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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: Undated DOC#: USG014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Undated Legal - exhibits 1-9 on US Gypsum history NAME OF COMPANY Sequoyah Carpet Corporation Stocking Specialists, Inc. United States Gypsum Export Company United States Gypsum Urban Development Corporation USG Acoustical Products Company USG Corporation USG de Puerto Rico, Inc. USG Foreign Investments, Ltd. USG Industries, Inc. USG International, Ltd. (DISC) USG Properties, Inc. Westbank Planting Company Windsor Shipping Limited _ Wiss, Janney Elstner Associates, Inc. Yeso Panamericano, S.A. de C.V. ORGANIZED UNDER T.AWS OF Oklahoma Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Louisiana Bermuda Illinois Mexico *UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY has no subsidiaries or incorporated divisions. 2 Exhibit 1 United States Gypsum Company was established in'1901, and therefore it would be unreasonably burdensome for this defendant to determine and list any and all past and present divisions, subsidiaries, affiliated companies or stock transaction purchases of this defendant. This defendant lists below affiliated companies of United States Gypsum Company: LISTING OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES OF UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY * NAME OF COMPANY 101 South Wacker Co. A. Lynn Thomas Company. Incorporated A. P. Green Refractories Co. . A. P. Green Refractories Limited Bigelow-Liptak Corporation Bieglow-Liptak Export Corporation (name saver) Bigelow-Liptak of Canada, Limited Brisco Mining, Ltd. Canadian Gypsum Company, Limited CIKSA. S .A. de C.V. C.N.G. Distribution Limited Compania Mexicana de Este, S. A. Construcciones. Recubrimientos Y Acabados C-S-W Drywall Supply Company DAP, Inc. Darswan, Inc. Fundy Gypsum Company, Limited Gypsum Communications Company Gypsum Energy Management Company Gypsum Transportation Limited L & W Supply Corporation Liptak Bradley Limited _ _ Little Narrows Gypsum Company Limited Marbrite Manufacturing Corp. Marstrat, Inc. Masonite Corporation _ Metropolitan Refractories Corporation (name saver) North Baldwin Park Corporation Panama Gypsum Company, Inc. Panama Wallboard. Inc. ORGANIZED UNDER LAWS OF Delaware Virginia Delaware United Kingdom Michigan Texas Canada Canada Canada Mexico Canada Mexico Mexico Delaware Ohio Delaware Canada Illinois Delaware United Kingdom Delaware United Kingdom Canada New York Delaware Delaware New York Oklahoma Panama Panama Product Name Sabinite Audicote Hi-Lite Red Top Trowel Finish Oriental Interior Finish Plaster Red Top Cover Coat Red Top Patching Plaster Red Top Wood Fiber Plaster - Regular Product Type/Use Acoustical Plaster Acoustical Plaster Acoustical Plaster Finish Plaster Finish Plaster Finish Plaster (Dates Approximately) First Last Produced Produced 1930 1930 1930 1930 1930 *1964 1945 1945 *1964 1945 1955 1972 1955 1972 1930 1930 1935 1935 1950 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942 1951 1972 1972 1972 1972 1944 1949 1949 1942 1950 1972 1954 Exhibit 2 Manufacturing Locations Fort Dodge, IA Midland, CA East Chicago, IN New Brighton, NY Gypsum, OH New Brighton, NY Fort Dodge, IA New Brighton, NY Fort Dodge, IA Gypsum, OH East Chicago, IN Fort Dodge, IA New Brighton, NY Fort Dodge, IA Oakfield, NY Fort Dodge, IA New Brighton, NY Sweetwater, TX Boston, MA Gypsum, OH Philadelphia, PA Jacksonville, FL Norfolk, VA Philadelphia, PA Southard, OK Finish Plaster