> >
Case Name | Garza v. Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. | |
---|---|---|
Date | 03/28/2008 | |
Note | By filing an answer and litigating the case to trial, Defendant made a general appearance and submitted voluntarily to the jurisdiction of the court. | |
Citation | A116523 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 33332008 CA |
Bockstahler prepared a document around 1982 to show the amounts of chrysotile asbestos used by Eagle-Pitcher in its production processes and the suppliers of that asbestos. Bockstahler stated that Asbestos Corporation Limited ("ACL") was the sole supplier of chrysotile asbestos fiber to Eagle-Pitcher between 1935 and 1957. ACL's company brochures published in 1956 and 1961 described extensively the nature and extent of the company's asbestos operations, including the mining techniques employed, the tonnages of asbestos extracted, the grades and types of asbestos produced, the physical and chemical properties of asbestos, the special characteristics of its asbestos fibers, and the types of products for which its different grades of asbestos were suitable. Moreover, Charles Ay explained asbestos can be friable or non-friable--friable asbestos you can crumble by hand and easily release the fibers, whereas the fibers from non-friable asbestos have to be released mechanically. A friable product like the insulating cement releases asbestos much easier than other non-friable products Joseph Garza had worked with like gaskets and packing.
Download full case here.
Download full case here.