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Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease l l p 52 East Gay Street * Post Office Box 1008 Columbus, Ohio 43216-1008 Telephone (6i4) 464-6400 Facsimile (614)464-6350 Cable v o r y s at er Arthur I. Vorys 1856-1933 Lowry F. Sater 1867-1935 Augustus T. Seymour 1873-1926 Edward L. Pease 1873-1924 in Washington 1828 L Street. NW Eleventh Floor Washington, D.C. 20036-5109 Telephone (202) 467-saoo Facsimile (202) 467-8900 Robin R. Obetz Direct Dial (614) 464-5660 Facsimile (614) 719-4892 E-MaU - rrobetz@vssp.com in Cleveland 2100 One Cleveland Ccmer 1375 East Ninth Street Cleveland. Ohio 44H4-I724 Telephone (2ig j 479*6100 Facsimile (216) 479-6060 June 8, 2000 in Cincinnati Suite 2too Atrium Two 221 East Fourth Street Post Office Box 0236 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-02: Telephone (513) 723-4000 Facsimile (513) 723-4056 in Alexandria 277 South Washington Street Suite 3 to Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Telephone (703) 549-4282 Facsimile (7031 549-4492 V/0RK3s. Co mpen s at io n JUN 1 3 zogg Ms. Tina Grenig Administrator, Workers' Compensation Sherwin Williams 101 Prospect Avenue NW Cleveland, OH 44115-1075 REDACTED Re: ,ec'd. Claim No. 98-632526, et al. Sherwin Williams Dear Tina: This letter is to report my attendance at the Industrial Commission hearing held on June 6, 2000 in Lima, Ohio regarding the allowance of the above death claim. The hearing officer was Dan Lortie. The widow claimant was in attendance with attorney Darla Kaikis from the Larrimer law firm. Also present was Mr. Ferguson from C&B Heckler Corporation (Martz Cabinets). Ms. Kaikis reviewed the claim and the affidavit regarding claimant's work history. She stated that the last "injurious exposure" to hazardous elements was not with Sherwin Williams and her "first two target employers" in this claim were C&B Heckler Corporation and PK Lumber. She felt there was limited exposure from PK Lumber, which was claimant's last employer for a briefperiod from January through March of 1985. She discussed claimant's affidavit and the medical evidence in the file, including the research reports and the report of Dr. Gutterman from Ohio State University who is an oncologist. Ms. Kaikis concluded by stating that claimant had been exposed to hazardous materials and Dr. Gutterman's report supported the allowance ofthe death claim based upon claimant's injurious exposure and the causal relationship of claimant's leukemia to his employment and resulting death. In rebuttal, I did not admit that there was any hazardous exposure when claimant was with Sherwin Williams and I agreed with claimant's attorney that if the death claim was allowed, Sherwin Williams was not the proper employer. N40456 0007-SWP-005805974 CONFIDENTIAL