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2 Are you aware of other reports in the
3 medical and scientific literature by physicians with
4 whom you are personally acquainted that have reported
5 findings of mesothelioma in brake lining repairmen?
6 A Yes.
7 Q Which authors, Doctor?
8 A One of the examples would be an article that
9 was published by two people that are -- I would
10 consider colleagues, friends -- Dr. Elliott McCaughey,
11 who is now retired, who used to be the chairman of the
12 U.S. and Canadian Mesothelioma Panel in Ottawa,
13 Ontario, Canada and Dr. Langer, whoused to work with
14 Dr. Selikoff at Mount Sinai and moved on, I think,
15 independently, who published a case in a medical
16 journal called Lancet in 1981 or '83, I am not sure.
17 And that case was an individual who was 55
18 years old, who had a history of being exposed to
19 chrysotile asbestos while working on brakes and
20 clutches since age 19.
21 They obtained some lung tissue from that I