Basecoat 1929 1942 1942 1944 1945 1945 1945 1945 1945 1945 1945 1945 1945 1948 1948 1952 1947 1946 1951 1947 1972 1952 1959 1963 1963 1965 1966 196 7 1960 1952 1972 1960 Gypsum, OH New Brighton, NY Nephi, UT Milwaukee, WI South Gate, CA East Chicago, IN Heath, MT Nephi, UT Midland, CA Fort Dodge, IA Detroit, MI Sweetwater, TX Loveland, CO Southard, OK Plaster City, CA Gerlach, NV Sigurd, UT Empire, NV -1- Product Name Red Top Wood Fiber Plaster - Machine Application Cement Plaster Regular. Name changed to Gypsum Plaster 7/67; to Red Top Gypsum Plaster 11/68 Red Top Cement Plaster for Machine Application. Name changed to Red Top Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application 7/67 Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application Product Tyoe/Use Basecoat Basecoat Basecoat Basecoat Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco Exterior Finish Stucco (Dates Approximately) First Last Produced Produced 1^59 1972 1961 1972 Manufacturing Locations Plaster City, CA East Chicago, IN 1943 1947 Loveland, CO 1962 1962 1964 1966 1966 1966 Gypsum, OH Detroit, MI Oakfield, NY 1955 1955 1957 1958 1963 1971 1930 1930 1930 1930 1932 1932 1949 1949 1962 1959 1962 1962 1972 1972 1973 1944 1972 1972 1944 1946 1972 1972 Boston, MA Detroit, MI East Chicago, IN Fort Dodge, IA Gypsum, OH Jacksonville, FL Loveland, CO New Brighton, NY Norfolk, VA Oakfield, NY Philadelphia, PA Plasterco, VA Southard, OK Sweetwater, TX Milwaukee, WI Shoals, IN Plaster City, CA Fort Dodge, IA Detroit, MI Fort Dodge, IA Gypsum, OH New Brighton, NY Oakfield, NY Sweetwater, TX Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA Milwaukee, WI Jacksonville, FL Philadelphia, PA Norfolk, VA -2- Product Name Product Type/Use (Dates Approximately) First Last Produced Produced Manufacturing Locations Pyrobar Mortar Mix Aggregated plaster Sheetrock Radiant Heat Filler Machine Application Specialty plaster 1969 1969 1971 1970 1972 1972 East Chicago, IN New Brighton, NY Empire, NV Bondcrete SPRAYDON STANDARD A SPRAYDON STANDARD G SPRAYDON POWERCOTE0 Basecoat Fireproofing Fireproofing Thermal Insulation 1940 1966 1968 1969 1943 1971 1970 1971 Midland, CA S. Plainfield, NJ Torrance, CA S. Plainfield, NJ Torrance, CA Corsicana, TX 0 SprayDon - U. S. Gypsum manufactured this product pursuant to the specification of Sprayon Research Corporation. FIRECODE V FIRECODE D ***ACOUSTONE 120 ACOUSTONE 180 USG Fireproofing Plaster Fireproofing Plaster Ceiling Tile Ceiling Tile Texture Texolite Pac-Tex Texture Texture 1964 1959 1967 1966 1964 1961 1943 1968 1964 1975 1976 1976 1967 1963 East Chicago, IN New Brighton, NY Empire, NV New Brighton, NY East Chicago, IN Empire, NV Gypsum, OH Walworth, WI Walworth, WI Gypsum, OH Gypsum, OH Sweetwater, TX Dallas, TX Chamblee, GA Midway, IL South Gate, CA Gypsum, OH Dallas, TX New Brighton, NY South Gate, CA South Gate, CA Dallas, TX Sweetwater, TX -3- Product Name Imperial QT Product Type/Use Texture "SHEETROCK" Texture Texture Textone Texture USG Textone Texture Paint A.