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Affidavit of Robert C. Cohen Certifying Asbestos Textile Institute General Meeting Minutes of June 7, 1973, with Committee Reports and Swetonic Presentation (1973)

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A 1988 affidavit of the court-reporting firm's custodian of records, certifying copies of Asbestos Textile Institute (ATI) minutes, followed by the minutes of the ATI general meeting of June 7, 1973 in Arlington, Virginia. The attachments include a funds report, a fibre producers' report, committee reports, a legal counsel antitrust report, and a speech by AIA/NA Executive Secretary Matthew Swetonic, "Why Asbestos?", on the industry's regulatory, press and medical-research activities.

Author
Robert C. Cohen (Principal, Knipes Cohen Associates (affiant)); Doris M. Fagan (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Textile Institute (signer of the minutes)); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (speaker))
Published by
Asbestos Textile Institute
Series
Asbestos Information Association documents, AIA-4
Date
June 7, 1973
Library no.
ACL Doc 20914 · asbestosclaims.law/library/20914
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: Affidavit of Robert C. Cohen, Knipes Cohen Associates, on custody and copying of ATI minutes (sworn October 1988)
  • Pages 3-6: Attendance list and minutes of the ATI General Meeting, June 7, 1973, signed by Doris M. Fagan
  • Page 7: ATI Report of Funds as of April 30, 1973
  • Page 8: Fibre Producers' Report presented to the ATI general meeting
  • Pages 9-10: Minutes of the ATI Air Hygiene & Manufacturing Committee
  • Page 11: Minutes of the ATI Asbestos Advisory Committee on associate membership
  • Page 12: Minutes of the ATI Technical Committee
  • Page 13: Minutes of the ATI Fiber Research & Testing Committee
  • Pages 14-15: Minutes of the ATI Environmental Health Committee on OSHA and other occupational health standards
  • Pages 16, 33: Legal counsel's report on antitrust law (page 33 continues page 16)
  • Page 17: Biographical sketch of Matthew M. Swetonic, 'About the Speaker'
  • Pages 18-32: Swetonic presentation 'Why Asbestos?' to the ATI, with two charts on pages 27-28

People and organizations

From Robert C. Cohen (Principal, Knipes Cohen Associates (affiant)); Doris M. Fagan (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Textile Institute (signer of the minutes)); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (speaker)).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Textiles: Cloth, Garments, Gloves, and Blankets · Johns-Manville · OSHA.

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This is document AIA-4 of the Asbestos Information Association documents, documents used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits, 33 pages.

Cited by Barry Castleman

In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:

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Robert C. Cohen (Principal, Knipes Cohen Associates (affiant)), Doris M. Fagan (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Textile Institute (signer of the minutes)), Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (speaker)). “Affidavit of Robert C. Cohen Certifying Asbestos Textile Institute General Meeting Minutes of June 7, 1973, with Committee Reports and Swetonic Presentation.” June 7, 1973. Asbestos Information Association documents, AIA-4. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 20914. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/20914.

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