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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1926-1934 DOC#: ML223 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Silicosis Litigation * i im i M o a n * - Irt M il fiatar 9U*U a a * t liM " f t > Mj* | < w M i l a TMt n t x l i w u n U>w*- la i .Miaffaaaat M t t t t M api tiara Ii m ara lata iaatgr 11m t*nr * . S I H itila I k l U i i n i l M tat u i m T tftm m X a d u n t il i M M ltt la t b ngr t f u t m t n l, b it t 1m 1 tta n 1 f m H avana! - ar iw fim la f i l i a l o u U itlM i f adaan aa f t r i t f U ta I b i a a il mm atttag adergreaai t M t t b m l n l i ad w i w tbm fava ta Saaauy, al m i i i l y ta tb rt aa aav aaa M U t a t i n t fa* l a p N U *k haaa Ita* ara aat m m I . I f a a f t M l i r l M laaa a a t f Dm grmm u t a p mm vit* t* w r- alaala (M a M a c U M aaC I f a a mi alatala aa a a l M a la a l ahatfc. . f t l te i rt t V it tb la c tan t tfela a lla it b a taaa Dm a ttira 4. aiata* t ir a b jta tla a rtfr aattaaa aaaclatafta trm D m aaa X P u a it aat i t t i b M a 4t p a rtM i D ut Mb a i* m a ttia aaalt b m W a v pat m U tta ft aaa artaaa b } U i. of a--aa lia a ta v i fart t f Dm l avarataat ta l ti Pat*palili I U taaU laf fM tar. Si a ita li b iw a t a M Dm! U tbaaaa la tkla ila trla t ara laartatM t D a balarp D r a ip a i aat a l afaaa la li t art f tta 'fltafeqr * a a* t a liic iti l ian atiaaa papaltiaa a tlai la w D M lM U rD lD S 'ta D D M U l (M U tteU lia aatartac t f n a i aaa a illa D D a ttw 'D it aiai b i a twaalac aa Dm cat in i tattiaaa f fcaaltb Uaanaaa I {-*~3..>" * v ' "^JT * *f * F are* 1C, 1?? Ur. ?'.tllp Drinkr j T Lyi S treet ?ostoc, its . >e<.r ? i l l Z have jo u r l e t t e r of Strok 9. I r . Doti cum tc h m , uoeo*pnl4 ty Kr. tin e a s , Pereoeecl B laster o f the datoo Sarboa cod Carbide Ooapauy. Sr* Daria i a th e hood-of the departaaat de*lU* vith pcaor doral o f a t fo r th ia Coopeajr aod track m' u beta a roty docat c i t t a aad aoeooi to ba q a ito v a il infernad oa the hole subject of sillooels. X bare hoard froa a aaaber of aaoroaa aboat the hifb aor tal!ty that Laa boea attendant ape the acoatraattoa of thia tsaael. The eolia ara baiai broucht acalaat the oootroator aad the laoareaae oeapaay tad Qaloe Carboa aad Carbide ia apparaatly aot llahla. Reeseer, thgr bara daaidad to look lato the natter thoroufhly oad bo of aaoh aaalataaoo aa dro* tancas nay ovroat to the ocatractor la dafoadiai thaoa cuita. X polsted o a t to Sr Darl% ad aa f a r aa Z ooald sake out, ha c o t the aaae adrioa fre e fly rW i th a t the th ia c to do aa to oatahllah f l r e t o f a l l bather thaaa a t ok aaa had a lllo o a ia aad fo r th a t purpoao, 1 caiseatod th a t ba o c a a a lt S r. Paaooaat. ty oaa onlaloa la th a t I f the# aaa re found to her a illo o a la aad they had orked Oder eoedltlja a axpoclac the# to a illo o a la the a a lta had b e tte r be a e ttla d . Of c'ure, there la a atreog probability th at w ay of thee m m ere old t-rd-rock orkera to may bare had a illo o a la heo. thy at to oork for the cootre e to r . I r . Darla aa anxious to oetafrliah the a tataa of re to lra - tcrc aad 1 adviced k ia to f t ia teach e lth jr.u , both u to typo cad ac to the lla e ehea various typos appeared on the oarkt. 1 la c |la a th a t th e re are probably ease *cuine ccec of s i l l coeic aixed up 1th a auatar o f aorc or lo ss fraudulent a a lta . The a s jo rity of theca people b r ia f ia f c u lts a rc aagroes au naturally the r.ole think has been enflnoorod by aaae clavor la iy a r. 1 dc aot cao* ho th.o coetractor ia but 1 expect they have aot hla aerosc a barrel. A acabor e f su ite have bvea f ile d oo b eh alf o f persoaa aov d*d cad 1 boliev* th e ir lta ^ c have b e aooarad. X advised Br. Darla to ooacult Dr. Cardaer for th is phase o f th e jo b . 