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FILE NAME: Metalclad (METC) DATE: 1966 DOC#: METC007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: WC Claim - Hunt
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Joseph H. McGee," Esq.
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Bulat, Moan, Smythe & McGee
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Subject* South Carolina Aabestosia Cases .
Ihls Is with further reference to our *1 - ^ .1 _
of August 17 , 1977 concerning 3
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admissions of
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for calling you out of
I apologize
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conducted industrial i n w i n f i ^ ' tfat COntracted for and
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fta ACandS that th^r r e c c ^ ^ ' n o t ^ r ^ f 40 understand
larly with respect to ^
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fre# there Is a possibility that Mr wf****
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our cosroany, even though no recordf^-^i
vorked for
Accordingly, it would^oeL t w i ^ tha* he did*
be that our recox^do
^ 8ponse to No. 2 would
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Joseph H. McGee, Esq.
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was involved. nevertheless, Travelers Insurance Company, as our workmen's compensation Insurer, paid $3*298.00 in permanent and partial disability benefits, and the records also reveal that Travelers paid $203.90 to cover expenses, it would appear,
therefore, that Ho. 3 would have to he admitted.
Our Insurance Department has no specific record of having
received the exhibit, which Is the record of claim of Mr. Hunt.
However, I aa certain that Travelers Insurance Company received
the exhibit, and that being the case, I believe we would have
to admit Item
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Please give me a call if you wish to discuss our answers further. I assume you will put our responses in a fora for filing with the Court} and if you will then send them to me, X will have them signed in behalf of our company.
Sincerely yours,
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D E P A R T M E N T o f in d u st r ia l r ela t io n s
d iv is io n o f in d u s t r ia l a c c id e n t s
W O R K M E N ' S COMPENSATION APPEALS
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STATE OF CA LIFO R N IA
BOARD
L. HUNT; Applicant
vs.
WESTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, et al
Defendants
C ase N o . 65 L B 2 92 28
Order Approving Compromise and Release
AND ORDER DENYING L IE N CLAIM
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR: I T I S HEREBY ORDERED t h a t th e l i e n cla im o f th e D epartm ent o f Em ploym ent, be and i t h ereb y i s d e n ie d .
The parties to the above-entitled action having filed a Compromise and Release herein, on
M a rch 2 8 , 1966 th ro u g h A u g u s t 2 9 , 1966
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settling this case for $ 1 5 ,1 3 5 .0 8
in addition to all sums which may have been paid previously, and requesting that it be approved;
and this Board having considered the entire record, including said Compromise and Release, now
finds that it should be approved; and, p u r s u a n t t o N o t i c e o f I n t e n t i o n , a n d ,
G O O D C A U S E A P P E A R I N G T H E R E F O R : IT IS O R D E R E D that said Compromise and
Release be, and it is hereby approved, and the proceeds paid as follows:
BY AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY: '
TO: DR. JOSEPH F . BOYLE, l i e n c l a i m a n t ______ $
SILVER & MCWILLIAMS
2 5 9 .5 0
L ie n f o r l i v i n g e x p e n s e s ..! 4 7 5 .0 0
As a t t o r n e y s ' f e e ......................... 1 ,4 5 0 .0 0 1 ,9 2 5 .0 0
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M ELV IN L . H U NT, a p p l i c a n t ..................................... 6 0 1 .8 6 ! 2 , 786.36 iI
TO M ELV IN H UNT, a p p l i c a n t ........................................................... 1 2 ,3 4 8 .7 2
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BY AM ERICAN M O TO R IST S IN SU R A N CE COMPANY.........................................
2 ,7 1 4 .9 3
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BY STATE COM PENSATION IN SU R A N CE FU N D ..................................................
871.43
BY F IR E M A N 'S FUND IN SU R A N C E COMPANY.....................................................
451.63
BY HARDWARE MUTUAL IN SU R A N C E COMPANY..................................................
190.30
1 BY P A C I F I C EM PLOYERS IN SU R A N C E COMPANY.........................
1 BY THE TR A V ELER S IN S U R A N C E .C O M P A N Y .....................................
BY EM PLOYERS MUT77 ju lA B . I N S .
