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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO
PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT FBS-l
IN RE: ALL BARON &BUDD CASES IN WHICH F.B. WRIGHT COMPANY OF CINCINNATI IS NAMED AS DEFENDANT
: ASBESTOS MASTER CASE : NUMBER 073958 : :
Plaintiffs,
(JUDGE HARRY A. HANNA)
-vs-
A-BEST PRODUCTS COMPANY, ET AL,,
Defendants.
PLAINTIFFS' MASTER SET OF INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED TO FIDELITY BUILDERS SUPPLY. INC.
TO: FIDELITY BUILDERS SUPPLY, INC., by and through its attorney of record, David Arnold, Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, 2500 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113-2241.
Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. ("Defendant") is hereby requested to answer under oath the
interrogatories numbered 1 to 58, inclusive, as set forth below, within twenty-eight (28) days of
the time service is made upon Defendant, in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 33.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer each interrogatory separately and fully in writing under oath, unless it is
objected to, in which event the reasons for objection must be stated in lieu of answer.
2. An evasive or incomplete answer is deemed to be a failure to answer under Ohio
Civil Rule 37(A).
3. Defendant is under a continuing duty to seasonably supplement its response with
respect to any question directly addressed to the identity and location of persons having
knowledge of discoverable matters, and the identity of each person expected to be called as an
expert witness at trial and the subject matter on which he or she is expected to testify.
Furthermore, Defendant, pursuant to Rule 26(E) of the Ohio Rules, is under a similar duty to
correct any incorrect response when Defendant later learns that it is incorrect, including in such
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supplemental answer the date upon and manner in which such further or different information came to Defendant's attention.
4. Unless otherwise specified, each of these interrogatories are meant to apply to the time period from 1920 until the present.
5. Should Defendant assert a privilege with respect to any information, Defendant is requested to provide the following as to each such document or item of information:
(a) The type of document or information (e.g., letter, notebook, telephone conversation, etc.),
(b) The date of the document or transaction involving the information; (c) Identification of the author and/or all participants with respect to the
information; (d) Identification of the signatory or signatories of the document, if any; (e) Identification of the document's current custodian; (f) The present whereabouts of the document and/or the names of all persons
with personal knowledge with respect to the information; and (g) A statement of the grounds on which the claim of privilege rests with
respect to each such document or piece of information withheld. 6. If your answer states that Defendant is undertaking an investigation of the subject matter of the interrogatory, state when the investigation began, what steps comprise the investigation and what documents are being reviewed as part of the investigation. 7. The following terms are defined as follows for the purpose of these interrogatories:
DEFINITIONS As used in this set of Interrogatories, the following terms mean: 1. The words "Defendant," "You," "Your," or "Your company," all mean the corporate Defendant separately answering these Interrogatories, and any of its merged, consolidated, or acquired predecessors, divisions, subsidiaries, foreign subsidiaries, foreign
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subsidiaries of predecessors, and/or affiliates. This includes, but is not limited to, those known to have mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, utilized or distributed asbestos or asbestoscontaining products or that incorporated asbestos or asbestos-containing products at any work site. This definition includes present and former officers, directors, servants, agents, employees, and all other persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of the corporate Defendant or its predecessors, subsidiaries, and/or affiliates known to have mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, utilized or distributed asbestos or asbestos-containing products. "Predecessors" means any business firm, whether or not incorporated, which had all or some of its assets purchased by you or came to be acquired by you whether by merger, consolidation, or otherwise known to have mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, utilized, or distributed asbestos or asbestos-containing products. "Subsidiaries" means any business firm, whether or not incorporated, which is or was in any way owned or controlled, in whole or in part by Defendant or its predecessors and which is known to have mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, utilized or distributed asbestos or asbestos-containing products.
2. "Document" includes, but is not limited to, correspondence, letter, memoranda, message, note, report, cable, telegram, photograph, film, tape, and all other written communications of every kind and character; note, recording disk, or any other record of oral communication; microfilm; worksheet; schedule; exhibit; demonstrative aid; letter; contract; agreement; deeds, bills of sale, deeds of trust, security agreements, leases and other instruments or documents of title; maps; diagrams; logs; summaries; printouts; graphs, charts; compilations, tables; publications; manuals; minutes; by-laws; articles of incorporation; resolution; shareholder endorsements; partnership documents; minute books, diaries; calendars, bank statements, tax returns; lists; tapes, video tapes; and any other data compilations from which information can be obtained and translated.
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3. "Identify" means to give the date, title, origin, author, and addressee to enable plaintiff to retrieve it from a file; and further, identify means to give the name, address, position, title, and whether a person is employed or not employed by Defendant.
4. The words "person" or "persons" include natural persons, firms, partnerships, associations, joint ventures, corporations, and any other form of business organization or arrangement, and officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, and contractors of any business organization or arrangement.
5. The words "meeting" or "meetings" may mean any coincidence or presence of any persons, whether or not such coincidence or presence was pre-arranged, was formal or informal, or was in connection with some other activity.
6. The words "describe" or "description", when referring to a place, thing, or occurrence, mean to identify with sufficient particularity the place, thing, or occurrence so as to enable one to locate, examine and fully comprehend or understand the place, thing, or occurrence described.
7. The words "product containing asbestos fibers," "asbestos-containing products," or "asbestos products" all refer to any products or materials prepared in any way for sale and/or distribution that contained any kind of asbestos in any possible form. The words "asbestos materials" refer to any and all materials, substance, or matter used or assembled or fabricated during the manufacture of a product, and that contain at least some asbestos fibers. "Product" includes, but is not limited to, pipecovering, turbines, cement, block, gaskets, packing, plaster, joint compound, floor and ceiling tiles, mastics, boilers, raw fibers, fireproofing, shingles, panels, sheets, boards, millboard, refractory cement, boilers, firebrick, brake and clutch linings, finishing compound, texture, and other construction, building, drywall, lath and insulation materials.
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8. The words "design changes," or "modifications" mean alterations in the makeup and/or components of a particular product, including but not limited to, variations in the amount or type of asbestos used in the process of manufacturing the product.
9. The words "distribute," "distributed," "distributor," or "distribution" all refer to the sale, marketing, dispersal and/or shipment of asbestos-containing products for purposes of their sale, resale and/or for purposes of filling orders provided by other business concerns. The word "distributor" specifically refers to a company or its sales representatives, whether dependent or independent, responsible for sales or marketing of products.
10. The words "marketed," or "market" mean and include all efforts to assist in the distribution and/or sale of products. More generally, these terms refer to only efforts on your part or the part of manufacturers or distributors to sell or otherwise distribute products.
11. The words "medical advisory capacity" refer to the duties, abilities or capabilities of any member of Defendant's staff, or any individual or organization who has contracted with Defendant, to provide services of a medical nature, including but not limited to providing medical advice.
12. The words "trade organization," or "trade association" mean any organizations or associations of business or industrial entities that are associated and/or meet for the purpose of achieving common goals and/or exchanging information related to common needs or interests, and/or learning information or facts of interest to the various members of the organization or association.
13. The word "plant" means a manufacturing or assembly facility where products are assembled, manufactured, constructed, fabricated, or where component parts, materials, substances, or matter of such products are fabricated, assembled, or manufactured or are prepared for further fabrication and/or assembly.
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14. The word "manufacture," or "manufactured" means to fabricate, to construct, to assemble, prepare for fabrication or assembly, or any other action taken prior to completion of the product or material before the time of its shipment.
15. The words "sales materials," or "written sales materials" mean any and all documents or literature of a promotional nature that were created or printed for the purpose of assisting in the marketing or distribution of the products. Such documentation may include, but is not limited to, sales invoices, order slips, and other written indicia of orders received and sales made.
16. The words "rebranding agreement" mean an agreement of any kind whereby one party to the agreement is provided products by the other party to the agreement and the agreement contemplates that the first party will place the brand name of its choice upon the products, either by repackaging or otherwise, and then proceed to sell, market, distribute and/or place the product in the stream of commerce, utilizing its new brand name.
17. The words "research" or "research department" refer to efforts, whether scientific or otherwise, to develop new and/or different types of products, processes or designs of pre existing products and is meant to incorporate all efforts that specifically contemplated the possible alteration of products.
18. The words "medical department" refer to an individual or a section or group of individuals working for Defendants, either directly or in a contractual capacity, whose purpose was or is to provide guidance, assistance, or advice concerning any aspects of medical health, including but not limited to, the safety of Defendant's workers and the safety of individuals using products manufactured by Defendant.
19. The words "industrial hygiene surveys" mean surveys, tests, interviews, or other procedures taken or effectuated for the purpose of determining air quality, air contamination, dust content, safety of a facility or hazards at any site or facility.
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20. The words "health hazards," or "potential health hazards" refer and relate to any injury, effect, damage, scarring, wound, impairment or disability of any part of the human anatomy, including but not limited to the lungs and lung linings.
21. The words "test" or "testing" are used in their broadest sense, including but not limited to, studies of atmospheric dust samples, studies of the concentration of asbestos in such airborne test samples, studies of the lung conditions of workers (by x-ray or other means of medical surveillance), pulmonary function studies of workers, animal studies, pathological studies, industrial hygiene studies, risk assessment studies, cost-benefit analyses and any other studies on the product concerning health and safety required by any governmental agency.
