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1 . thought about asbestos 40 and 50 years ago.
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2 Now, this case isn't about mines or mills.
3 None of the gentlemen whose cases we are trying here
4 today worked as a miner or worked as a miller.
5 Two of the gentlemen worked with or around
6 brake linings. And Mr. Vandergucht worked as a
7 plasterer using certain asbestos-containing products
8 in working on industrial jobsites where other products
9 were also in use.
10 So what we are really talking about here is
11 finished products. So the next question that we have
12 to ask is, when did doctors and scientists start
13 studying the people who used these finished products,
14 these finished insulation products.
15 Now, the thermal insulation product that my
16 client made, Kaylo, that you heard about this morning
17 is known as a hydrous calcium-silicate product. And
18 it contained asbestos as a binder to hold it together
19 and to withstand high temperatures.
20 We are talking about pipes that have liquids
21 and gases in them that can be 1,000 degrees or 1,800