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1 we had about 160 cases that we reviewed.
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2 And in those cases, 80 percent of the men
3 had a clear-cut history of occupational exposure to
4 asbestos and 20 percent we did not based on the
5 information we had. And very few of those cases were
6 legal cases that were sent to us.
7 They were just mainly cases that I had been
8 sent in consultation and some of which I had a history
9 and some I didn't.
10 Q So you reviewed the materials that were
11 available to you and you came up with the 80 percent
12 20/percent split?
13 A Yes. And about that time there were 55
14 percent where I could not obtain a history of
15 occupational exposure to asbestos, about 40 percent or
16 about 45 percent I did.
17 If you look at most of the legal cases sent
18 to me from both plaintiff and defense attorneys,
19 essentially all of those have had a history of
20 exposure to asbestos.
21 Sometimes that has not been documented by