INTERROGATORIES 1. For each Interrogatory below, please state the name and last known address of each person answering it, including whether he/she is employed by Defendant and if employed by Defendant include job title, length of time employed by Defendant and a year by year list of all other positions, titles, or jobs held when working for Defendant. ANSWER: Greg Frost, President Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. Other titles held:
Sales Representative -1971 through 6/12/1981 Vice President - 6/12/1981 through 11/11/1981 President - 11/11/1981 through present 1.1 Please identify all documents used, related to, or referred to in connection with the preparation of or answers to these Interrogatories and state the number of the Interrogatory and its subpart to each such document. ANSWER: See Exhibit A attached hereto.
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2. Please state whether or not Defendant is a corporation. If so, please state:
(a) Your correct corporate name;
(b) The state of your incorporation;
(c) The address of your principal place of business;
(d) Your registered agent for service in the state of Ohio;
(e) For each Defendant claiming that this Court lacks personal jurisdiction, list year by year the total amount of income received by Defendant from entities in Ohio, any and all years that Defendant, as defined, has been licensed to do business in Ohio, and any real property owned at any time by Defendant or its present or past subsidiaries.
ANSWER:
(a) Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. (b) Ohio (c) 344 East North Street
Lima, Ohio 45801 (d) Greg Frost (e) N/A
3. State Defendant's complete corporate or business history, including dates of
incorporation, mergers, consolidations, reincorporations, and the like. Also provide historical
information regarding all predecessors, prior names, asset purchases, acquisitions or spin-offs. In
addition:
(a) if Defendant or any of its predecessors or subsidiaries at any time purchased, assumed, or in any other manner acquired ANY of the assets and/or liabilities of any corporation or entity at any prior time engaged in any aspect of the placing of asbestos-containing products into the stream of commerce or the insuring of asbestos-related risks, then please state the following as to each acquisition:
(b) the name or description of each corporation, entity or assets acquired by Defendant, that entity's state of incorporation and principal place of business, its date of incorporation, and the name of Defendant at the time of acquisition;
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(c) the manner by which each such corporation, entity or interest therein, was acquired (e.g., merger, consolidation, change of name, stock sale, transfer or purchase of assets or product line);
(d) the date of each such acquisition;
(e) the state in which each such acquisition was effected;
(f) the state law governing each such acquisition if specified by contract;
(g) whether Defendant became legally responsible for the past torts of each such corporation or entity;
(h) identify each document reflecting or related to the history and/or transaction(s) set forth in answer to this Interrogatory.
ANSWER:
To the best of my knowledge and belief, the company history is as follows:
1897
name: owners:
Fidelity Coal and Supply Company Jean and Will McKenzie
1917
name: owners:
Fidelity Coal and Supply Company Jean, Will and James McKenzie
1950
McKenzie sold Fidelity Coal and Supply Company to Richard Gushman
5/1/1958 Fidelity Coal and Supply Company sold to Frank Frost.
11/4/1976 Name changed to Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc.
1/1990
Greg Frost becomes 100% shareholder
4. Please state whether or not Defendant has purchased, assumed, or in any other
manner acquired any of the assets and/or liabilities of any corporation or entity (such
corporations or entities being limited to those engaged in the mining, selling, manufacturing,
marketing or distribution of asbestos-containing products.) If so, please state '.he following:
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(a) the name or description of each corporation, entity or assets acquired by Defendant, its state of incorporation and principal place of business, its date of incorporation, and the name of Defendant at the time of acquisition;
(b) the manner by which each such corporation, entity, or interest therein, was acquired (e.g. merger, consolidation, change of name, stock sale, transfer or purchase of assets or product line);
(c) the date of each such acquisition;
(d) the state in which each such acquisition was effected;
(e) the state law governing each such acquisition if
specified by contract;
,
(f) whether Defendant became legally responsible for the past torts of each such corporation or entity;
(g) whether the acquisition concerned asbestoscontaining products.
ANSWER:
None.
4.1 For each corporation, other than the answering Defendant, that has at any time
the past been involved in the placing of asbestos-containing products into the stream of
commerce for which officers of the answering Defendant's corporation have also served as
officers, directors or served in any managerial position while employed by the answering
defendant, state:
(a) the name of the entity involved in the placing of asbestos products into the stream of commerce;
(b) the manner in which the entity was involved in the placing of asbestos containing products into the stream of commerce (i.e., mining, milling, manufacturing, distributing, installing, rebranding, etc.);
(c) the specific products placed into the stream of commerce by the entity, year by year and by brand or trade name;
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(d)
ANSWER: None.
the name, positions and a brief description of the responsibilities of the person or persons serving the answering Defendant and the entity simultaneously, including the positions held with the entity and with the answering Defendant.
5. Has Defendant ever engaged in the mining, manufacturing, selling, marketing,
installation or distribution of asbestos-containing products? If so, please state the following:
(a) The name of the company engaged in the activity (whether it is Defendant, Defendant's predecessor, Defendant's subsidiary or some other entity related to Defendant);
(b) As to each product mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, installed or distributed, please state the following:
(1) The trade or brand name.
(2) Its identification number (model, serial number, etc.).
(3) The time period it was manufactured, mined, marketed, distributed or sold.
(4) Its physical description including color, general composition, and form.
(5) A detailed description of its intended use and purpose.
(6) A detailed description of the type package in which it was sold, listing the dates of each type of package used, a physical description of the package, and a description of any printed material or trademarks that appeared thereon.
(7) The percent of asbestos which it contained.
(8) The percent of asbestos by asbestos type (amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, chrysotile).
(c) The time period during which each of these products were on the market;
(d) The material components/ingredients of each such product, giving specific or approximate percentage both by weight and by volume of each material component/ingredient (this interrogatory is not limited to the asbestos
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component of the product but seeks information as to the nature, weight and volume of non-asbestos ingredients, as well) of each such product;
(e) How each of these asbestos-containing product can be distinguished from those of competitors;
(f) A description of the physical appearance of such product;
(g) A detailed description of the intended uses.
ANSWER:
To the best of my knowledge and belief, Fidelity Coal and Builders Supply, Inc. provided, as a specialty order item, Kilnoise acoustical plaster. Kilnoise acoustical plaster was only sold to contractor Harold Matthews on an occasional 40 bag special order basis in 1968. To the best of my knowledge, the Kilnoise acoustical plaster was installed by Mr. Matthews in a school in the Allen County, Ohio area. To the best of my knowledge, Fidelity Coal and Builders Supply, Inc. did not engage in the mining, manufacturing, selling, marketing, installation or distribution of any other asbestos-containing products.
To the best of my knowledge, Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. has never engaged in the mining, manufacturing, selling, marketing, installation or distribution of asbestos-containing products.
6. Does Defendant or any of its subsidiary companies claim that any patent would
cover any product listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5? If so, please state the following:
(a) The date of each patent;
(b) The date same was issued;
(c) The number of each patent application that is pending.
ANSWER:
No.
7. Have any of the products listed above in answer to Interrogatory No. 5 been
altered in chemical composition since first being marketed? If so, please state the following:
(a) The trade name of each such product;
(b) The date each such product was altered;
(c) The nature of the alteration;
(d) The reason for the alteration.
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ANSWER:
Not to my knowledge.
8. Have any of the asbestos-containing products listed in response to Interrogatory
No. 5 ever been marketed, distributed, packaged, labeled, and/or sold by any other company or
business? If so, please state the following:
(a) The name and address of each such company.
(b) The names and address of Defendant's distributors in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky since 1940.
(c) The date of each sale.
(d) The name of the person at each location with whom you primarily dealt.
(e) A list of all asbestos-containing products that you sold to each location from 1945 to 1980.
(f) The amount of each asbestos product sold to each location during this period.
(g) Please identify all documents relating to this distributor for the particular location.
ANSWER:
Not to my knowledge.
8.01 Has Defendant ever purchased asbestos-containing products from any other
Defendant?
ANSWER:
No.
8.02 If the answer to the preceding Interrogatory is yes, please state the following:
(a) name each Defendant from whom this Defendant purchased any asbestos-containing product;
(b) list each product purchased from each coDefendant;
(c) list the dates of each purchase of asbestoscontaining products from each co-Defendant.
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ANSWER:
Not applicable.
8.03 Has Defendant ever sold asbestos-containing products to any other Defendant?
ANSWER:
No.
8.04 If the answer to the preceding Interrogatory is yes, please state the following:
(a) name each Defendant to whom this Defendant sold any asbestos-containing product;
ANSWER:
(b) (c)
list each product sold to each co-Defendant;
l
list the dates of each sale of asbestos-containing products to each co-Defendant.
Not applicable.
8.05 Has Defendant engaged in the manufacture and/or sale and/or distribution and/or
marketing and/or supply and/or purchase and/or use ofnon-asbestos-containing products for use
in connection with temperatures above 125 Fahrenheit since 1930? If so, please state:
(a) the date such activity began;
(b) the years during which such activity took place;
(c) the date when such activity was terminated;
(d) if such activity was terminated, the reason(s) why;
(e) the geographical area into which you claim the product(s) were sold, purchased, or used;
(f) identify the organizational unit of Defendant so engaged;
(g) the site(s) at which each such product was manufactured;
(h) the material components of each such product, giving specific or approximate percentage both by weight and by volume of each material component of each such product;
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(i) the temperature ranges for which each product(s) was intended to be used;
(j) the product's generic name;
(k) the product's trade or brand name;
(l) the container in which the product was shipped (i.e., paper bags, cardboard boxes) including the size and amount of the container;
(m) a description of any logos, writing impressions or
identifying markings which appeared on the
product, as well as a description of the package
used, the dates that type of package was used, and
any logos, product names, trademarks, etc. which
appeared on the package;
.
