Affidavit of Susan W. Gilefsky Attaching U.S. Gypsum and Georgia-Pacific Interrogatory Responses (2003)

Affidavit filed in the MDL 875 asbestos litigation (E.D. Pa.) in which Union Carbide's counsel authenticates two sets of interrogatory responses: U.S. Gypsum's January 2001 responses in Karal v. Atlas Turner and Georgia-Pacific's November 2002 responses in Brauch v. Bondex. The attached USG responses list approved chrysotile suppliers including Union Carbide, asbestos percentages by product, warning language, insurance policies and reasons asbestos products were discontinued. Pages 41-103 were not provided; the last pages are from the Georgia-Pacific responses.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Affidavit of Susan W. Gilefsky (Feb. 26, 2003), notarized, authenticating Exhibits A and B, MDL 875 caption
• Pages 3-19: Exhibit A: United States Gypsum Company's Responses to Standard Interrogatories, Karal v. Atlas Turner, LASC No. BC 229104, with verification by M. K. Kendall
• Pages 20-40: USG interrogatory response exhibits 1-6: asbestos percentages by product, product colors, warnings, packaging, insurance carriers and policies, reasons for discontinuing asbestos products
• Pages 41-103: Not provided in this exhibit copy; presumably remaining USG exhibits and the start of Exhibit B
• Pages 104-108: Exhibit B (excerpt): Georgia-Pacific Corporation's Objections and Responses to Standard Interrogatories (Interrogatories 74-77), verification by David R. Fleiner, proof of service and service list, Brauch v. Bondex, LASC No. BC 258 492

People and organizations

From Susan W. Gilefsky (associate at McKenna Long and Aldridge, Los Angeles; counsel for Union Carbide Corporation).

• Susan Weisenberg Gilefsky (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Atlas Turner, Inc (named)
• Bondex International, Inc (named)
• CertainTeed (named)
• Dana Corporation (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• Haight (named)
• Harcros Chemicals, Inc (named)
• Keasby and Mattison (named)
• Maremont Corporation (named)
• Pacific Asbestos Corp (named)
• Quigley Company, Inc (named)
• Superior Court of the State of California (named)
• T&N Ltd (named)
• The Center For Claims Resolution (named)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (named)
• United States Gypsum Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: CertainTeed · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Illinois Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-5449 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 108 pages. Production numbers UC-5449 to 8959584.1 02978237.