Deposition of Douglas Wayne Merrill in Wooley v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Cameron County, Texas (1995)

Excerpt of the deposition transcript of Douglas Wayne Merrill in Samuel Oliphant Wooley, Jr., et al. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al., No. 94-09-04823 B. It consists of the cover page and transcript pages 48 and 50. Merrill testified that he did not recall specific conversations about asbestos health effects with Union Carbide or Carey Canada, and said the communication from the asbestos companies was that asbestos was not a hazardous use in the small amounts they used.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Deposition cover page: case caption, witness Douglas Wayne Merrill, November 20, 1995, reporter Teri Darrenougue
• Page 2: Transcript page 48: questions about conversations with Carey Canada, Union Carbide and Johns-Manville on asbestos health effects
• Page 3: Transcript page 50: testimony that the companies said asbestos was not a hazardous risk; Johns-Manville representative from Denver

People and organizations

From Allen M. Stewart (Attorney at Law, taking the deposition).

• Allen M. Stewart (author)
• Carey Canada Inc. (named)
• District Court (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Owens-Corning Fiberglas (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Carey Canada Inc. · Johns-Manville · Owens-Corning Fiberglas.

About this copy

This is document UC-5166 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UC-5166.