(n) whether the words "non-asbestos" or "asbestos free" were used on the package;
(o) a detailed description of the intended method of preparation and application of the product;
(p) a description of the physical appearance of the product, including size, shape, color and texture.
ANSWER:
Yes.
(a) Unknown (b) Unknown to present (c) Not applicable (d) Not applicable (e) 30 mile radius surrounding Lima, Ohio (f) Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. (g) Alliance, Ohio (h) See Exhibit A (i) See response to (h) (j) See response to (h) (k) See response to (h) (l) Pallet (m) See response to (h) (n) See response to (h) (o) See response to (h) (p) See response to (h)
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8.06 Did Defendant ever market or distribute any asbestos-containing product manufactured in whole or in part by someone else? If so, please state the following for each such product:
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer; (b) the product's trade and brand name; (c) the organizational unit of Defendant who did so; (d) date(s) beginning, ending and during which the
marketing or distributing took place; (e) whether the product was distributed through the
same channels as those used for products , manufactured by Defendant, and if not, please explain the exact channels of distribution; (f) identify all documents relating the marketing or distribution. ANSWER: No. 8.1 Does Defendant have reason to believe that any of the asbestos-containing products listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5 were used at any of the sites listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto? If your answer is "yes", please state: (a) The basis of your answer. (b) Which of Defendant's asbestos-containing products listed in Interrogatory No. 5 were used at each job site listed on Exhibit A. ANSWER: No. 8.2 For each company or business that Defendant knows may have marketed, distributed, installed, and/or sold those products listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5, please state the following as to each job site listed on Exhibit A:
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(a) The name and address of each such company;
(b) The date of each sale from Defendant to such other company;
(c) The name of the person at each other company with whom Defendant primarily dealt.
(d) Names and quantities of the asbestos-containing products that you marketed, distributed, installed, and/or sold to each such company from 1950 to 1974.
(e) Identify all documents relating to the sales to each such company.
ANSWER: Not applicable.
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8.3 If you do not know any business that may have marketed, distributed, installed,
and/or sold the products listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5 to any of the job sites listed on
Exhibit A, please state the names and last known addresses of those companies who Defendant
knows marketed, distributed, installed and/or sold their asbestos-containing products in Ohio
from 1950 to 1974. For each of those companies, please state the following:
(a) Name and address of each such company;
(b) The dates of each sale from Defendant to such other company; (c) The name of the person at each other company with whom Defendant
primarily dealt;
(d) The names of the asbestos-containing products that Defendant marketed,
distributed, and/or sold to each such company from 1950 to 1974.
ANSWER: Not applicable. 8.4 Does Defendant have records and/or any knowledge that reflects sales of their
asbestos-containing products to any of the sites listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto? If so, please
state the following as to each job site listed on Exhibit A:
(a) The names and last known addresses of those people with such knowledge.
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(b) The location of such records. ANSWER:
No. 9. Did Defendant or any of Defendant's distributors, as listed in response to Interrogatory Nos. 8.1, 8.2, and/or 8.3 have sales representatives who specifically called on the sites listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, from 1945 to 1975? If your response is yes, as to each site listed on Exhibit A, please state the following:
(a) The name and last known address of each such representative and whether they are still employed by Defendant;
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(b) The period of time they acted as your representative; (c) Their general responsibility as to each facility; (d) Whether that person is still alive; and (e) Any documents relating, referring or pertaining thereto. ANSWER: Not applicable. 9.1 Identify all managers and sales personnel responsible for your sales or installation of any asbestos-containing products in Ohio from 1930 to the present and state their position, last known address and the local or regional office through which they were employed. ANSWER: None. 10. Did Defendant ever have any division or subsidiary engaged in the contract business of applying or removing asbestos-containing products? If so, please state: (a) The name of each subdivision; (b) The full address of the home office and the date such subdivision or
subsidiary was engaged in this contracting business; and
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(c) Whether said division or subsidiary conducted such business at any of the sites listed on Exhibit A from 1940 to 1975? If so, please state the following as to each job site listed on Exhibit A: (1) The dates of such contracts; (2) The specific asbestos-containing products that were used or removed in each contract.
ANSWER: No. 11. Did Defendant ever have any division or subsidiary engaged in the contract
business of applying or removing asbestos-containing refractory? If so, please give the name of each subdivision, the full address of the home office and the date such subdivision or subsidiary was engaged in this contracting business. ANSWER:
No.
12. Please identify by location and product produced, each plant in which products listed in your answer to Interrogatory No. 5 have been manufactured and/or assembled and the dates said plants have been in operation. ANSWER:
Unknown.
13. Has Defendant, at any time, entered into a "rebranding" agreement with any other company, either as a buyer or a seller, concerning any asbestos-containing products and/or materials? If so, please state:
(a) The name of the company manufacturing the asbestos products under such agreement;
(b) The trade name affixed to such products; (c) The periods of time covered by each such agreement;
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(d) The volume (in dollars amounts) of each such transaction;
(e) The purchaser of such products;
(f) Does Defendant currently have in its possession any of the writings or contracts concerning such rebranding agreement?
ANSWER:
No.
13.1 Have you ever owned or operated a business or portion thereof which engaged in
construction, erection or tear-out of furnaces, pipes, boilers, turbines, lehrs, ovens, kilns, etc? If
so, please state: (a)
the name of said business;
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(b) the date of commencing business and cessation of business, if applicable;
(c) type of construction or tear-out performed;
(d) state whether said business installed or supplied asbestos-containing products on the furnaces, pipes, boilers, turbines, lehrs, etc., i.e., gaskets, pipecovering, block, cement, rope, cloth, clothes, etc., containing asbestos, asbestos pipe, board, etc.;
(e) state the trade name and/or manufacturer of any asbestos-containing product which you installed or supplied to any site on Exhibit A.
(f) provide the dates for the applicable construction, installation or tear-out project.
ANSWER:
No.
13.2 Do you have within your custody, possession, or control any packages that
presently or formerly packaged asbestos-containing products or were produced for the purpose of
packaging asbestos-containing products contemporaneous with your manufacture sale or
distribution of such asbestos-containing products? If so, provide the following:
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(a) a description of each such package; (b) the present location and custodian of each such package; (c) the date or approximate date on which each such
package was produced. ANSWER:
No. 14. What is the name, address and job title of each individual who participated in the design and preparation of manufacturing specifications for each such product listed above in answer to Interrogatory No. 5? ANSWER: Unknown. 15. As to each product listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5, please describe how each product was to be cut, shaped, scribed, mixed and applied on the job. In answering this question, give particular reference as to whether or not the materials were to be sawed or cut on the job, blown into confined areas, mixed with water in a cement or paste. ANSWER: Kilnoise acoustical plaster was sold in bags either 50 lbs. or 80 lbs. each. The bag said "Kilnoise" on it. It was to be mixed with water and troweled or sprayed on. 16. Based upon the material contents of the asbestos-containing products, the method of manufacturing, and the method of application, please state which products listed in Interrogatory No. 5 could be applied by a worker without creating dust. ANSWER: Material content of Kilnoise acoustical plaster unknown.
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17. Do any documents, including but not limited to, written memoranda, specifications, recommendations, blueprints or other written materials of any kind or character now exist relating to the design and preparation of the products listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5? If so, please:
(a) List each such written material or document; (b) Identify the person or persons presently in possession of each such
document; (c) State where each such document is located. ANSWER: No. 18. Prior to releasing the products listed in Interrogatory No. 5 for sale and usage, were any tests (either animal or human) conducted on said products to determine potential health hazards involved in the use of, or exposure to, the materials and/or products? If so, please state: (a) The name of the products tested and the date of each test. (b) The name, address, and job classification of each individual who
conducted such tests; (c) The results of such tests. ANSWER: Unknown.
18.1 Prior to releasing any products for sale and usage (whether asbestos-containing or not), were any tests (either animal or human) conducted on said products to determine potential health hazards involved in the use of, or exposure to, the materials and/or products? If so, please state:
(a) The name of the products tested and the date of each test. (b) The name, address, and job classification of each individual who
conducted such tests;
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(c) The results of such tests. ANSWER:
Unknown. 19. Does Defendant have or control any documents, including but not limited to, written memoranda, specifications, recommendations, blueprints or other written materials of any kind or character relating to the testing of the products listed in Interrogatory No. 5 hereinabove?
(a) Identify each such written material or document; (b) Identify each person who presently has possession of each such document; (c) State where each such document is located. .
ANSWER: No. 20. Were any design changes or modifications made as a result of such tests listed in
answer to Interrogatory No. 18 hereinabove? If so, please state: (a) The trade name of the product changed or modified; (b) The nature of the change made and the date of such changes or modifications; (c) The name, address, and job classification of each person in charge of making a change.
ANSWER:
Unknown. 21. After releasing for sale, distribution or marketing the products listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5, did Defendant conduct any tests (either on animals or humans) to determine potential health hazards involved in the use of said materials and/or products?
(a) The names of the products tested and the dates of said tests; (b) The name, address, and job classification of each person and/or agency
conducting said tests;
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(c) The results of said tests;
(d) Whether, as a result of any tests conducted, any products were removed from the market;
(e) The names of all products removed from the market as a result of said tests.
