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FILE NAM E: Exxon (EXX) DATE: 2004 Apr 7 DOC#: EXX066 D O CU M EN T D ESC R IPTIO N : Legal - D ep osition o f N eill W eaver, M .D.
Weaver Deposition
Dr. Neill W eaver (M.D.) w as the medical director for Exxon in the 50s and up to 1964. At that time he became the medical director for the API. He was responsible for the health and safety of the refiner employees (p.300) W eaver considers Bonsib 1937 report prepared for Exxon to be an outstanding document with respect to recognizing potential problems and taking corrective m easures and considers it an excelled and thorough report (p.82-83; 333). He admits that Bonsib 1937 specifically deals with asbestos exposure as well as other dust exposures (83-83). He admits it m akes suggestions for control and suppression of dust including asbestos (84). He admits that good work practices for protecting workers from asbestos were established in Bonsib 1937 report (227-229). He admits that Bonsib notes it is critical to remove visible dust from the air, but even then refineries should remove the most harmful invisible dust (308; 333-335). He admits that the recommendation for control of asbestos dust made by Exxon in 1937 Bonsib were all feasible at that time (336-337). He admits that a company should take precautions to protect workers from health hazards even if the government doesn't make them do it (338). He admits the scientific and medical community established a link between asbestos and meso by 1955 and certainly by the 60s (218; 226-227). He admits there is no known safe level of exposure to asbestos and there is not a big deal difference between fiber types (198-200; 253-254).
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C.A. NO. 03-CV-0588
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LOUISE ALTIMORE,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
Plaintiffs,
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QUIGLEY COMPANY,INC., et al.,
) GALVESTON COUNTY, )
TEXAS
Defendants.
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ORAL and VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF NEILL K. WEAVER, M.D.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004 ORIGINAL
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DEPOSITION OF NEILL K. WEAVER, M.D., produced as an expert witness at the instance of the Defendant EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, and duly sworn, was taken in the above-styled and numbered cause on the 7th day of April, 2004, from 10:35 a.m. to 5:03 p.m., before DONNA L. LINTON, Registered Merit Reporter and Notary Public in and for the District of Columbia, reported by machine shorthand, at Steptoe & Johnson, 1350 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Suite 900, Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions stated on the record or attached hereto.
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