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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1948 June 8 DOC#: GAR075 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter A*btoS fertile June 8, 19&8 Kr, Abbott* This repli to your rote of one ? inquiring as to the present status of th proposal to use th offloes of the instituts is lining m engineering testimony for the trial of the action. Oleaont T, Th Carloek Hacking Oonpnnr. Tour inquiry 1 pertinent to continoation of nenbership in the institut* Oar attorney* Kr* Charles V Creen, hat corresponded vith th Industrial Hygienei foundation of America in this relation, *hs head engineer has infonaed Kr. Green that none of the staff of the foundation is pernitted to testify in suits of this nature* eren for member companies* Respite this fact* I think there is some possibility that ve can use the foundation or the institute in obtaining engineering data vhen and if this ease goes to trial. A recent derelopaent in the Clemons natter indloates that ve vill knov in th* near future vhether the death action against us vill go te trit, He have Just learned that compensation claim has been filed by Clsons based on Mrs, Clemons1 death. Tbs offlee of Hr. Vllllea X. Clay handling the vorkman's compensation claim. This Indloates that there is a stronger possibility than formerly that the deeth action vill be dis* continued. He should knov vithin two or three months vhether the Vortoac' Compensation Hoard vill entertain the claim* vhich vas filsd after the expiration of the statute of limitations* and at that point it vill be possible to Judge the likelihood that the death motion vill go to trial. In rlev of the above feet, X sngrest tbet the matter ef discontinuing our membership in the institute bs held in abeyance for another three months* especially if this entails no additional expense* and X shall inform you ef the status of the Clemons litigation at that time. mut H. Alsdorf