ANSWER: Not applicable. 22. Has Defendant ever conducted or caused to be conducted any studies concerning
the effects of the inhalation of asbestos dust and/or fibers on workers or other persons applying,
using and/or working around any of the asbestos products manufactured, sold, distributed and/or
relabelled for distribution by you or your predecessor? If so, please state:
(a) The dates and nature of such studies;
(b) The names and addresses of persons conducting such studies;
(c) The purpose of such studies;
(d) Identify and list those persons to whom such reports were given and the date of such dissemination;
(e) State any publication or other written dissemination of the results of such studies;
(f) State the nature of any action to eliminate or minimize the inhalation of asbestos dust fibers; and
(g) Attach a copy of reports based upon such studies.
ANSWER: No. 23. Before placing in the market the asbestos-containing products that Defendant,
mined, manufactured, sold, marketed, installed or distributed on the market, did Defendant make
or cause to be made, any studies to determine whether their asbestos-containing products would
be hazardous to people? If so, please state:
(a) The date of said studies;
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(b) What studies were done; and
ANSWER:
(c)
The titles of each study.
Not applicable.
24. Please state whether or not Defendant ever conducted or caused to be conducted
any tests in the field (where asbestos-containing products were applied, removed or utilized) to
determine the nature and extent of asbestos dust and/or fiber exposure to insulators, applicators,
fellow employees, or other workers removing and/or tearing out asbestos-containing products,
and/or other workers in the vicinity thereof? If so, please identify:
(a) The date, place and nature of each and every test;
(b) The particular asbestos-containing products to which each test applied;
(c) The results of each test with particular reference to the number of asbestos fibers per cubic centimeter of air found at each site; and
(d) The persons to whom the results said tests were given and the date of such dissemination.
ANSWER:
No.
25. Please state whether or not Defendant ever obtained any knowledge concerning
the likelihood of asbestos being hazardous to human health. If so, please state:
(a) When Defendant first became aware of the hazardous potential of asbestos dust and asbestos fibers;
(b) The manner in which the Defendant, Defendant's predecessor, or Defendant's subsidiary companies first obtained this knowledge and became aware of said hazards and from what source this information was obtained;
(c) What information was disseminated within Defendant's company, or its subsidiary or predecessor regarding such adverse consequences or effects;
(d) Whether any such information is still maintained by Defendant or its subsidiary or predecessor in any written form.
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(e) The name, address and job classification of the custodian of such information.
ANSWER: No. 26. Please state when Defendant first became aware of the possible association
between inhalation of asbestos dust and/or fibers and the contraction of asbestosis and cancers including, but not limited to gastrointestinal cancer, laryngeal cancer, renal cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma. As to each disease or condition, please state the source of that information, including a description of all tests conducted relative to the possibility of such a relationship. ANSWER:
Objection. Calls for medical conclusion.
Andrew Stienecker 27. Please identify all physicians, industrial hygienists, and other employees (including their names and addresses) who were employed, retained or otherwise engaged by Defendant for research, investigation or study concerning asbestos or asbestos-related diseases. ANSWER:
None. 28. As to each person who acted in a medical advisory capacity (as it relates in any way to asbestos) to Defendant, please list their name, the date individual acted in this capacity, and that person's current address and job title. ANSWER: Not applicable.
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29. Please state if any medical officer or industrial hygienist or medical consultant
ever made at any time any recommendations and/or suggestions to Defendant pertaining to the
risks or hazards to persons involved in the manufacture or use of asbestos products and, if so,
please state when, by whom or to whom such recommendations and/or suggestions were made
and the substance of each recommendation.
ANSWER:
Not applicable.
30. Please state the scientific and/or medical periodicals to which Defendant, its
medical department, research department, industrial hygiene divisions, engineering department
consulting physicians subscribed between 1945 and 1975.
ANSWER:
Not applicable.
30.1 Please state whether Defendant, its medical officer or industrial hygienist or
medical consultant or physicians were ever involved in testing or received literature or
correspondence from the Mellon Institute.
ANSWER:
Not applicable.
30.2 Has Defendant, or any engineer, industrial hygienist or physician in Defendant's
employ, been a member in any professional group, trade group or any of the following groups:
American Ceramics Society Asbestos Textile Institute National Insulation Manufacturers Association Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association Quebec Asbestos Mining Association Asbestos Information Association Industrial Health Foundation Industrial Hygiene Foundation Iron and Steel Institute National Safety Counsel Refractories Institute
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Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc. Sprayed Mineral Fiber Association American Society of Mechanical Engineers If the answer is yes, state the following: (a) The name of the group or groups in which Defendant or individual(s) were
members; (b) The name and position individual(s) within the Defendant, as defined, who
were members; (c) The years Defendant or individual(s) were members of the groups; (d) Whether Defendant paid the individual(s) dues or membership fees or
reimbursed the individual(s) for dues or membership fees in the group. ANSWER:
No. 31. State in detail what test, if any, Defendant ever made with regard to the quantity, quality, or threshold limit values of asbestos dust, fibers or particles to which workers were exposed while using, working with and/or around, installing and/or applying your asbestoscontaining products. ANSWER: None. 32. For each test described in Interrogatory No. 31, please give the name of the person conducting the test, the date of the test, and attach true copies of any documents, including but not limited to, reports, findings or memoranda concerning such tests or studies. ANSWER: Not applicable.
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33. Please state the year that Defendant was first advised of either threshold limit values or maximum allowable concentrations of both asbestos dust and total dust by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists and state the name of the employee/official of the company receiving such advice. ANSWER:
Not applicable. 33.1 State whether Defendant at any time conducted, caused to be conducted, or had conducted on any job site, or at any of Defendant's plants or buildings, any air sampling, dust counts, dust observations, dust sampling tests or other activities to determine air quality. If your answer is in the affirmative, please indicate:
(a) the date of any such air samples, tests, or activities; (b) by whom such activities were performed; (c) where such activities were performed; (d) the results of any such activities. ANSWER: No. 34. Does Defendant maintain a library dealing with industrial hygiene, medicine, safety and engineering and/or research? If so, state: (a) The date each such library was established; (b) The location of each library; (c) The name(s) of the librarian(s) since 1930; (d) List all journals subscribed to by you concerning asbestos, industrial
hygiene, medicine, safety, and/or engineering; (e) List all books and articles dealing with asbestos and asbestos-related
diseases and the date acquired.
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ANSWER: No. 35. Did Defendant in the 1920's or 1930's commission, or participate in the
arrangements with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for studies at the Trudeau Foundation at Saranac Lake, New York, concerning the effect of inhalation or ingestion of asbestos fibers upon human and/or animal bodies. ANSWER:
No. 36. When was Defendant first aware of reports of studies of the Trudeau Foundation at Saranac Lake, New York, entitled "Effects of the Inhalation of Asbestos Dust in the Lungs of Asbestos Workers" by A.J. Lanza, Assistant Medical Director published in the J. Public Health Report, Vol. 50, No. 1, dated January 4, 1935 ("Lanza Report")? ANSWER: Not applicable. 36.1 Did Defendant ever contract with Saranac Laboratories to study the hazards of any dust producing product manufactured by you (whether asbestos-containing or not)? If so, identify by date and author all documents concerning or any way related to such study. ANSWER: No. 36.2 Did Defendant ever contract with Saranac Laboratories to analyze dust or products? If so, identify by date and author all documents concerning or any way related to such analysis. ANSWER: No.
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37. Please state whether Defendant at any time has been a member of any "trade
organization" or "trade association" composed of other manufacturers, miners, distributors,
and/or sellers of asbestos-containing products and, if so, please identify'the name and address of
each such association or organization, the dates of membership, and the names of any
publications issued or written by such association or organization.
ANSWER:
Ohio Lumbermens Association
1997 to present
National Association of Brick Distributors
1960 to present
Brick Institute of America
1970 to present
West Central Ohio Builders Association
1968 to present
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38. With respect to each trade organization or association listed in answer to
Interrogatory No. 37, please state whether the minutes of the group's meetings and any
correspondence between the members of such groups concerning the hazards of asbestos
exposure are available.
ANSWER:
No.
39. Please identify by name the technical and trade association periodicals to which
Defendant subscribed, and state whether Defendant had knowledge of any articles being printed,
or withheld from printing, in said periodicals pertaining to the potential hazards of asbestos. If
so, please state the following:
(a) The title of each such article;
(b) The periodical in which each such article was published;
(c) The date each such article was published;
(d) A detailed explanation of the reason for withholding any such article for printing;
(e) Produce documentation which refers, alludes or mentions articles which were withheld for publication.
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ANSWER:
None. 40. Please state whether, prior to 1975, Defendant sponsored, or attended any
meeting, seminar, conference, convention or legislative hearing where the subject of occupational
health and exposure to asbestos was discussed and, if so, please state the date and place of such
meeting and the name and address of any speakers or participants.
ANSWER: No.
41. As to each product listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5, please state whether
Defendant, at any time, published and/or distributed any printed materials, including but not
limited to brochures, pamphlets, catalogs, packagings or other written materials of any kind or
character that contain any warnings, cautions, caveats or directions concerning the possible
health effects of the products on a person. If so, please state as to each product:
(a) The name of each relevant product;
(b) The wording of each such warning; (c) A description of each such printed material;
(d) The method used to distribute the warning to persons who are likely to use the products;
(e) The date each such warning was issued;
(f) Whether any warning accompanied any of your asbestos-containing products' sales literature, handout or pamphlets;
(g) Please attach a copy of the warning and date said warning was issued;
(h) The name, address, and job classification of each person who presently has possession of the above-described documents;
(i) The name or names and addresses of the company who provided, produced, or manufactured the boxes or containers on which the warning appeared and dates these boxes with the warnings appeared.
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ANSWER:
No.
