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Elisabeth Hanlin (Johns-Manville) to Industry Colleagues on Senator Hart's Proposed Asbestos Disease Compensation Bill (1979)

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Letter from Johns-Manville's Public Affairs Manager to industry colleagues describing a draft asbestos-disease compensation bill being developed with Senator Gary Hart and a labor group. It summarizes the proposal's terms (state/federal workers' compensation, exclusive remedy, benefit levels, treatment of pending suits), announces a November 15 industry meeting, and asks for a commitment of time and resources. Page 3 is an attached excerpt of the draft bill (appropriations, effective date, pending-suit election).

Author
Elisabeth Hanlin (Public Affairs Manager)
Published by
Johns-Manville Corporation, Executive Offices, Washington, D.C.
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-747
Date
November 8, 1979
Library no.
ACL Doc 15978 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15978
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  • Pages 1-2: Letter of November 8, 1979 from Elisabeth Hanlin, Johns-Manville, to colleagues on Senator Hart's asbestos compensation proposal
  • Page 3: Attached page 30 of draft bill: authorization of appropriations, effective date, and election by claimants with pending suits

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From Elisabeth Hanlin (Public Affairs Manager) to Colleagues (asbestos industry; addressed 'Dear Colleague').

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This is document UC-747 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages.

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Elisabeth Hanlin (Public Affairs Manager). “Elisabeth Hanlin (Johns-Manville) to Industry Colleagues on Senator Hart's Proposed Asbestos Disease Compensation Bill.” November 8, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-747. Johns-Manville Corporation, Executive Offices, Washington, D.C. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15978. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15978.

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