1 s h a ll ba fle d to f ir you m y further dope If I bar cay. dlaoaraly yours ! d* Xoasa S.o. tcdioal Director M r , UM .m u * V * t. t.1 m it af ttt lU t lf t U lM at U iN U * fkls la ai Im m atti* 0l.feyataa> 1 if t M M M m i11 fe a w la f e t i * , aa M im i i r fea feoaalttaa afe U la a H af fe i A F* I *9 M il passai l i a i Ma Mfe Mattai la fesafrfei aa Ma aanfe apart sf Ma OMrttla afeflaaMi# < 1 alaaa Usa vfefefeaaU fet M* af fe p m l af Me M U i fefelfe tarvlaa aat at Ma A* P* I 4* Mfara la Isa la -- ai a M i 1 fern ai fea a M a i la aaa lia . ta# la Ma M is alaartflaatto la aat ftr faaaval ftM | w i . f laaaa# .*. Im IiUM lalacl D&raatar * >ft* ! 4* .. 4V<! St.J oseph Lead Company. CUU tO N.C*AC.M<Ust kiwi coN(u.M*ntnsu* sw ANOMw r u te n e * < * * cC*(U CA*<.y stt m* ft VncTcni.vu ScOOWN, M C CW O te n t K N (T 1. a t uc<T*T o co n o ft i.M io o i m v H *rA v 2SO PARK AVENUE Ncw York ******* Dr* A* J* Loess, Asalo tant Uedioal D lreotor, M etropolioan.life Inaurano Company, One Uaieon Avons, Se York, S . Y; Dear Dr* Lansat < Upon ay return to S York th is morning, X so very in terested to fin d your le tte r of June 27, 1934* As you know, Ur. Drinker i s exp eating to spend two veeks with our Sonne Serre Organlsetion, and i t would be a great help to us i f he had a oopy o f your pro* posed to m of s illo o s is c la ssific a tio n , as he expeets to go over the en tire problem with our le g a l s t a f f , as w ell as with eertaln o f the lo o a l dootors who may aid us in our defense* X c^ lte appreciate th at before any public announcement is made, the matter should be considered as con fid en tial, and therefore, thr.t you may not be in a p osition to send us copy of tne c la s s ific a tio n , but you probably would have no objection to aendij: same to Ur* Drinker for such use as he nay consider equable* Tery t r a i ; yours. AKiUi .Copy Ur* D rin k e r Vioe P r e s i cen t A T re a su re r V F re* 1C, 19? i r . ?-.UtT Drinker 5u Tan Lift* 3 tre e t Poston, Iks. j.r ?H i Z her four l o t t a r of Buxli 9. Mr. 7*ri$ cum to too h , aooc*paoied ty l r . tin e a s , Personnel tu u c r o f the Obloo larboo asd Carbide flapk y . Ir* Covi I s th s hood-of the department dealing with psor d o n i opo s s i fo r th is Cospaay osd struck m u beine n q r do est c ltin a s sod ooaood to bo q u ite v o li lo f o m d oo tbo hoi euhjoet o f 111001. X b o n hoard froo o to sh e r o f corses oboot tho high sor t a l i ty th a t bos boo ottoodoot spot tho oosstro ctlao o f th is to n asi. Tho aito oro b o lsi broacht ag ain st tho oootrootor osd tho in c o n sc e coopony sod Volos Corboo osd (Sorbido lo apporestly s o t lia b le . Iteooror, thor boro decided to look I s te tho n a tte r thoroughly osd bo o f sob ooslstosoo ss droasttoseos soy w re st to tho oootrootor I s dofoodlsc those suits. X pointed o a t to lr * Dsvl% isd os fo r ss Z ooold ooko o t, ho c o t tho soso advice froo fly rM t th a t ths thing to do vos to tabllsh f i r s t o f o i l vhothor thoso s i ok a ss hod s lllo o s ls osd fo r tb o t purpose, I suggested th a t ho co n su lt Sr* fooooost. Sr o m opinion lo th a t I f thoso ooo were found to h s n s lllo o a io osd they had worked osdor eooditloos exposing tho# to s lllo o o la , tho s a lts bad b o tts r bo oottlo d . Of e-'iiroo, there lo a stroog p ro b ab ility th a t sta y of thoso ooo voro eld thrd-roek eorkers to aay b a n had s lllo o s ls hoc. they ooot to oork for tho contractor, l r . b asis n s anxious to estab lish tho siato s of rearire te rs aad X advlood hin to g e t la tewob rlth y .u , both as to typo and ao tc the tla o shoo various typos appeared oo tho aarket. X laoclao th a t thoro aro probably soao cooulac can* of t ill* cosls nixed up s ith a number o f ooro or lo ss freudaieat s a lt s , The e jo rity of thsso pooplo brin e lag s u its aro negroes ana naturally the ef.ele think has boon oofin sored by ease e l over la ey e r. X dc