-B TEX Texture Paint Texture Paint Other Products (By generic group) Paste Spackling Putty Pipecoverings (Dates Approximately) First Last Produced Produced 1964 1976 1964 1944 1976 1975 1928 1974 1954 1967 1964 1976 1935 1959 only 1973 only 1949 Manufacturing Locations South Gate, CA Dallas, TX Gypsum, OH Midway, IL New Brighton, NY Chamblee, GA Gypsum, OH Dallas, TX Midway, IL South Gate, CA Gypsum, OH Sweetwater, TX South Gate, CA Dallas, TX New Brighton, NY South Gate, CA Gypsum, OH Chamblee, GA New Brighton, NY Sweetwater, TX Chamblee, GA Sweetwater, TX Gypsum, OH Gypsum, OH New Brighton, NY Sweetwater, TX Midway, IL Chamblee, GA South Gate, CA 1952 1936 1975 1938 New Brighton, NY Gypsum, OH Chamblee, GA Sweetwater, TX Jersey City, NJ -4- Product Name Joint Compounds Rigid Block Insulation Siding Shingles Roofing Thermalux Asbestos Cement Product Tvpe/Use (Dates Approximately) First Last Produced Produced 1920s? 1976 Manufacturing Locations Gypsum, OH Midway, IL Chamblee, GA Dallas, TX East Chicago, IN Jacksonville, FL South Gate, CA New Brighton, NY Sweetwater, TX Electric Heating 1943 1970 1950 1971 1937 1975 1937 1967 Possible other dates 1946 1975 1961 1965 Insulation purposes where sheet and block insulation would be impractical. 1936 1939 East Chicago, IN Greenville, MS East Chicago, IN Jersey City, NJ St. Paul, MN South Gate, CA Shoals, IN (Assembled) Jersey City, NJ NOTE: Not all products were made at all plants at all times listed. * May have been produced until this date, but sales diminished substantially by the mid-1950's. ** Some of these products (Red Top Trowel Finish; Oriental Interior Finish Plaster; Red Top Cover Coat Finish Plaster; Red Top Patching Plaster; Red Top Wood Fiber Plaster Regular Basecoat; Red Top Wood Fiber Plaster Machine Application Basecoat; Cement Plaster - Regular, Name changed to Gypsum Plaster 7/67, to Red Top Gypsum Plaster Basecoat 11/68; Red Top Cement Plaster for Machine Application - Name changed to Red Top Gypsum Basecoat for Machine Application; Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application Basecoat; Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco; Pyrobar Mortar Mix; Sheetrock Radiant Heat Filler - Machine Application) did not have asbestos as part of their formulation at all manufacturing locations at all times. *** Some of these products did not have asbestos as part of their formulation. Most of the products identified in this Exhibit have a shelf life of approximately six months, with some variation due to humidity and storage conditions. It is the policy of the defendant to provide this information to all customers. Therefore, date of last production approximates date of last sale, though U. S. Gypsum is not certain whether shelf life guidelines were adhered to by its customers. Reasonable investigation continuing. -5- Exhibit 3 PERCENTAGE OF ASBESTOS (VOLUME) ACOUSTICAL PLASTERS PRODUCTS SABINITE "TF" SABINITE "B" SABINITE 38 (HYDRAULIC) SABINITE ACOUSTICAL PLASTER SABINITE "M" and SABINITE SPECIAL WHITE SABINITE "F" SABINITE "A" or SABINITE HYDROCAL HI-LITE ACOUSTICAL PLASTER AUDICOTE SPECIAL WHITE DATE No Change 04/18/33 11/03/33 11/10/30 04/18/32 01/13/37 07/12/39 05/23/30 01/01/31 06/29/32 05/03/40 10/18/40 01/23/48 02/27/44 07/28/50 07/28/50 09/18/52 04/04/31 04/18/33 11/03/33 06/09/53 03/31/55 09/15/55 08/24/56 10/31/56 12/14/56 03/27/57 12/02/57 12/02/57 03/10/58 03/27/58 04/04/58 05/16/58 05/29/58 05/29/58 05/29/59 PERCENT ASBESTOS 4.90% 2.00% 4.00% 2.40% 3.00% 2.00% 3.00% .98% 2.50% 2.00% 4.00% 4.00% 6.30% 4.00% 3.00% 4.00% 3.00% 4.