MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: AIA Members Scott Houston October 28, 1997 cc: AIA/NA Members AIA/NA Contributing Members Please find attached Dr.

P )rtion not murder To the Editor ' Amidst all the controversy on the meaning of abortion, it is important to note that there is a very real difference between a human embryo and.a human being.

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Abex also objects to this interrogatory on the ground that it is speculative inasmuch as it fails to distinguish among raw asbestos, asbestos contained in building insulation products and/or asbestos-containing automotive friction products, and/or ____________ \_________ __ ____________________________________ among the different types of asbestos fibers Because the asbestos fiber contained in Abex's asbestos-containing automotive friction products was chrysotile, the only type of asbestos Abex ever used for product production, which was resin-bonded and encapsulated, proper use of such products did not create or contribute to any adverse health effects.

Abex discontinued the manufacture and sale of asbestos-containing friction products in 1987 and no longer operates any friction product manufacturing facilities.

Who knows move about brakes than Abex?

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEY REPORT OF THE NEW YORK CITY SANITATION, TRAFFIC, AND POLICE BRAKE SERVICING FACILITIES QUEENS, NEW YORK SURVEY CONDUCTED BY: Dennis R.

INTERROGATORY NO. 43: With respect to the products listed in response to Interrogatories Nos 19 and 42, did Defendant, any predecessor or related company or the manufacturer of the products ever conduct test [sic] of any kind on any or all of said products concerning possible or potential health hazards involved in its use or in the use of material contained therein ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 43: Abex objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome, compound, vague and ambiguous and calls for speculation.

to the extent it purports to seek medical records or privileged personnel information Abex will not provide such information absent an appropriate waiver of the applicable privilege Abex has no comprehensive list or log of the documents with respect to which it claims privilege In the past, when Abex has had cause to review some boxes of documents, it has segregated and/or tagged certain documents with respect to which it claims privilege.

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American Journal of Industrial Medicine 19:551-553 (1991) L LETTER TO THE EDITOR Chrysotile Asbestos and Mesothelioma Key words: brake repair exposures, lung dust analysis, case-control study ** < I With great interest, we have followed discussions of the mesothelioma potential of chrysotile which followed Dunnigan's proposal that this was very limited indeed [Dunningan, 1988; Craighead, 1988; Roggli and Pott, 1988; McDonald, 1988].

Preventive Health Care Men with long experience as brake mechanics should have a physical ex amination at least once a year and preferably every six months.

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INTERROGATORY NO. 110: To be redrafted and resubmitted to defendants pursuant to order of the Court ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. 110: -257-