42. Has sales material been prepared by Defendant or its agents for purposes of
marketing or advertising the asbestos products listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5? If so,
please state:
(a) The name and address of each person or entity who prepared same;
(b) The name, address and job title of each person who presently has possession of same;
(c) The date same was prepared;
,
(d) The media used to disseminate the sales material.
ANSWER:
No.
43. Has any written material of any kind or character been prepared by Defendant,
Defendant's predecessor or any ofDefendant's subsidiary companies or their agents indicating
how the products listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5 should be used or maintained by the
ultimate user or those working in facilities or at job sites where the product was used, installed or
removed, including, but not limited to, those sites listed on the job site list attached as Exhibit A?
If so, please state the following:
(a) The name, address and job classification of each person who prepared same;
(b) The name, address and job classification of each person who presently has possession of same;
(c) The dates and manner in which said material was distributed to purchasers of the products in answer to Interrogatory No. 5.
ANSWER:
No.
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44. Was any written material of any kind prepared by Defendant and distributed to
those individuals listed in response to Interrogatory No. 9? If so, please state the following:
(a) Identify the written material by content and date;
(b) To whom was it delivered.
ANSWER:
No.
45. Does Defendant contend that asbestos-containing products can be manufactured
so as to eliminate all potential health hazards to persons working with or around, installing or
applying same? If so, please state the following:
(a) The date that Defendant first determined that another product could be used in place of asbestos;
(b) The chemical of the substitute;
(c) Whether the substitute is suitable for the purpose for which they are to be used;
(d) Whether Defendant used the substitute for asbestos to 1971;
(e) Whether Defendant ever used the substitute for asbestos for high or low heat insulation.
ANSWER:
Objection. Vague and ambiguous. Without waiving said objection : N/A. Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. is not, nor has it ever been, a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products.
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46. Did Defendant give any warnings to any individuals at the sites listed on Exhibit A, including any individuals who owned, operated, or managed the facilities at the sites listed on Exhibit A, regarding the potential health hazards of any product listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5. If yes, please state:
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(a) Name of person most knowledgeable about this communication. (b) Name ofperson at the sites listed on Exhibit A,attached hereto most
knowledgeable about this communication. (c) Dates of each communication. (d) Contents of each communication.
ANSWER: Unknown. 47. Did any person prior to 1970, file a claim against any Workers' Compensation
carrier covering Defendant alleging that he or she contracted a disease as a result of exposure to asbestos? If so, please state the following:
(a) A list of each such claim by claimant's name, date filed, the caption and jurisdiction involved;
(b) The disease alleged in each such claim; (c) A brief summary of the disposition of each such claim; and (d) The name, address and job classification of the person or persons having
custody of the records pertaining to each such claim.
ANSWER: No. 47.1 Please identify all documents concerning or in any way related to any decisions
made by you to cease manufacturing asbestos-containing products. ANSWER:
Not applicable. 47.2 Has any person or company from which you purchased asbestos-containing products ever issued a recall of their products or taken any action to take those products off the market after said products were in your possession? If so, provide:
(a) the date of said recall; (b) the name of the company which issued the recall;
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ANSWER: No.
(c)
a copy of the recall.
47.3 State what action, if any, you have ever taken since 1930 to minimize or eliminate any risk of occupational disease or pneumoconiosis to those at any time engaged in the manufacture or production of asbestos-containing products. ANSWER:
Not applicable. 47.4 State what action, if any, you have ever taken since 1930 to minimize or eliminate any risk of occupational disease or pneumoconiosis to those at any time engaged in the use, as distinguished from the manufacture, or exposed to the use of asbestos-containing or industrial insulation products or who were otherwise exposed to asbestos-containing or industrial insulation products.
(a) describe such action; (b) state when such action was taken; (c) state what written material exists related to such
action; (d) state the names, job titles and last known address of
the individuals who undertook such actions. ANSWER:
Not applicable. 48. Did Defendant receive notice prior to 1968 that any person was claiming injury or had sustained an abnormal x-ray reading as a result of using asbestos products manufactured, sold, installed, and/or distributed by Defendant? If so, please state:
(a) The name and address of each claimant; (b) The date of notice of each claim;
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(c) A description of the claim;
(d) The type of injuries allegedly sustained;
(e) The name and address of each attorney representing the individuals making such claims;
(f) The style and court number of each such claim;
(g) The resolution of each claim.
ANSWER:
No.
48.1 Describe the method by which you have maintained records concerning the
manufacture, sale, supply, distribution, use, advertising, delivery and/or installation or tear-out of
each of asbestos-containing products. For each description provide the following:
(a) each present and former company or corporate department, division or subdivision responsible for maintaining such records;
(b) the manner in which the records are kept (e.g., boxes, computer tape, microfilm, etc.);
(c) the inclusive dates of any such manufacture, sale, supply, distribution, use, advertising, delivery, and/or installation or tearout which such record keeping system covers;
(d) the present location at which all such records are maintained;
(e) the identity of each person employed by you at any time from 1930 to the present who is or was responsible for the collection and maintenance of such records.
ANSWER:
Not applicable.
48.2 State whether any records concerning the manufacture, sale, supply, distribution,
advertising, delivery, use or installation or tear-out of asbestos-containing products have been
destroyed or discarded and if so, indicate:
(a) the date and location of such destruction or discard;
(b) the custodian and location of such records prior to their destruction
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or discard and the identity of each employee, representative, official or agent who ordered, authorized or supervised such destruction or discard.
ANSWER:
Unknown.
48.3 For all documents, other than invoices, work orders and/or purchase orders, which
relate to matters relevant to all the preceding interrogatories:
(a) Is there any kind of index for the documents?
(b) How many pages is the index of documents?
(c) How many documents are referred to in the index?
00 Is the index maintained in electronic format (i.e. database, word processing or other computerized format)?
ANSWER:
(e)
What manner of electronic format is used?
00 No. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. 00 No. (e) Not applicable.
48.4 For all invoices, work orders and/or purchase orders, which relate to matters
relevant to all the preceding interrogatories:
(a) Is there any kind of index for the documents?
(b) How many pages is the index of documents?
00 How many documents are referred to in the index?
(d) Is the index maintained in electronic format (i.e. database, word processing or other computerized format)?
ANSWER:
(e)
What manner of electronic format is used?
(a) No. (b) Not applicable.
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(c) Not applicable. (d) No. (e) Not applicable. 49. Has Defendant obtained statements from any witnesses including Plaintiffs? If so, please:
(a) list each witness who has given a statement and the name, address, and job title of each person having custody of any such statement.
ANSWER: No. 50. Do you contend that Plaintiff/Decedent improperly used those products listed in
response to Interrogatory No. 5? If so, please set forth in detail in what respect the product was improperly used. ANSWER:
Objection. Vague and ambiguous. Without waiving said objection, Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. does not contend that Plaintiff/Decedent ever used products listed in response to Interrogatory No. 5.
Andrew Stienecker 51. As to the sites listed on Exhibit A, and as to each Plaintiff/Decedent, please state whether Defendant contends that there was any substance other than asbestos which contributed to or caused Plaintiff/Decedent's injuries. If your answer is yes, please state the following:
(a) The facts upon which you rely; (b) The identity of the sources upon which you rely which substantiate these
facts. ANSWER:
Objection. Calls for medical conclusion.
Andrew Stienecker '
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52. Would any respirator, mask or other breathing devices prevent inhalation of the
asbestos dust and fibers contained in products listed in answer to Interrogatory No. 5? If so,
state:
(a) When the respirator was sold;
(b) A detailed description of such respirator or other breathing devices, including name of manufacturer and model number;
(c) The basis of your claim that such respirators or other breathing devices will prevent the inhalation of such dust and fibers;
(d) Identify any tests performed regarding the efficaciousness of such respirators and other breathing devices in preventing the inhalation of asbestos dust and fibers including date, title, author and number;
(e) List all documents which mention, allude or refer to tests performed on breathing devices which prevented the inhalation of asbestos dust and/or fibers.
ANSWER:
Unknown.
53. Does Defendant expect to call expert witnesses at the trial of this case? If so,
please state the following:
(a) Their identity and last known address;
(b) The subject matter on which the expert is expected to testify;
(c) The expert's specific conclusion and specific opinions and the specific basis therefore;
(d) The expert's qualifications to render the opinions set forth above;
(e) Whether any person identified in sub-paragraph (a) above has provided a report or other documentation to you, and if so, identify such document or report;
(f) Identify all documents that you have provided to each person identified in response to sub-paragraph (a) above; and
(g) Describe in detail the education and work history of, and identify any books, treaties, article, published and unpublished reports, studies or other scholarly works authored by any individual identified in response to subparagraph (a) above. Alternatively, in lieu of said response, attach a copy
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ANSWER:
of a resume or curriculum vitae and a list ofpublications to your answer.
Yes. Expert has not yet been identified.
54. Please state the name and last known address of each expert witness who is not retained or employed for that purpose who is an employee of Defendant and will render an opinion within his expertise at the time of trial. ANSWER:
Not applicable.
55. Does Defendant admit that service ofprocess was properly had on it in these cases? If not, please state why. ANSWER:
Objection. Calls for legal conclusion.
Andrew Stienecker
55.1 For each and every affirmative defense asserted in Defendant's Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint, or the cross-claims or counter-claims of any party against Defendant, state:
(a) the facts upon which Defendant relies for each and every affirmative defense;
(b) each and every document which will be offered to prove each and every affirmative defense; and
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(c) each and every witness who will testify in support of each and every affirmative defense.
(d) the substance and subject matter of the anticipated testimony of each witness identified in the preceding response.