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.20% 6.30% 8.25% 7.62% 7.60% 8.00% 7.70% 6.95% 22.50% 7.10% 6.95% 22.50% 16.89% 17.09% 16.89% 16.88% Page 1 of 8 ACOUSTICAL PLASTERS PRODUCTS AUDICOTE SATIN WHITE RED TOP ACOUSTICAL PLASTER* *SPRAYDON STANDARD A *SPRAYDON STANDARD G *SPRAYDON POWERCOTE DATE 05/29/59 12/06/60 07/14/61 07/06/62 08/07/62 02/05/64 08/11/64 09/15/55 08/24/56 10/31/56 03/27/57 12/02/57 03/10/58 03/27/58 04/04/58 05/16/58 05/29/58 05/29/58 05/29/59 05/29/59 12/06/60 07/14/61 07/06/62 08/07/62 02/05/64 12/22/64 04/25/51 No Change No Change No Change PERCENT ASBESTOS 16.93% 8.33% 8.46% 7.63% 7.6 5% 7.64% 7.63% 8.43% 7.78% 7.76% 7.47% 26.24% 8.06% 7.47% 26.24% 19.66% 19.49% 19.66% 19.22% 19.70% 8.60% 8.73% 7.8 5% 7.87% 7.8 6% 7.85% 9.70% 29.70% 7.60% 30.00% * S p r a y D o n - U. S. G] urn m a n u f a c t u r e d this product pursuant to the speci ications of Sprayon esearch Corporation. TEXTURE PRODUCTS DATE PERCENT ASBESTOS PAC-TEX 1943 1953 1954 4 .5 4.5 - 6.0 3 .5 Page 2 of 8 A-B TEX USG TEXTONE TEXTURE PAINT SPECIAL TEXTURE PAINT SPRAY TEXTURE PAINT IMPROVED SPRAY TEXTURE MULTI-PURPOSE TEXTURE SANDED COLORED TEXTURE PAINT USG MULTI-PURPOSE TEXTURE PAINT USG TEXTURE PAINT SPRAY TEXTURE PAINT USG MULTI-PURPOSE SPECIAL WHITE USG MULTI-PURPOSE USG MULTI-PURPOSE SPECIAL TEXTURE PAINT USG MULTI-PURPOSE SPRAY TEXTURE 1935 1943 1944 1928 1930 1934 1938 1943 1947 1952 1955 1956 1958 1960 1970 1971 No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change 1954 1964 No Change 1966 1968 1969 No Change No Change No Change 1956 No Change 4.0 4.5 4.0 3.3 - 4.5 2.8 - 4.5 3.3 - 4.5 2.67 - 5.0 2.67 - 6.0 2.57 -8.0 2.5 - 3.5 1.2 - 3.5 2.3 - 3.5 1.2 - 6.0 1.2 - 10.0 .5 - 10.0 .5 - 3.5 3.0 - 4.0 1.5 - 2.5 1.5 - 2.5 6.0 - 10.0 2.0 - 4.0 1.0 - 1.4 6.0 - 10.0 2.5 Unknown 5.0 2.0 5.0 6.0 - 10.0 4.0 Unknown 4.0 Page 3 of 8 USG MULTI-PURPOSE SPRAY TEXTURE SPRAY TEXTURE AB TEX TEXTURE PAINT AB TEX TEXTURE PAINT USG TEXTURE MULTI-PURPOSE SPRAY TEXTURE PAINT WHITE SPRAY TEXTURE PAINT SPRAY TEXTURE PAINT SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY 1972 1973 No Change No Change No Change No Change 1971 1969 1973 1958 1971 No Change No Change SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change SPRAY TEXTURE SPRAY TEXTURE SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change No Change No Change SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY 1961 1962 AGGREGATED SPRAY TEXTURE AGGREGATED SPRAY TEXTURE No Change 1962 1963 SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change "QT" SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY 1964 1969 1971 IMPERIAL QT SPRAY No Change AGGREGATED SPRAY No Change Page 4 of 8 Unknown 4.0 1.5 - 2.5 . 5 1.2 - 1.6 1.6 - 3 .5 Unknown 7.3 0.0 1.5 - 3.0 4 . 5 - 6.0 1.5 - 3.0 8.0 8.0 1.5 - 3.0 1.5 - 4.0 8.0 Unknown 8.0 1.0 1.0 .5 - 1.5 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.4 1.5 2.8 IMPERIAL QT REGULAR VERMICULITE SPRAY TEXTURE SMOOTH HARD FINISH IMPERIAL QT TEXTURE USG SUPER HARD SPRAY USG SPRAY TEXTURE SPRAY TEXTURE FINISH USG TEXTURE XII USG SPRAY TEXTURE USG TEXTURE XII SUPER VINYL USG SPRAY TEXTURE FINISH SHEETROCK SMOOTHCOAT USG EXTERIOR TEXTURE WALLBOARD FINISH EXTRA HARD FINE IMPERIAL QT SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY TEXTURE SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY TEXTURE IMPERIAL QT TEXTURE SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change 1971 1972 1971 1974 No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change 2.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 1.2 5.0 . 1 3.0 5.0 3.0 Unknown 4.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 - 3 8.