTED IN OREGON BRIAN F. LADENBURG ADMITTED IN OREGON ANNA D. KNUDSON VANESSA J. FIRNHABER OSLUND CHANDLER UDO DAVID S. FROCKT OF COUNSEL VIA UPS February 6 2013 Vanessa J. Fimhaber Oslund bergmanlegal com Barry Castleman Sc.D. P.O. Box 188 4406 Oxford Street Garrett Park MD 20896 along with withwith TacomaTacoma bet Tacoma bet and in FEM ElBartell's 62 ElBartell's ElBartell's ElBartel 's ElBartell's in FEM Gronential GronentialGronentiaGlronentialcomp comp ClaimClaim RE Evans v Saberhagen Holdings k the Brower Company Brower Dear Dr. Castleman Thank you for speaking with me today and agreeing to lend your expertise to the Evans case As we discussed I have enclosed some documents that you may find helpful in preparing for your deposition which is scheduled for February 22 2013 First please find a summary of what I have learned about the Brower Company's officers roles in the IDCNA based on a review of IDCNA documents You will see that two of the Brower Company's officers Ed Saberhagen and George Boscovich were involved in that trade group Along with this summary are copies of the documents reflecting Saberhagen and Boscovich's involvement Second enclosed is a 1943 letter from Elliot DeForest to the Washington State Department of Labor objecting to proposed safety standards relating to asbestosis Mr. DeForest later became a partner at the Brower Company in 1950 Finally I have enclosed a letter from George Boscovich from 1973 reflecting the Brower Company's continuing use of containing products at its Tacoma branch Tacoma Asbestos Co. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns Cordially BERGMAN DRAPER LADENBURG PLLC N.AQ ---- Vanessa J. Firnhaber Oslund EVANS AlumiEvansA_CorrespondenEvancsA_eLTR Barry Castleman_Brower documents for Review_vio_1302016 Review_vio_1302016 Review_vio_1302016 doc PLEASE REMIT TO 614 FIRST AVENUE FOURTH FLOOR SEATTLE WA 98104 T 206.957 9510 F 206 957 9549 A PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - TAX ID 20-1937402 INSULATION CONTRACTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC Background Formed in 1953 In addition to the national association there were regional associations Washington was part of the Association of Insulation Contractors of the Western States AICWS Held board meetings twice a year and annual member conventions once a year Tacoma Asbestos roles E.E. Saberhagen a founder of the Brower Co. was president from 1961-62 immediately thereafter he was appointed representative for the Far West members Bates 119-120 George Boscovich partner in the Brower Co. and later its president in the 70s appointed representative for AICWS on the safety and standards committee in 1963-64 Bates 151-154 E.E. Saberhagen appointed member of the Annual national meeting committee in 1963 Bates 151-54 E.E. Saberhagen registered as present at the 1964 Annual meeting Bates 431 In 1966 the representatives for the AIWCS were William Kay EJ Bartells and Kenneth McCaffree employed by AIWCS Bates 701 778 Nov. 1969 board meeting notes that Mr. Saberhagen is attending his first board meeting in several years Knowledge of asbestos hazards 1964 Dr. Kenneth Smith from Manville speaks regarding asbestosis at the annual meeting Bates 407 1964 letter from IDCNA executive secretary to Baldwin noting The IDCNA newsletter contained an article entitled ASBESTOS SUSPECTED AS CANCER CAUSE o That Dr. Selikoff is a new comer to the asbestos disease field and has the support of the unions because of his opinion that employers are to blame for asbestos- related diseases o Dr. Kenneth Smith medical director of JM should be relied on to provide a rebuttal to Dr. Selikoff Bates 2026 1965 1965 1965 1965 Selikoff speaks at the annual meeting on lung disease among insulation workers 1966 1966 1966 February 1966 Board meeting ' Labor Relations Committee reports on The Selikoff Recommendations Lung Disease Bates 700 o Announcement that the International union of asbestos workers had hired an attorney to represent workers seeking compensation for lung disease Sixty suits were presently in litigation Bates 704 In 1966 the IDCNA formed a new committee on special projects for the health hazard Bates 816 1967 1967 196719671967 | ' In 1967 the AICWS began an occupation health plan with Drs Cooper and Tabershaw to minimize asbestos and other related problems in the construction industry Reported that Cooper & Tabershaw have been surveyijnobg sites throughout the western states monitoring asbestos dust Bates 1998-1999 Reported in the 1972 issue of the IDCNA's newsletter Outlook 1968 At the 1968 board of directors meeting Dr. Tabershaw was present to discuss asbestosis and lung cancer there was a discussion of the costs to implement a safety program to eliminate these hazards Bates 730-733 1968 letter to all IDCNA directors from their Health & Safety Chair reporting a meeting of representatives from all segments of the insurance where Selikoff spoke The subject covered the by now acknowledged problems associated with asbestos its use and application Bates 760 1969 Board meeting - agreement that they need asbestos products to solve the occupational health problems Bates 919