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BY ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES BY R E L IA N C E IN SU R A N C E COMPANY............. BY IN D U S T R IA L IN D E M N IT Y COMPANY______ BY ARGONAUT IN SU R A N C E COMPANY................
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745.50
40.4 3
BY LIB ER T Y MUTUAL INSURANCE SERVED ON ALL PARTIES LISTED ON THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD
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COMPANY
1 ,3 0 5 .3 5 $ 1 5 ,1 3 5 .0 8
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S * / R A J LEAVER
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SEPTEMBER 1 4 , 1966
Re Ne r e e , WOKEAIEFHT- CC'M'PEN'SATLTON APPEA LS
DATED AT LONG BEACH, C A LIFO R N IA
BOARD
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CASE NO. 65 LB 29228 MELVIN L. HUNT
':'^ST3RN ASBESTOS COMPANY
P3 A WESTERN ASBESTOS SUPPLY;
j. T. THORPE, INC.; ttNITED CORK COMPANY;
co r k TTmvrpflNYr^ METALCLAD CORPORATION; JOHNS MANVILLE SALES CORP.; OWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS; THORPE INSULATION COMPANY;
MUNDET CORK COMPANY; REESE INSULATION; BALDWIN EHRET-HILL COMPANY; FIBERGLASS ENGINEERING CO.; C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY; THE E. J. BARTELLS COMPANY; MONROE FOOD MACHINERY; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES, INC.; INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & ENGINEERING
COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA; LOS-- ANGELES CORK COMPANY ;
Arm strong co n t r a ct in g T^>
AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY: AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.; HARDWARE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.; PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.; THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.; EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY--
INSURANCE CO. OF WISCONSIN; ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.; RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY; INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY; ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Attorneys:
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Referee : Dictated:
Injury:
RAYMOND LEAVER
September 14, 1966
From 1940 thru 1965
Silver & McWilliams by Edwin Silver, attorneys
for applicant;
J. D. Henderson, representative for American
Motorists Insurance Company;
James Hummel, representative forEmployers
Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin;
Steven Schweitzer, representative for Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company;
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Clopton & Penny by Allan Schummer, attorneys for
The Travelers Insurance Company, Industrial Indemnity
Company and Reliance Insurance Company;
James J. Wood, attorney for Argonaut Insurance Co.;
Weingand, Kendig & Stockwell by Eugene Barnes,
attorneys for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and -4
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company;
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William H. Hunter, representative for Zurich Insurance Company;
Franklin Kaye, attorney for State Comoensation
Insurance Fund;
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Herlihy, Herlihy, Jones & Nelson by Douglas Tipton,
attorneys for The Travelers Insurance Company;
Roberts and Thomason by James C. Thomason*, attorneys
for Pacific Employers Insurance Company and Hardware Mutual Insurance Company.
OPINION OF REFEREE ON ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AND ORDER DENYING LIEN CLAIM
.for the reasons set forth in tne various Compromise and Release agreements, and based upon the competence of counsel, the settlement appears adequate and should be approved. The twelve (12) separate
agreements on file amount to a total figure of $1 5 ,1 3 5 08
Travelers and Fireman's Fund each aopear on two agreements
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t one carrier has made advance payments, which, of course, deducted from the amount payable.
S 4 er,i-.c attorneys are entitled to a lien for living expenses and ? n yJeqUested fee of $1,50.00.
Dr. Joseph P. Boyle is allowed a lien of $259-50.
For the sake of convenience, all liens are to be paid out of the share of Aetna Casualty & Surety Company.
Pursuant to Notice of Intention, the lien claim of the Department of Employment is denied.
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/ Referee Raymond Leaver
.Tnoinmnc PHMPTTMSAT>Tf)N APPEALS BOARD
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August 18, 1977
Joseph H. McGee," Esq,
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Buist, Moore, Saythe & McGee
Five Exchange Street Charleston, SC 29^02
Dear Joe*
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Subject* South Carolina Ashestosi* Cases .