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 6 .5 10.0 Page 5 of 8 SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY No Change IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT MULTI-PURPOSE TEXTURE READY-MIXED SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT Polystrene SHEETROCK RADIANT HEAT SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY SHEETROCK SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY SHEETROCK SIMULATED ACOUSTICAL SPRAY AGGREGATED SPRAY TEXTURE No Change No Change No Change No Change No Change 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 IMPERIAL QT REGULAR IMPERIAL QT REGULAR NC-4 1967 1967 1968 Page 6 of 8 8.0 2.5 - 4.5 2.5 - 3.5 2.0 2.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 2.6 Unknown 4.0 94 - 1.0 2.0 - 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 3 .5 5.0 Unknown 8.0 6.0 IMPERIAL QT USG SPRAY TEXTURE FINISH USG SPRAY TEXTURE FINISH XH WHITE AGGREGATED SPRAY TEXTURE IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT IMPERIAL QT COARSE VERMICULITE IMPERIAL QT COARSE VERMICULITE USG SPRAY TEXTURE R USG CONCRETE CEILING TEXTURE No Change 1965 1965 1968 No Change No Change No Change No Change 1970 1971 No Change No Change 2 .0 . 5 . 5 .5 - 1.' 1.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 5 .1 6 .1 1.5 6.0 TEXTONE TEXTURE FINISH 1944 1967 1972 M i s c e l l a n e o u s _S p e c i a l t y Plasters - R o n p r a i i v Fireproofina Plasters 2.5 - 4.5 3.5 - 5.5 2.5 - 4.5 t rid n i. Firecode V Firecode V Type D Ceiling Tile Approximately 12% Approximately 12% Acoustone 120* Acoustone 180 A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3% A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3% Texture Products - A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 - 5 %. Investigation continues as to individual texture products. _Pa s te-- Sp a c k l i n g P u t t y - A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3% Pipecover inas - A p p r o x i m a t e l y 30 - 91% Not all formulations contained asbestos. Page 7 of 8 Joint Compounds - Approximately 3 - 5 % Riqid B lock-- Insulation - A p p r o x i m a t e l y 10 - 21% Mortar - Less than 1% Siding Shingles - A p p r o x i m a t e l y 12 - 15% Roofing Shingles - Approximately 0.6 - 1% V a r i a t i o n in asbestos content is u s u a l l y reflective of formula changes relative to working properties. Page 8 of 8 Exhibit 4 ASSZSTOS CONTAINING PRODUCTS Acoustical Plasters - grayish-white; Miscellaneous Specialty Plasters - white to off-white plus some pastels for two products; ""~ Fireproofing - gravish-white; Fireproofing Plasters - white to off-white; Ceilmg Tile -- white to off-white Texture Products - white to off-white; Ricid ^Utty' pi?ecoverings, Joint Comcounds, Rigid Block Insulation, Mortar - white to off-white; Siding - white, gray, ivory, green, brown; Rooting - red, green, blue, brown, black and gray Exhibit 5 U. S. G y p s u m does not m a i n t a i n examples of actual packaging in the normal course of business. All pac k a g i n g contained the product name, this defendant's name, directions and instructions for use. To this defendant's best knowledge, information and belief, the product packaging for its asbestos-containing products was as follows: Acoustical Plaster Miscellaneous Plasters Stucco Fireproofing Plaster Joint Compound Spray Textures Block Insulation Pipecovering Spackling Paste Ceiling Tile Asbestos Cement Kraft Paper Bags Kraft Paper Bags Kraft Paper Bags Kraft Paper Bags Kraft Paper Bags, metal and plastic buckets and cardboard cartons Kraft Paper Bags, metal and plastic buckets and cardboard cartons Cardboard Cartons Cardboard Cartons Metal and plastic cans buckets and pails Cardboard Cartons Burlap bags, cardboard cartons Available packaging bulletins dealing with products which plaintiff can e s tablish were relevant to this lawsuit