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Cover page and excerpted transcript pages (86-89, 166-169, 198-201) from the September 18, 1998 deposition of Douglas Wayne Merrill, a former Kelly-Moore (Paco) employee. He testified about switching asbestos sources to a Union Carbide product in ceiling texture, the timing of the joint compound ban, Kelly-Moore's product testing, warning labels and respirators, and a September 27, 1976 letter from Union Carbide about the Asbestos Information Association's response to a CPSC petition.
- Author
- Douglas Wayne Merrill (deponent (witness); testified about his work at Kelly-Moore/Paco)
- Published by
- Combs & Greenley, Inc., court reporters (deposition in Alderete et al. v. Owens Corning et al., No. 97-02640-B, Dallas County, Texas)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5167
- Date
- September 18, 1998
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19654 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19654
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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From Douglas Wayne Merrill (deponent (witness); testified about his work at Kelly-Moore/Paco).
- Douglas Wayne Merrill (author)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
- Kelly-Moore (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas (named)
- Paco (named)
- Union Carbide Corporation (named)
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This is document UC-5167 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.
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Douglas Wayne Merrill (deponent (witness), testified about his work at Kelly-Moore/Paco). “Deposition of Douglas Wayne Merrill (Kelly-Moore) in Alderete v. Owens Corning, with Testimony on Union Carbide Asbestos and the CPSC Ban.” September 18, 1998. Union Carbide documents, UC-5167. Combs & Greenley, Inc., court reporters (deposition in Alderete et al. v. Owens Corning et al., No. 97-02640-B, Dallas County, Texas). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19654. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19654.
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