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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1997 Jan 14 DOC#: GAR007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Barry Castleman from Lakin Law Firm RE Arthur Kuchar 01/14/1997 10:42 6182540193 THE LAKIN LAW FIRM PAGE 02 T TH! akin FIRM PROFESSIONAL CDfPRATigM 251 Old St. Louis Road, P. O. Box 27, Wood River, Illinois 62095-0027 (618)254.1127 FAX: (618) 254-0193 L, Thomas Lokin (L1C. IL.) David K. Grounds (UC. U-1 Lon D. 'Weaver (L1C. 11... CA., MO) Robert H. Gregory (UC. IL.) Roy C. Dripps (I.1C. II.., MO.l Gail G. Renshaw ILIC. IL., MO.) VIA FA CSM U E 410/462-1039 January 14,1997 Dr, Barry Castieman, S.C.D, Environmental Consultant 1722 linden Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217 Re: Arthur Kuehar Case no.: 96-L-261. Dear Dr. Castleman: Our firm represents Art Kuehar in a products liabiliiy lawsuit against several asbestos manufacturers. In October o f 1995, Mr. Kuehar was diagnosed as having pleural malignant Mesothelioma. Mr. Kuehar worked as a painter from 1959 to 1996. His exposure to asbestos occurred while he used a power sandcr to grind asbestos containing gaskets from the flanges o f steam pipes, valves, and pumps in 1969-1976, The gaskets were manufactured andsupphed by Oarlock and Anchor. Sue Sachdebcii-Green (UC. IL, MO.) Lee W, Barron (I.IC. II,.. MO) Stephen J. Stephenson (L1C. IL, Mt>.) Kathleen A. Buckley ILIC. IL, MO.) Patricia A. Zimmer (Lie. IL, Mo.) Marc W. Parker (L1C. I D Gerard B. Schnefkr (L1C. IL, MO.) Garlock and Anchor are the only remaining viable defendants. We are interested in State o f the Art testimony as to the knowledge these companies had about asbestos health hazards and when and how they acquired it. Specifically knowledge about asbestos causation o f malignancies. We are also interested in Oarlocks membership in the Asbestos Textile Institute, Asbestos Information Association, Fluid National Safety Council, etc,, as sources o finformation about asbestos diseases, Testimony about asbestos containing products o f these companies would be helpful, i.. prevalence o f asbestos containing products, percent of asbestos in the products, types of asbestos fibers used, dat* warnings were placed on the products, dates asbestos obtaining products were discontinued, etc. Please contact me if you need further information to aid in preparation for this testimony. If you have copies o f previous depositions or trial testimony relevant to these defendants or the ATI, please send some for me to review in preparation for your testimony. Sinserely,