will be made a v a ilable to the plaintiff for i n s p e c t i o n at a m u t u a l l y convenient time at 101 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606. Asbestos-Containing Products Reasons for Discontinuation: Exhibit 6 I. Sabinite was replaced by Audic o t e and Hi-Lite in the marketplace. Audicote and Hi-Lite were discontinued because the low p r o f i t a b i l i t y of these products did not justify the expense of resea r c h efforts to reformulate without asbestos. II. Cost of Comp l i a n c e w ith proposed lower O S H A standards within the plant. ' III. At the direction of Sprayon R e s e a r c h Corporation. IV. The low p r o f i t a b i l i t y of these products did not justify the expense of r e s e a r c h efforts to reformulate without asbestos. V. L o w Profitability. Product Categories Reason for Discontinuation Acoustical Plasters Plasters Fireproofing Plasters Fireproofing Thermal Insulation Ceiling Tile Textures Roofing Joint Compounds Pipe Covering Asbestos Cement Rigid Block Insulation Block Insulation Cement Siding Paste Spackling Putty I II V III III II II II II V V V IV II S, IV II Last Date of Manufacture 1974 1972 1970 1972 1971 1976 1976 1976 1976 1938 1939 1950 1971 1975 1975 * Includes production by subsidiary. ** U. S. G y p s u m C o m p a n y manu f a c t u r e d this product pursuant to the specifi c a t i o n s of Sprayon R e s e a r c h Corporation. r The following represents this defendants best currP.nl- Exhibit 7 ion: ORGANIZATION Gypsum Association DATES OF MEMBERSHIP HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PERSONNEL. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 1930-present Asbestos discussed at all of the following: Membership meetings: 10/27/71 - 10/28/71 E. W. Duffy, W. W. Holloway, A. J. Watt 4/5/72 - J. H. Crumbaugh, A. R. Rump, C. G. Gramor, A. J. Watt, M. L. Hepsher, W. W. Holloway 4/4/73 - J. S. Bush, W. W. Holloway, A. J. Watt, C. G. Gramor, J. D. May, J. J. McLaughlin 10/10/73 - 10/12/73 W. W. Holloway, A. J. Watt Safety Committee Meetings: 9/20/66 - P. D. Fix, G. R. Krug 9/17/67 - C. P. Kipp 3/19/68 - 3/20/68 - G. R. Krug 10/25/71 - W. E. Halley, J. D. Cornell, J. M. Rochers 9/19/73 - J. D. Cornell 3/7/74 - J. D. Cornell, M. R. Helton 8/14/74 - J. D. Cornell Manufacturing & Mining CoTwnit +p^. 4/3/73 - W. W. Holloway, H. D. Gobrecht Minutes of meetings, but these documents are not in this defendant's files produced to this defendant in litigation by Gypsum Association. This defendant does not know if such individuals actually attended meetings listed in documents produce! to this defendant by Gypsum Association in other litigation. Also, some test results are in this defendant's files. Page 1 of 6 ORGANIZATION Gypsum Association (cont.) DATES OF MEMBERSHIP HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PERSONNFr. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY Manufacturing & Mining Committee: Industrial Health Foundation (But not Industrial Hygiene Foundation) 4/9/74 - W. W. Holloway 10/8/74 - W. W. Holloway, H. D. Gobrecht 8/10/76 - J. D. Cornell, K. E. Mhler, W. Lewis Technical Committee; 2/14/73 - 12/16/73 J. H. Crumbaugh 8/1/73 - 8/3/73 J. H. Crumbaugh, A. L. Hampton, R. L. Selbe 11/73 and 1/74 - unknown 2/13/74 - 2/15/74 J. H. Crumbaugh 8/7/74 - 8/9/74 J. H. Crumbaugh, R. L. Selbe Board of Directors: 1974-1981 (budget cut backs forced United States Gypsum Company to drop membership) 4/5/73, 10/12/73 A. J. Watt No business meetings Some "discussionals" Industrial Hygiene nigoef