This is with further reference to our 2 * * " * 17i 1977 concerning p l a i ^ i ^ i ^ ^ 11^
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for calling you out oj ? o S ^ w 0fbStT5?i8,*I apoloeize
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company prior to Novea&erSfi
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conducted industrial i n y57'
contracted for and
uch o p o r a t i g T S S r S i g g
We 414 nt duct
(now ACandS, Inc.) was fcum ed^0? * ^ ? 1" 8 & S^pply Corporation
lioveatoer 26, 1957.
a ^oliy-owned subsidiary on
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-by W r o n g C o n t r a c t l i T g ^ g g L g g "* TM "Ployed the dates of employment i* S X Co3T50ra5in, and looking at
!employed by Armstrong Cork Comnanv^w^
he was never
trcm ACandS that t h ^ L g g o ^ f f - I <K> understand
ularly with respect to any ernnimmwn**^^ fore, there is a possibility that Mr wT****
conplete, particand there*
our company, evnn teoughnrreoortfiaS IPrJ ? TM worie4
by " * "Cont~ -
ilseaae vortanen'ggopgsftl L giT.* g g "* "*J f occupational A^atrong corh C ^ ! I
Joseph H. McGee, Esq,
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vas Involved nevertheless, Travelers Insurance Co**
workmen*s compensation Insurer, paid $3,298.00 4n
m our
partial disability benefits, and the records also lS * ? * * ^
Travelers paid $203.90 to cover expenses. Xt vonis 1**^
therefore, that Be. 3 would have to be adaitted. ^3?ar,
Our Insurance Department has no specific record ofv . received the exhibit, which is the record of <0 *4..7^7
However, I am certain that Travelers Inauranee gnm,, Jir* Hunt*
the exhibit, and that being the case, to admit Item K
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we
deceived would have
Please give as a call if you wish to discus* our
I assume you will put our responses in % fnrm v a J f a r t h e r .
^the Court) and if y--ou -wi-ll t*-he-n-send` them to m1e Jr S1*i10** v*ith
them signed in behalf of our company.
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j . L. Crisp,'Insurance
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DEPARTMENT o f in d u st r ia l r ela t io n s
DIVISION O F IN D U STR IA L A C CID EN T S
p ^ o R KMENys COM PENSATION APPEALS BOARD
Y
STATE OF CA LIFO R N IA
P ^ V I N L. HUNT;
Applicant
WESTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, et al
Defendants
C ase N o . 65 LB 29228
Order Approving Compromise and Release
AND ORDER DENYING LIEN CLAIM
GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the lien claim of the Department of Employment, be and it hereby is denied.
The parties to the above-entitled action having filed a Compromise and Release herein, on
M arch 2 8 , 1966
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t h r o u g h A u g u s t 2 9 , 1966 1 settling this case for $ 1 5 ,1 3 5 .0 8
in addition to all sums which may have been paid previously, and requesting that it be approved;
and this Board having considered the entire record, including said Compromise and Release, now
finds that it should be approved; and, p u r s u a n t t o N o t i c e o f I n t e n t i o n , a n d ,
G O O D C A U S E A P P E A R I N G T H E R E F O R : I T IS O R D E R E D that said Compromise and
Release be, and it is hereby approved, and the proceeds paid as follows:
BY AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY: ' TO : Drt. JO S E P H F . B O Y L E , l i e n c l a i m a n t . . . . $ SILV ER & MCWILLIAMS
259*50
? L i e n f o r l i v i n g e x p e n s e S . . 4 7 5 .0 0
As a t t o r n e y s ' f e e ......................... 1 ,4 5 0 .0 0 M E LV IN L . H UNT, a p o l i c a n t . . . 7 .........................
1 ,9 2 5 .0 0 6 01 .86
______ $ 2 ,7 8 6 .3 6
TO M E LV IN HUNT, a p p l i c a n t ........................................................... 1 2 ,3 4 8 .7 2
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B Y AM ERICAN M O TO R ISTS INSUR ANCE COMPANY........................................................ 2 ,7 1 4 .9 3
B Y STATE COM PENSATION IN SU R A N CE FU N D .................................................................
8 7 1 .4 3
BY F IR E M A N 'S FUND IN SU R A N CE COMPANY....................................................................
451 .63
BY HARDWARE MUTUAL IN SU R A N CE COMPANY.................................................................
1 90 .30
BY P A C I F I C EM PLOYERS IN SU R A N CE COMPANY.....................................................A. 1, 866. 5 6 /
BY THE TR A VELER S IN SU R A N CE .COMPANY...............................................
