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Ralston Purina Company Agricultural Products Group Mr. Richard A. Stohr, Attorney Monsanto Chemical Building 800 North Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63166 Dear Dick - The following is a list of the damages claimed by Purina as the result of the PCB contamination of fish meal discovered in July, 1971. This information should be useful in our dis cussions if v;e can agree, for settlement purposes, that Mon santo may have liability in connection with our claim. 1. Chows returned from dealers (Dealer price) $98,651.88 2. Trucking and freight incurred on returned Chows 6,632.61 3. Chow in plants - Inventory 470 tons 84,600.00 4. Expense incurred in laboratory analyses 19,857.00 5. Cost of disposition pf Chows - returned and inventory 9,913.03 6. Profit on lost business 8,951 tons x 15.99 per ton 143,126.00 7. Claims paid: Ralph Bridges, Lexington, Georgia Dr. Hargis, Tulsa, Oklahoma 8,163.67 280.00 8. Claims pending: Wallace Hatchery, St. Petersburg, Florida 9. Miscellaneous Charge (Delmar) 1,172.88 640.48 $373,037.55 As you know we have delayed filing our action for actual and punitive"damages in order that we might explore the possibility of amicable disposition with Monsanto. We have been advised that there is a Statute of Limitations problem regarding another Checkerboard Squofe St. loii'S, Missouri 63138 * DSW 338133 STLCOPCB4056240 Mr. Richard A. Stohr, Atty Monsanto - Page 2 November 10, 1972 prospective defendant, and therefore we will be unable to de lay filing our action beyond next week. We have, of course, developed substantial background informa tion on our damages and if it appears there is a likelihood of working with you on our claim, such information will be shared with you. Very truly yours RALSTON PURINA COMPANY^ TtfP cc: Mr. J. A. Fraser - 9T W. E. Rulon Counsel os* ^ STLCOPCB4056241