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Ta y l o r ,Po r t e r , B r o o k s & Fu l l e r
LO U I SI AN A N ATI ON AL SAN K BU I LD I N G
Ba t o n Ro u g e , L o u i s i a n a
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D r . Robert A .;Kehoe , lettering laboratory,' College of Medicine, University- of Cincinnati,
Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19 Ohio.
Re: vs. S. I.
Le Nemours p- Company.
Dear Dr. Kehoe:
I received your letter'of the 23rd ultimo in reference
to the above natter, vmich was in reply to mine of the 17th
ultimo. I have never heard from Mr. Klaw as to whether or not
he desired me to try to compromise these cases. Enclosed is a
copy c-f a letter which I have oust sent him by air nail, special
d elivery.
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Inasmuch as we must advise Judge Caillouet, the United States District Judge, by the 21st instant whether or not the cases will be tried in his Court, I have asked Mr. Klaw to tele-' phone U3. his wishes in the-matter. In. your last letter, you agreed with me that we should try to compromise these cases so that no^reply is needed to.this-letter". However, I want, to keep you up to.date-on the situation. "
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, ; our'ability to successfully defend-'-these''suits because" bf ^Ih^'.Vfact that none of the doctors here in Baton Rouge, a3' you;well'know, have had any experience or *-4 have much knowledge of ;the.'results and recuperative characteristics " ; of lead poisonxng.^3^!Tysat3ied that practically any doctors who ,
we ask to 'examine' f l p H H H H B will be as dubious about his
jtion a s l r s y He veaafid Wallace were with reference to
"V; More over, pif the-cases go to trial, the jury will -g.?
rt off on the premise 'that these men suffered severe cases of g:,;
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load intoxication and because of the general impression;',
among laymen that the Sthyi' Corporation is operating a A'
lethal industry, I foar that -.that belief' will be such. a: h
handicap as to prevent"- the '3ury. from impartially -consider
ing the case.
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hith best-wishes, I an
Sino erely
C. V, Porter.
CVP/ror 3nc, ;
c - Abl. Klaw, Esq,.
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