P S8 8 4b I
BY EM PLOYERS MUt UAL jJ B . IN S ""VT W W IS C O N S IN ______ BY O Y T ZURICH *7 T iLi T TT AMERICAN A T.,i.-^ 11"/"* rt TlT INSURANCE T ITflT Tl"v h T /"i C/OMPAa iNt IESm
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BY RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY.... ..
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14.26
.2-5 00
BY INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY..'...... ..............
745 50
BY ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY.......... ...............
40"'43
BY LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.. .................. 1 ROb'sS
SERVED ON ALL PARTIES LISTED
................................................................. f t ,9 2
ON THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD
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Date: 9-14-663y/s/ C. ZiighSS
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SEPTEMBER
. 14,
1966
DATED AT LONG BEACH,
D i*. v T r r f* > ( f r " t v . t.ett
CALIFORNIA
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r.ei'e.r e e , woramen 'b cum peinnat1'0N'_ APPEALS
BOARD
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CASE NO. 65 L3 29228
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MELVIN L. HUNT
vs.
^ vfSTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY
- DBA WESTERN ASBESTOS SUPPLY;
j T. THORPE, INC.;
ttnTTED CORK COMPANY; fifiRic mwPflNYr'S
METALCLAD CORPORATION;
JOHNS MANTILLE SALES CORP.;
OWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS;
THORPE INSULATION COMPANY;
MUNDET CORK COMPANY;
REESE INSULATION;
BALDWIN EHRET-HILL COMPANY;
FIBERGLASS ENGINEERING CO.;
C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY;
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THE E. J. BARTELLS COMPANY;
MONROE FOOD MACHINERY;
INDUSTRIAL FURNACES, INC.;
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & ENGINEERING
COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA;
LOS-ANGELES CORK COMPANY;
ARMSTRONG CONTRa"cTINGT^>
AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY-
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND; FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.; HARDWARE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.; PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.; THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.: EMPLOYER MUT_U_A_L__L_1_A_B_1_L_1_T_-
INSURANCE CO. OF WISCONSIN; ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.; RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY; INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY; ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
A o.T'ns
Referee : Dictated:
RAYMOND LEAVER
September 14, 1966
Injury:
From 1940 thru 1965
' Silver & McWilliams by Edwin Silver, attorneys for applicant;
J. D. Henderson, representative for American Motorists Insurance Company;
James Hummel, representative for Employers
Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin;
Steven Schweitzer, representative for Fireman's
Fund Insurance Company;
'
Clopton & Penny by Allan Schummer, attorneys for
The Travelers Insurance Company, Industrial Indemnity Company and Reliance Insurance Company;
James J. Wood, attorney for Argonaut Insurance Co.;
Weingand, Kendig & Stockwell by Eugene Barnes,
attorneys for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company;
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William H. Hunter, representative for Zurich Insurance
Company;
Franklin Kaye, attorney for State Comoensation
Insurance Fund;
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Herlihy, Herlihy, Jones & Nelson by Douglas Tipton,
attorneys for The Travelers Insurance Company; Roberts and Thoma- s--o---n- b-- y --J:-- is ---- '* C. Thomason, ^**-w4**^ w w * * y uawttorneyv sq for Pacific Employers insurance Company and Hardware
Mutual Insurance Company.
OPINION OF REFEREE ON ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AND ORDER DENYING LIEN CLAIM
ior the reasons set forth in the various Compromise and Release agreements, and based upon the competence of counsel, the settlement appears adequate and should be approved. The twelve (12) separate
agreements on file amount to a total figure of $15 135 08
Travelers and Fireman's Fund each appear on two agreements.
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9/14/66
t 0ne carrier has made advance payments, vrr.ich, of course, ">* K * be deducted from the amount payable.
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molioant's attorneys are entitled to a lien for living expenses
of* $475*00 and 4o a requested fee of ^.1 ,450.00.
Dr. Joseph F. Boyle is allowed a lien of $259.50.
For the sake of convenience, all liens are to be paid out of the share of Aetna Casualty & Surety Company.
Pursuant to Notice of Intention, the lien claim of the Department of Employment is denied.
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--- Referee 'Raymond Leaver
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
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