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FILE NAME: Reichhold (REI) DATE: 2012 REI012 DOC#: RE 1012 DO CUM ENT DESCRIPTION: Legal-Excerpts from Testimony of TR Madden-pg 320-323
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A.
Yes, that is what it states here, and that
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is my general understanding, based on this article.
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Q.
And in fact, you testified about that in
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the past, and this isn't the first time you have seen
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that exhibit, correct?
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A.
No. Not at all and the only question I ask
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to see it is to make sure the '72 date that I wasn't
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going to say oh, no it's an a different date than
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that. That is the only reason I want to see these.
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Q.
And the date was 1972,correct?
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A.
Yes, it was.
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Q.
All right. Now, you were asked this
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afternoon by your Counsel, questions about your
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drafting Material Safety Data sheets in the early '70s
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and ensuring the warnings were posted in the Carteret
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plant and that kind of thing, correct?
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Yes.
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Q.
Are you able toproduce any substantiation
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in support for your testimony today from either
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pictures that were taken at the time, documents that
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were created at the time, anything other than what you
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say here when Reichhold is being sued in personal
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injury cases?
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form.
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Argumentative.
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(By Mr. Thompson) You can answer.
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You know, the universe of documents that
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have been produced, not only here and through the
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depositions and all of that, I think they support
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that. You know, there is -- you know, I know we did
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it. I knew we put them on there. People have looked
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and testified, and don't ask me what cases, and I
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think even some of these peoples commented that they
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saw writing on the Reichhold bags or containers or
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whatever. And that is -- that would be not only just
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retort and globe, but it would have to be the labels
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that we affixed to them.
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The labels refer to Material Safety Data
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Sheet. The data sheets were widely distributed, and
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later on in the '70s were attached to any product
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bulletin that was given out by any of the sales calls.
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Q.
But in all of the litigation that Reichhold
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has been involved with, and you say you testified
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seven times; is that right?
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To the best of my recollection.
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Q.
I don't have seven transcripts, but that is
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another issue.
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A.
I might be off one.
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Q.
Okay. Regardless of that. I will strike
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that and I will ask you this question. You are not
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able to produce any copy of any Material Safety Data
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Sheet other than now the two from January of 1980 that
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we've talked about today, correct?
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That is correct.
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Q.
All right. And in all of this litigation,
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are you aware that anybody anyplace has come up with
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copies of any such documents?
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form.
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Argumentative. Asked and answered.
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THE WITNESS: NO.
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MS. SPARDONE: Speculation.
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THE WITNESS: I mean, you know, I
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have not seen any document produced in
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anything that has been shown to me that,
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you know, was in MSDS or an earlier
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version.
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Q.
(By Mr. Thompson) So basically, it all
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hinges on what you are saying today?
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form.
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Argumentative.
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Q.
(By Mr. Thompson) Correct in the way you
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testified in a similar manner in the past?
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I don11 know.
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form
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argumentative.
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THE WITNESS: I mean, you know, I
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tried to answer all of the questions the
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best I could no matter how many times that
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we are asked, and I don't want to get into,
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you know, semantics about that, but I have
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done my best job whatever I have said is to
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the best of I my knowledge, and it's the
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best I can do.
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Q.
(By Mr. Thompson) You would consider
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yourself a loyal company man as far as Reichhold
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Chemicals is concerned, correct?
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form.
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THE WITNESS: I don't mean by loyal.
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Q.
(By Mr. Thompson) Well, loyal company man.
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You are a loyal company man?
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MS. SPARDONE: Object to form.
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Argumentative.
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THE WITNESS: Yeah, I enjoy working
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for Reichhold, and but I'm not going to lie
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for them.
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Q.
(By Mr. Thompson) Well, when Reichhold
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