mot knot oho the contractor i s b at X expect they b a n co t hla aero** a barrel. A aaabor e? su ite b o n boos f ile d oo bobslf o f perscse so deed osd 1 b e lle n th e ir luecs h o n boss ooosrod. X advised l r . fiavlo to ooosalt l r . Gardner for th is phase of tho jo b . X s h a ll bo glad to fiv e you aay fu rth er dope If I han say. dloeoroly years, A* I . bassa, S*o. .ftadinel G im ts r CMCKY n ,MAYHUft_r. w o.. n* o . (MIAMI N tdU .T * COt.U*lV* M v 7 If. 1W Or A i l u i t i . < d jaiatast asdisal 5ir actor, / M strapolltNi l i f a Xasuraaoa Oo., * la r k tty , So* York. Da*r Or* L anatt la alaa ad b sr v ith f l* u fiad copy o f tha position *tf Or Clayton 8 t i l t h sad of agr oaa aridar.oa i s th s f i r s t o f tb a ar 1 of l t ^ l m m r s a o ltia c f r th s *11fad a illo o a la d m lc r s M t i * t th# la s B ita r porsr tuaool provost th is oaso la th a t of Yaynrad V. Jaboton (a a a ^ la y a ) f t . lla a b a r t 8 Damia C a t *1 (th* ontractcra). X hat* ladioatod o srtaia aorractions la rod pancil vharo a la - akae oro A r l a a i , o t t t t r oo p a rt * t h a t o f bo atonopphar. T h is. copy of oy to o tlaaay was tro a a ib o d By a to M p > |h v f a r t o tla a h a r t A It--ill Oo.. aod X tkSak ho a l l * prsfcty goad j * of i t . lo a i l l a o tlo s ay o tto a fit a t al ap l l f l ad l u { M p . a lao anoy p t -- t i aal s lip s , a te . th s M a | haord b a fa o o lan k ily a C m tod U y Jary . i ooaa. plaooo to p a t t y o ritla a l o f tho ptraooalagy aod oo aa tart iky oa boarlly bar y-- tk ia k J t a i i a rra r o al X at a l l a ffro o U ts i t . I n i l l find t t a * to o aaansaripta a a a t a l a t u f a r th o d iro o t orldaaoo of tb o Moot f l r d B i a a ita o tio a rotfcsr than fa r tko aplalaaa aaa ta lm l r s p r d la g a ilte a s is S i ttd > Boyaaad f i t s a i o oa-- 88 la y aitnaaaaa tad alraady toon board to fo ro X a i r l oad h llo t t o p la ia tlf f Mr Pol-- oa sad Ida ptaytfolaa Or* 1 1 H r loos | r a adod aa aa t t a oitaaa* a taa d . X a alto d tharo c o t l l t t o to o X-ray p a a f a l l f f r a a C harlsatoa, or Bombay sad O r. U o b srt, ta d flona th s ir hoatU--d o s, ahiaK oorrObaratod alao sad than ds- partod fa r Oolvfeaa. X aa lafaraad th a t tho a s s t ok Or Paaooaat sad Or Janos i.. B ritto n appears* fa r th a dofoaao. Or Paaoeast lio lto d his taatinony to ths X*cay f il s a f Mr Johnson C an s sad at*tod th a t la Ida opinion tbsy *aro tdboroC oals.aad so t aillooala vhlla Or. tr ltto a aasaidarad a ll tha addon as, X-ray and atharviaa aad daolarad th a aaa w p a rtly oat cf tu to r s lo t1 and.sot ailio o * ! ; tlaaa a Obtleusly d la a p a a d . 1 th in k tho t r i a l au*t hara eetsrad bataaar. feta: and fit* *a* H . f in a lly i t raaultad In a O laayaaaant aa tha part a f tha jw y . Or. Bar 1* rata ao M r data of Kay 10th th a t sstsn of th s jw cra vara in farer of finding fo r tho p la i n t i f f . John*an. and tiro ora far tha d*f*nd*nt. T*^r* 1 vary atreng th a t the** f it ara aarruptad by an agart f a tr* da'anso. OAa af t!i* f l r a U t b*f* tiaacnod hafara tha Court and * ' finad far #on'V**t't on th* ridarn* th a t h* 4la an*tad th* a*a* during th# pro^aa* c' t r i l . I tM^k a aaacnd ana t i l l parhap# raoalTt a torenc tt> B r. * . J . la m a -- Pag* 2 . bfaro tho 0ort t* *a**r o n to s i Mare** f or i t la n r j 4UTt o t ! t* *btaLno*t4*ooo u ffle ie o t t ctahllofc kart** b r l i a r j , %t tb c r o la no ieu b t l i agr a d a i ao Co hot hsppow*, fbo u t a d o ta i? or fo r tW p l a i a t i f f bjr n w v h o la ia tl4 eo ee. th* Mao u t , or a&othor oso 111 oa* to t r t o j ooa* prfeap* l a th i* antth.* J a if* ary ** pr**i4*d ( r d t Ooart F o y o tto rillo , . T a .), I oenoid*r*d ta ry f a ir ladood. I a a oon&l&t ladlor ocpio togayor and H o d i. Toa oaj ko*p th i* *t o r t a i fo r your f i l o . With o li h**t rogarlo Slaoord? 5