Monthly Abstracts 1/74 - 12/81 (JDC's) Asbestos was discussed at the following meetings: Annual Business Reports (JDC's) Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Asbestos Sampling Chemicals for Industrial Hygiene C. Roe 1978-1979 Toxicology Chemicals and Engineering S. H. Beming - 1/10/79 - 1/21/79 Page 2 of 6 ORGANIZATION Lime Association ^National Insulation Manufacturers Association (Founded in 1958) (Now TIMA) Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association National Insulation Contractors Association (Associate Member) National Safety Council National Mineral Wool Association DATES OF MEMBERSHIP HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY Industrial Hygiene Techniques Update, Advanced Industrial Hygiene ' S. H. Beming - 11/12/79 - 11/14/79 Seminar Regarding Industrial Health J. D. Cornell - 6/8/75 - 6/9/75 exact date unknown Other personnel involved: J. d . Cornell, S. H. Beming, K. S. Freeman, C. Roe unknown none 1973-1974 unknown 1974-present none unknown (perhaps 1972-present?) none Minutes produced in other litigation (Wm. Simpson deposition) (1958-?) Some mass correspondence letters regarding committees J. D. Cornell was on health and safety, public information, medical and scientific dated 1978 to the present. NICA by Laws dated 1975; NICA's 1981 Annual Report. 1914-present none 19437-1957 mid-1960's mid-1970's none Transactions from 1912-1978 records of all presentations and papers produced at Phillip e . Schmidt, depositic and document production April 17, 1984, in Neil Wood; none Page 3 of 6 ORGANIZATION ^Contracting Plaster and Lathers International (Associate Member) DATES OF MEMBERSHIP 1960-1969 ^International Association Wall and Ceiling Contractors (Associate Member) 1970-1976 *Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (Associate Member) 1960-1976 unknown ^Association of Wall and Ceiling Contractors Industries International Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (Associate Member) 1976-1979 ^Association of Wall and Ceiling Contractors Industries International 1980-present American Society of Safety Engineers exact dates unknown American Industrial Hygienists Association exact dates unknown HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PERSONNEL none none none none none unknown unknown Page 4 of 6 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files. none none ORGANIZAT-rnM Employing Plasterers Association (Associate Member) DATES OF MEMBERSHIP present Metal Lath Association 1950's-1964 Pulp and Paper Institute 1950's-1964 Hardboard Association 1950's-1964 Health and Safety Council of Asbestos Cernent Products Association 19672-1971? Asbestos Information Association of North America Unknown if a member. not a member National Bureau of Standards not a member American Standards Association (never a member ; served on committees) became ANSI 1969 similar to ASTM (sustaining member) unknown; involvement at least 15 years ago HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PFR.snNMVT unknown unknown unknown unknown G. R. Krug - 11/19/68 C. P. Kipp (deceased) or L. A. Tobey (deceased) 2/17/70; 2/18/70; 3/19/70; 5/19/70; 11/19/70 none 1978 - J. D . Cornell, K. S. Freeman (retired) Rockville, MD, jointly sponsored by NBS and NIOSH re: Asbestos and Health unknown DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY none none none none November 21, 1968 memo from Krug to Kipp re: meeting and various minutes from other meetings. none none Page 5 of 6 ORGANIZATION Asbestos Textile Institute SOEH/IOEH