ANSWER: Objection. Calls for legal conclusion.
56. Does Defendant have policies of insurance that might cover the claims that have been made by Plaintiffs herein?
(a) If so, please list the name of each insurance carrier who may have coverage, the amount of such coverage, and the dates of each such policy.
ANSWER: Yes. Will supplement. 56.1 Has Defendant ever been involved in any litigation concerning potential insurance
coverage for asbestos products liability matters? If so, please state: (a) the case caption, court and date of filing of each case in which you have been involved; (b) whether you were Plaintiff or Defendant; (c) a brief statement of the issues; (d) identify by date, author and recipient(s), (including recipients of carbon copies) all documents listed as exhibits by either party in this litigation; (e) identify by deponent and date all individuals who were deposed in these cases; (f) identify by date, author and recipient(s) all documents that have been placed on a protective
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order in such litigation;
(g) identify all expert witnesses retained for use at trial in any of the above litigation by name, address and telephone number.
ANSWER:
No.
57. Please state the name and address of each person who has knowledge of relevant
facts regarding claims and defenses of this lawsuit.
ANSWER:
Greg Frost.
58. State the last date that Defendant sold, distributed, manufactured, installed,
and/or otherwise placed asbestos-containing products into the stream of commerce.
ANSWER:
Based upon knowledge and belief, Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. has never sold, distributed, manufactured, installed, and/or otherwise placed asbestos-containing products into the stream of commerce. See Response to Interrogatory #5.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDREW STIENECKER (0072880) AStienecker@westonhurd.com Weston Hurd Fallon Paisley & Howley L.L.P. 2500 Terminal Tower 50 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113-2241 216.241.6602 Fax 216.621.8369
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies an exact cop} this the 22nd day of November, 2002.
ed on
DA^fD ARNOLD (0017479) ANDREW STIENECKER (0072880) Weston Hurd Fallon Paisley & Howley L.L.P.
2500 Terminal Tower 50 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113-2241 216.241.6602 Fax 216.621.8369 Attorneys for Defendant Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc.
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EXHIBIT A BARON & BUDD SITE LIST
Adams Eng., Cleveland, OH
Adco Chemical & Supply Co., Columbus, OH
Aeronca Aircraft Corp., Middletown, OH
Akron Reserve Lumber, Akron, OH
Allegeny Power System, New Martinsville, WV
Alliance Machine Co., Alliance, OH
Alliance Ware, Alliance, OH
Alliance Yard, Alliance, OH
Aluminum Corp., Cleveland, OH
Aluminum Smelter, Hamilton, OH
American Bakeries Plant, Cincinnati, OH
American Firebrick Co., Cleveland, OH
American International Aluminum Corp., Warren, MI
American Shipbuilding Co.
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American Steel & Wire, Cleveland, OH
American Steel Foundry, Alliance, OH
American Zinc & Chemical Co., Langeloth, PA
American Roller Co., Cincinnati, OH
American Packaging Corp. - a/k/a Interstate Folding Box, Middletown, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Plant One, Lancaster, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Plant Two, Lancaster, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Lancaster, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Bremen, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Clarksburg, WV
Anchor Hocking Glass, Winchester, OH
Anchor Hocking Glass, Monaca, PA
Apex Powder Corp., Canton, OH
Apex Smelting Co., Cleveland, OH
A. P. Green, North Lawrence, OH
Armco Steel, Hamilton, OH
Armco Steel, Washington Courthouse, OH
Armco Steel, Muskingham County, OH
Armco Steel, Middletown, OH
Armco Steel, Houston, TX
Armco Steel, Ambridge, PA
Armco Steel, Mt. Coal, WV
Armco Steel, Ashland, KY
Armco Steel, New Miami, OH
Armco Steel, Piqua, OH
Armco Steel, Butler, PA
Armco Steel, Marion, OH
Armco Steel, Pittsburgh, PA
Ashland Oil, Middletown, OH
Ashtabula Yard, Ashtabula, OH
Associated Paper Products, Germantown, OH
Atlantic Foundry, Wadsworth, OH
B. F. Goodrich, Akron, OH
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Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton, OH Babcock & Wilcox, Canton, OH Beaver Powerhouse, Beaver, PA Beck Jord Power Plant, Cincinnati, OH Bedford Yard, Bedford, OH Bellville Mining Co., Wheelersburg, OH Bethlehem Steel Co., Johnstown, PA Black Clawson Co., Hamilton, OH Black Clawson Co., Middletown, OH Blaw-Knox Co., Martins Ferry, OH Blaw-Knox Corp., Wheeling, WV Boeing North America Inc., Columbus, OH Bolling Oven & Machine, Cleveland, OH Borden's Chemical, Cincinnati, OH Borg-Warner, Louisville, OH Branch Candy Co., Chicago, IL Bremco Industries, Bremen, OH Brookhaven National Labs, New York, NY Brush Beryllium, Cleveland, OH Buckeye Steel, Hannibal, OH Buckeye Steel, Columbus, OH Buffalo Yard, Buffalo, NY Canton Provision Co., Canton, OH Canton Iron & Metal Co., Canton, OH Canton Drop Forge Corp., Canton, OH Canton Yard, Canton, OH Carborundum Grinding Wheel Co., Logan, OH Cardinal PS/Brilliant PS/Tidd PS, Brilliant, OH Carling Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH C.C. Dunlap Lumber Co., Delaware, OH Central Brass Foundry, Cleveland, OH Central Foundry - General Motors, Defiance, OH Central Motor, Dayton, OH Centre Foundry, Wheeling, WV Champion Paper, Hamilton, OH Champion Paper Co., Hamilton, OH Chase Brass, Cleveland, OH Chelsea Machine Service, Dayton, OH Chrysler Yard, Twinsburg, OH Cincinnati Cordage & Paper Co., Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Cincinnati, OH Circle Floor Co., New York, NY Clark Oil & Refining Corp., Middletown, OH Clark Oil, Canton, OH Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. Cleveland Foundry, Cleveland, OH Clevite Research, Cleveland, OH Club Aluminum, Cleveland, OH Coca-Cola Factory, Columbus, OH Coffman Stair Co., Washington Courthouse, OH
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Collins Mining Co., Hanging Rock, OH Collinwood Yard, Collinwood, OH Colonial Foundry, Louisville, OH Columbus Yard, Columbus, OH Combustion Engineering, Huntly Station, OH Continental Can Co., Middletown, OH Contours, Inc., Orrville, OH Conway Yard, Freedom, PA Cooper & Jackson, Dayton, OH Cooper Weld Steel Co., Warren, OH Cooper Tire, Findley, OH Copperweld Steel, Newton Falls, OH Copperweld Steel, Warren, OH Crown Steel, Orville, OH Crucible Steel Co., Midland, PA Crystal Tissue Co., Middletown, OH Curtiss Wright Corp., Columbus, OH Custer City Chemical Co., Custer City, PA Cuyahoga Foundry, Cleveland, OH D&A Plumbing, Canton, OH D&S Floors, Akron, OH Dayton Walther, Portsmouth, OH Dayton Rubber Co., Dayton, OH Dayton Press, Dayton, OH Dayton-Walther Corp., Dayton, OH Delco Products, Dayton, OH Detroit Diesel Allison, Detroit, MI Diamond Ntl. Paper Mill, Middletown, OH Diebold, Canton, OH Diggle Machine & Tools, Muscle Shoals, AL Dumas Steel, Pittsburgh, PA Dunbar & Sullivan, Cleveland, OH Dunlap Tire & Rubber, Massillon, OH DuQuesne Steel, DuQuesne, PA E. I. Dupont, Spalter, WV Ebco Manufacturing Co., Columbus, OH Engle Stone, Co., Pedro, OH Erie Yard, Erie, PA Exselo, Middletown, OH Femald Atomic Plant, Cincinnati, OH Ferro Corp., Cleveland, OH Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Middletown, OH Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, OH Fisher Body, Cleveland, OH Fisher Favio, Cleveland, OH Fleet Aerospace (a/k/a Aeronca), Middletown, OH Ford Motor Foundry, Brookpark, OH Ford Motor Co., Canton, OH Ford Motor Co., Hamilton, OH Ford Motor Co., Brookpark, OH
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Ford Motor Co., Cleveland, OH
Ford Motor Co., Sharonville, OH
Ford Motor Co., Batavia, OH
Ford Motor Co., Fairfax, OH
Ford Yard, Walton Hills, OH
Frigidaire Co., W. Carrollton, OH
Frigidaire Co., Dayton, OH
Frigidaire Co., Moraine City, OH
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes Hospital, Hamilton, OH
Gardner Board & Carton Co., Middletown, OH
Gateway Yard, Youngstown, OH
Gear Co. of America, Cleveland, OH
General Electric, Canonsburg
General Electric, Cincinnati, OH
General Electric, Cleveland, OH
General Electric, Evendale, OH
General Mills, Lancaster, OH
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General Motors, Brookpark, OH
General Motors, Cleveland, OH
General Motors, Columbus, OH
General Motors, Dayton, OH
General Motors, Hamilton, OH
General Motors, Lordstown, OH
General Motors, Moraine, OH
General Motors, Norwood, OH
General Motors, Vandela, OH
Girard Yard, Girard, OH
Goodrich, Akron, OH
Goodyear Aerospace, Akron, OH
Goodyear Atomic, Dayton, OH
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Middletown, OH
Granite City Steel, Granite City, IL
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, OH
Greer Steel, Dover, OH
