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July 5, 1962 Mr. Fred W. Anutrong, GlaiHts Manager Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 4650 Hampton Avanua St. Loula 9. Missouri Dear Mr. Armstrong: Barry, at al., v, 3. F, Ztrakanfald i* Company and Monaanto gtaaical i Company........ ______ Z enclose herewith 12 aaparata and independent patltlona filed In the Circuit Court of the City of St. Loula againat the above Identified defandante, the particular aotlona are tabulated below1 Cause No. Plaintiff Amount 47803 47804 47805 47806 4?807 47808 47809 478X0 47811 47812 47313 47814 Dorothy Berry Rita B. King Thelma Wiener* ;?.. th* Sylsr Konnle Simpson Mildred Barrett Theodore Csarneekl Marie Clifford Mary Chapman CSiarifetfe Shonraakar Basel Schneider Walter Prank Miller #25,000 45,000 50,000 45,000 30,000 27,500 45,000 37,500 17,500 47,500 17,500 17,500 Zhe total aggregate of these oases amour.ta to $395,000. The allegations of eaoh plaintiff are quite similar In that they allege skin eruptions extending over much of their bodies. Including liver damage. Monsanto la named aa a oodefendant sines our product, Aroelor 4465, la sold to the Drakenfeld Company whara it la used In the manufacture of paints and PCB-ARCH0746962 000000101.000001 Mr, Fred W. Armstrong a. July 5, 1962 enamel, which Is used by a customer of Drakenfeld, the Inter national Bent Olass Company of St. Louis, Missouri, at which place the plaintiffs are employes. At the time I advised you of the receipt of service of the petitions, you informed me that these employes had already filed workmen's compensation claims for which your company is the carrier. Since these claims in the aggregate represent a significant amount of money and since a Monsanto product is involved, we wish to work closely with you in the defense of Monsanto. Pleas# undertake the defense of Monsanto Chemical Company in theae petitions, and advise as to how we can be of aervice to you. Yours very truly. KLF/vs Enclosures CC Mr. K. J. Futsell, Jr. Dr. R. E. Kelly Mr. E. . Spawn Mr. J. R. Surland IS, L. French Attorney 04 169^ PCB-ARCH0746963 000000101.000002