DATES OF MEMBERSHIP never a member never a member HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY PERSONNEL none DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY "Occupational Exposures to Fibrous and Particulate Dust and Their Extentions into the Environment" 12/5/77 - 12/7/77 J. D. Cornell (others?) none ^Membership information pertaining to these defendant's files. organizations is not available in this United States Gypsum Company does not and has not belonged to: Quebec Asbestos Mining Association - QAMA Asbestos Research Council of England Public Health Bulletin Service Plastering and Lath Association Chicago Plastering Institute Perlite Institute Page 6 of 6 Exhibit 9 United States Gypsum Company has been aware since the mid-19301s that inhalation of large quantities of asbestos fibers for long periods of time could produce a pneumoconiotic lung condition known as asbestosis. United States Gypsum Company is presently unaware of specifically now it acquired this knowledge. United States Gypsum Company is not aware of precisely when it first knew of the relationship between the inhalation of asbestos fibers and the development of bronchogenic carcinoma, except that it does know that one of its employees. E. C. Beuthm. United States Gypsum Company's first Safety Director, has stated in his deposition that he attended a conference in 1955. at which papers discussing this relationship were presented. Documents produced in other litigation pertaining to this issue have come to U. S. Gypsum's attention. These documents were produced by other parties; U. S. Gypsum has not found them m its own files and can make no representations concerning the origin or authenticity of those documents. The documents suggest that in approximately October 1948. U. S. Gypsum may have received a draft report concerning inhalation experiments on laboratory animals exposed to high levels of asbestos dust. It was reported that some of the animals developed lesions described variously as lung cancer and non-malignant adenomas. U. S. Gypsum believes that these are the same experimental results reported to the National Cancer Institute by Dr. L. U. Gardner in 1943 and Dr. Kenneth M. Lynch in 1947 and referred to by DCS. Lynch. Mclvec and Cain in their 1956 published article. "Pulmonary Tumors In Mice Exposed To Asbestos Dust." 15 A.M.A. Archives of Industrial Health 207 (March 1957). which was received for publication in 1956. United States Gypsum Company is now aware that the first published study which established a direct association between the inhalation of asbestos fibers and the development of mesothelioma was the 1960 epidemiological study entitled "Diffuse Pleural Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure in the North Western Cape Province" by J. c. Wagner, et al.. which described mesothelioma occurrence among persons exposed to crocidolite. at or near crocidolite mines in South Africa. United States Gypsum Company is not aware of precisely when it first knew of the relationship between the inhalation of asbestos fibers and the development of mesothelioma, except that it believes that the first employee to become aware of this association was G. R. Krug, one of United States Gypsum Company's former Safety Directors. Mr. Krug has testified that he first became aware in the early to mid-1960's of the association between exposure to asbestos fibers and the development of mesothelioma in asbestos miners, as a result of reading articles in newspapers and magazines. Page 2 of 2