Gregory Galvanizing Co., Canton, OH
Gulf Refinery, Philadelphia, PA
Hamilton Foundry, Hamilton, OH
Hamlin Metal, Akron, OH
Hardesty Chemical Co., Dover, OH
Harding Jones Paper Co., Middletown, OH
Harrison PS, Shinnston, WV
Hercules Motor Corp., Canton, OH
Hercules Power Co., Dublin, VA
Hermann Manufacturing Corp., Lancaster, OH
Hilshire Clark Electric, Canton, OH
Hoover Vacuum, Canton, OH
Hoskins Brothers Drywall, Cincinnati, OH
Howard Paper Mills (a/k/a Champion Int. & St. Regis), Franklin, OH
ICS Construction Co., Monroe, MI
Ideal Foundry, Newton Falls, OH
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Ideal Foundry, Newton Falls, OH Illinois Light & Power, Venice, IL Industrial Firebrick Co., Cleveland, OH Ingersole Rand Plant, Athens, PA Inland Container Corp., Middletown, OH International Paper, Florence, KY Isley a.k.a. Superior Diary, Canton, OH J & L Specialty Steel, Canton, OH Jefferson Smurfit, Hamilton, OH Jefferson Smurfit, Middletown, OH Jones & Laughlin Steel, Louisville, OH Jones & Laughlin Steel, Cleveland, OH Jones & Laughlin Steel, Youngstown, OH Jones & Laughlin Steel, Pittsburgh, PA Jones & Laughlin Steel, Aliquippa, PA Kaiser Aluminum, Ravenswood, WV Kauffman Plumbing & Heating Ken Lea Craft, Cambridge, VA Kent State University, Kent, OH Kent State University, Canton, OH Kimberly Clark Corp., Miamisburg, OH King Powder Co., King Mills, OH Kinsman Street Yard, Cleveland, OH Lancaster Glass Corp., Lancaster, OH Lavino Chemical Co., Philadelphia, PA Levinson Steel Co., Pittsburgh, PA Leyman Corp., Cincinnati, OH Liberty Paper Board Co., Steubenville, OH Loblaw Warehouse, Youngstown, OH Lorillard, Inc., Lima, OH LTV Steel, Cleveland, OH LTV Steel Briar Hill Works, Youngstown, OH LTV Steel, Campbell Road, Cleveland, OH LTV Steel, Massillon, OH LTV Steel, East 45th Street, Cleveland, OH LTV Steel, Warren, OH LTV Steel, West third Street, Cleveland, OH LTV Steel (f/k/a Republic Steel), Niles, OH LTV Steel Campbell Works, Youngstown, OH LTV, Newton Falls, OH LTV Steel, Jennings Road, Cleveland, OH LTV Steel, Youngstown, OH Lucans Steel, Massillon, OH Magnode Corp., Trenton, OH Malibu Steel, Sharon, PA Mansfield Sanitary Inc., Perrysville, OH Mansfield Yard, Mansfield, OH Marathon Station, Sharonville, OH Martin Pilot, Massillon, OH Martin Marietta, Woodville, OH
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Massillon Rubber Co., Massillon, OH Massillon Steel Casting Co., Massillon, OH Maxwell Paper Co., Franklin, OH McComber Steel, Canton, OH Meade Paper, Chilicothe, OH Merritt, Chapman & Scott, Cleveland, OH Miami Carey, Middletown, OH Mid America Spec. Dist., Youngstown, OH Midland Steel, Cleveland, OH Mingo Junction Yard, Mingo Junction, OH Mohawk Foundry, Cleveland, OH Mohawk Foundry, Garfield, OH Mold Rite Plastics, Inc., Cambridge, OH Monark Tire & Rubber Co., Hartville, OH Monoglass Fibers, Breeman, OH Monsanto, Dayton, OH Monsanto, Miamisburg, OH Monsanto, Cincinnati, OH Mound Chemical Plant, Miamisburg, OH MRI, Akron, OH Murray Oil Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, OH Muscle Shoals Industries, Florence, AL National Iron & Metal Co., Canton, OH National Rubber Machinery Co., Akron, OH National Screen & Manufacturing, Cleveland, OH National Screen & Manufacturing, Mentor, OH National Steel, Wierton, WV National Cash Register, Dayton, OH Nickel Plate Railroad, Lima, OH Niles Junction Yard, Niles, OH Norfolk & Western Railroad, Massillon, OH Norfolk & Western Railroad, Zanesville, OH Norfolk & Western Railroad, Canton, OH Northstar Steel, Youngstown, OH Oglebay Norton Coal Mines, Mullins, WV Ohio Brass Co., Barberton, OH Ohio Box Board Co., Rittman, OH Ohio Edison, Akron, OH Ohio Edison, Youngstown, OH Ohio Foundry, Cleveland, OH Ohio Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Steubenville, OH Ormet Corp., Potman, OH Owens Coming, Toledo, OH Owens-Illinois (a/k/a Tech Glass, a/k/a 01 Neg.), Columbus, OH Pascola Coal Mine, Salem, OH Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Portsmouth, OH Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Hamilton, OH Perkins Diesel, Canton, OH Permanent Mold and Die, Florence, AL Philip Carey Corp., Monroe, OH
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Philip Carey Corp., Middletown, OH Philip Carey, Cincinnati, OH Picker International, Inc., New York, NY Pillsbury Co., Hamilton, OH Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Newell, PA Pittsburgh Foundry Corp., Pittsburgh, PA Pollock Paper Co., Middletown, OH Poly Clinic Hospital and Medical School, New York, NY Power Press Steel, Hubbard, OH PPG Industries, Middletown, OH PPG Industries, Barberton, OH Precision Rubber Products, Dayton, OH Precision Castings Co., Cleveland, OH Premier Industries, Cleveland, OH Princess Susan Coal Co., WV Pure Oil Refinery, Lima, OH Quality Castings Co., Orville, OH Queen City Steel, Cincinnati, OH Ralston Purina, Cincinnati, OH Rayon Co., Cleveland, OH Reeves Steel & Manufacturing Co., Dover, OH Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond, VA Reo Industries, Massillon, OH Republic Rubber, Youngstown, OH Republic Steel, Massillon, OH Republic Steel, Niles, OH Republic Steel, Plant B, Canton, OH Republic Steel, Newton Falls, OH Republic Steel, Berger Plant, Canton, OH Republic Steel, South Division, Massillon, OH Republic Steel, Union Drawn Steel, Massillon, OH Republic Steel, Cleveland, OH Republic Steel, Plant A, Canton, OH Republic Steel, 3 Shop, Canton, OH Republic Steel, Warren, OH Republic Steel, 4 Shop, Canton, OH Republic Engineered Steel Inc. (RESI), Canton, OH Republic Steel, Canton, OH Republic Steel, Eighth Street Plant, Canton, OH Republic Steel, Youngstown, OH Republic Steel, Stark Division, Canton, OH Republic Steel, Culvert Division, Canton, OH Residential Homes (home repairman), Canton, OH Residential Homes (home repairman), Cleveland, OH Residential Homes (home repairman), Flatwoods, WV Residential Homes (home repairman), Medina, OH Reyerson Steel Co., Cincinnati, OH Rockport Yard, Cleveland, OH Schaefer Valve Co., Orville, OH Sharon Steel, Louisville, OH
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Sharon Steel, Sharon, PA
Shell Oil Co., Hamilton, OH
Shell Oil Co., Middletown, OH
Shell Station, Sharonville, OH
SIA a/k/a Sancap, Alliance, OH
Sieple Lithograph Co., Canton, OH
Simcraft Tool & Gage, Dayton, OH
Sintermet, Brookpark, OH
S.K. Wellman, Bedford, OH
S.K. Wellman, Brookpark, OH
Sohio Refinery, Cleveland, OH
Sorg Paper, Middletown, OH
South Central Die Co., Florence, AL
Southwestern Ohio Steel Co., Hamilton, OH
Sperry Rand Corp., Huntsville, AL
St. Joseph Lead Co., Monaca, PA
Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, OH
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Standard Plumbing & Heating
Standard Oil Company, Middletown, OH
Standard Oil Company, Canton, OH
Stark Ceramics, East Canton, OH
State Metals & Steel Co., Canton, OH
Stone Container Corp. (a/k/a Boxboard Corp.), Franklin, OH
Strong Enamel, Sebring, OH
Sun Oil Refinery, Toledo, OH
Sun Oil Co., Markes Hook, PA
Sun Rubber, Barberton, OH
Superior Foundry Co., Cleveland, OH
Superior Sheet & Steel, Louisville, OH
Surface Combustion Co., Mingo Junction, OH
Tallo Plant, New Orleans, LA
Taylor Steel Inc., Niles, OH
Tennessee Eastman Corp. Oak Ridge, TN
Texaco Refinery, Toledo, OH
The Timken Company, aka Timken Roller Bearing, Navarre Road SW, Canton, OH
The Timken Company, aka Timken Roller Bearing, Dueber Avenue, Canton, OH
The Timken Company, aka Timken Roller Bearing, Canton, OH
Thompson Ramo Woolridge (TRW), Cleveland, OH
Timken Steel, Harrison Plant, Canton, OH
Timken Steel, Faircrest Plant, Canton, OH
Timken Bearing Division, Gambrinus Plant, Canton, OH
Timken Steel, Wooster, OH
Timken Steel, Gambrinus Plant, Canton, OH
Timken Bearing, Wooster, OH
Tyson Bearing Co., Massillon, OH
USA Quick Print #2, Canton, OH
USA Quick Print #3, Canton, OH
USA Quick Print #5, Canton, OH
U.S. Steel, Lorain, OH
U.S. Steel, Clairton, PA
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U.S. Steel, Cleveland, OH
U.S. Steel, Johnstown, PA
U.S. Steel, McDonald, OH
U.S. Steel, Ronco, PA
U.S. Steel, Allenport, PA
U.S. Steel (a/k/a Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation), Mingo Junction, OH
U.S. Steel, McKeesport, PA
U.S. Steel, Ohio Works, Youngstown, OH
U.S. Steel, Homestead, PA
U.S. Steel, McDonald Works, Youngstown, OH
U.S. Steel, Clairton, PA
U.S. Rubber, Clinton, OH
U.S. Steel, Canton, OH
U.S.S. Higbee
U.S.S. Queen Mary
U.S.S. Sipan
Unimet Corp., Canton, OH
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Union Carbide Corp., Marietta, OH
Union Metal, Canton, OH
Union Carbide Corp., Ashtabula, OH
Union Carbide Corp., Long Branch, WV
United Welding Co., Middletown, OH
Val Decker Packing Co., Piqua, OH
Valley Paper Converting Co., Toronto, OH
Valley Mold, Hubbard, OH
Valley Mold & Iron, Hubbard, OH
Vinton Dale Cole Mine, PA
Visioneering Co., Chicago, IL
Visioneering Co., Cleveland, OH
Wade Youmans, Alliance, OH
Wallace Forge Tool & Dye, Canton, OH
Warner & Swaser, Cleveland, OH
Warner Iron Comp Foundry, TN
Washington Steel, Massillon, OH
WCI Steel, Warren, OH
Weber Dental Manufacturing, Canton, OH
Weirton Steel, Weirton, WV
West Virginia Steel & Mfg. Co., Huntington, WV
Westinghouse Electric Co., Cleveland, OH
Westinghouse Electric Co., Columbus, OH
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Beechbottom, WV
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Martins Ferry, OH
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Monessen, PA
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Allenport, PA
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, North Plant (Steubenville)
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Benwood, WV
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Yorkville, OH
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, South Plant (Mingo Junction)
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, East Plant (Follansbee, WV)
Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Warwood, WV
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Wheeling-Pitt Steel, Wheeling, WV Whiskey Island Yard, Cleveland, OH WilkofFSteel & Supply Co., Canton, OH Wooster Yard, Wooster, OH Worthington Steel, Monroe, OH Wrenn Paper Co., Middletown, OH Wright Aeronautical, Corp., Evandale, OH Xerox Corp., Columbus, OH Yoder Brothers, Inc., Barberton, OH Youngstown Sheet & Tube/Lykes Steamship, Campbell, OH Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Youngstown, OH Youngstown Waste Water Treatment Plant, Youngstown, OH
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STATE OF OHIO
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I, Greg Frost, being first duly sworn, depose and state that the answers to the forgoing interrogatories are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Notary Public
DEBORAH L. FROST
Notary Public, State of Ohio My Commission Expires Oct. 19,2006
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the Standard 9-inch firebrick, size 9 x
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recommend the use ut these 9-inch Shapes where needed, father than
cutting a Stamiard ^-incit .'straight. ( tilling is expensive.
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MIZZOU CASTABLE - mizzou
CASTABLE is a high alumina castable for use in applica tions to 3000 F. Even ac these high temperatures, it demon strates remarkable properties. Its high alumina content -- 60-63% -- makes MIZZOU CASTABLE a true 3000 F. product and provides good resistance to a number of dif ferent slags. It is permanent in volume . . . actually showing expansion rather than shrinkage at high temperatures. Its excellent resistance to vitrification assures longer service life. The spalling resistance of MIZZOU CASTABLE is truly outstanding for a castable material. . . only 1-3% loss in the super duty panel spalling test. In addition, MIZZOU CASTABLE has good strength. This structural strength throughout its entire temperature range provides stability in furnace walls and arches. Packaged in 100-pound multi-wall bags. 140 pounds required to pour one cubic foot.
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HYBOND"
A. P. Green SUPER HYBOND is a special super duty plastic specifically created to meet the need for a plastic refractory chat develops high strength throughout its entire thickness--regard less of furnace operating temperature or total thickness of the furnace lining. In a SUPER HYBOND furnace lining, th^ back or cool portion against the casing will form a strong bond as soon as enough heat has been applied to dry it.
This characteristic makes SUPER HYBOND ideal for the construction of flat suspended arches. The top surface of these arches is generally air-cooled which prevents the development of full strength when a regular plastic is used. SUPER HYBOND gives added strength here, because it develops a strong bond throughout the entire thickness of the arch.
When high temperatures, severe spalling conditions or slagging prohibit the use of a castable refractory, SUPER HYBOND will insure a monolithic lining of exceptionally high strength.
Note: SUPER HYBOND should not be used in enamelware or ceramic glazed ware furnaces, bright annealing furnaces, controlled atmosphere furnaces, furnaces heated by electric elements, or in any other furnace where a small percentage of sulphur is detrimental. Specify A. P. Green QUIK-PAK or SUPER-PLASTIC in these furnaces.
SUPER HYBOND is sold in Canada under the brand name "SUPER BOND"
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Firebrick/Ladle Brick Material Safety Data Sheet
Section 1.
Product Identification
Manufacturer: Address:
Telephone: Fax:
The Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Co. 1400 S. Mahoning Ave. Alliance, OH 44601 (330) 823-1610 (330) 823-5502
*. .
Product Type: .
Ladle brick, Firebrick, Low Duty Refractory
Product Name, Sales Name or Trade Name: W-G
Section.!
Hazardous Ingredients
Chemical Name A1203
Si02 Si02
Common Name
Alumina
Cristobalite
Quartz
CAS Number 1344-28-1
14464-46-1 14808-60-7.
Percent
OSHA PEL
30.0%
N/A '
8.0% . .01 Mg/m3
ACGIH
TLV Carcinogen'
10 Mg/m3
No
.01 Mg/m3 Yes
1.0% .^Pl Mg/m3 .01 Mg/m3 .. .. Yes .
* Per NTP and IARC lists and the State of California.
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Appearance:
. Buff or Red Colored Brick
Specific Gravity:
2.7
Boiling Point:
N/A
Evaporation Rate:
N/A
Solubility in Alcohol: N/A
Percent Volatile by Vol: N/A
Odor: . Melting Point:
Vapor Pressure: Solubility in H20:
Other Solvents: Vapor Density:
None 1500 C NI N/A
NI NI
Section 4
Fire and ExplosionJiazard. Data
Flash Point (Method Used): Flammable Limits: Extinguishing Media: Special Fire Fighting Procedures: Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards:
None
LEL None
UEL None
N/A
Non-Flammable
*
" Non-Flammable, Non-Explosive
*
Section 5
Health Hazard Data
Primary Routes of Entiy Inhalation: Ingestion: Skin Contact and Absorption: Eyes:
Exposure Symptoms ... Emergency. Procedures
Respiratory Irritation ' , . Remove to Fresh Air NE ` *NE
N/A Irritation
N/A Flush with Water
Other Potential Health Risks:
Dust may aggravate pre-existing conditions and lung diseases.
Inhalation of crystalline quartz may cause Silicosis which may progress to
cancer and may lead to death. Dust from cutting and handling brick may
contain crystalline silica which is a chemical known to the State of California
to cause cancer. Silica is listed in IARC Monograph 68 as a known human
carcinogen. Inhalation may cause cancer which could lead to death.
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Firehrick/Ladle Brick Material Safety Data Sheet
Section.6
When Installation: Removal:
Potential Exposure
Hazard Form Dust from handling and'cutting brick - see note under Special Precautions Dust from tearing-out brick after service
Section 7
Corrosivity and Reactivity Data
Stability (stable or unstable): Incompatability (Materials to avoid): Decomposition Products: Conditions to be Avoided
Stable None N/A NE
Section 8 Spill or Leak Procedures: Waste Disposal Method:
Sections Respiratory Protection: Yes
Disposal Procedures
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Use dustless vacuum or sweep up using dust suppressant
Approved landfill in accordance with all Federal, State and Local
regulations.,
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, Personal Protective Equipment/Procedures
Type:
NIOSH or MSHA Approved dust Respirator
Ventilation:
Protective Gloves: Eye Protection: Other Equipment:
Local: Mechanical (General): Other: Yes Yes Safety Shoes
Action to be taken during repair and maintenance of equipment that has been in contact with this product: None
Section IQ
Special. Precautions
During Storage: Other:
Section 11
None A) Brick work must be completely dry before introduction of molten metal to avoid
explosion from steam. B) See ASTM El 132-86, "Standard Practice for Health Requirements Relating to
Occupational Exposure to Quartz Dust." C) Avoid creating and breathing dust. Dust generated by dry sawing may contain
crystalline silica. Wet sawing is recommended.
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Date: 2/8/93 Revised 5/1/98
N/A = Not Applicable NI = No Information or Test Data NE = Not Established
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WESTON HURD
FALLON PAISLEY & HOWLEY L.L.P. Attorneys at Law
2500 Terminal Tower 50 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2241 p 216 241 6602 F 216 621 8369 www.westonhurd.com
November 22, 2002
David Arnold
216.687.3202
DArnold@westonhurd.com
Ladd Gibke, Esq. Baron & Budd 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219
RE: Discovery Responses Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Cases
Enclosed please find Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Set of Interrogatories Propounded to Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. and Responses to Plaintiffs' Requests for Production of Documents Propounded to Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc.
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