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Papers from Claude J. Tomplait's suit against Combustion Engineering, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, Eagle-Picher and other insulation makers in the federal court at Beaumont, Texas (Civil Action No. 5402). The complaint of December 23, 1966, and the first amended complaint list the jobs Tomplait held as an insulator over some twenty years and the products he handled, and ask $500,000 in damages. With them is an April 29, 1968 letter from Dr. Stanton P. Fischer to Ben L. Reynolds, Eagle-Picher's attorney, finding that "the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis associated with asbestosis is unequivocal," and a government medical record on Tomplait.
- Author
- Stephenson, Thompson and Morris; Stanton P. Fischer
- Published by
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division
- Series
- The Motley 1000
- Date
- December 23, 1966
- Numbers
- Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-005168 – 005197; Motley 1000 no. 899
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 23925 · asbestosclaims.law/library/23925
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
Tomplait's case, tried in 1969, came just before Clarence Borel's landmark suit against the insulation makers. The doctor who examined Tomplait for the defense confirmed asbestosis. The full court file is published as The Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering Case File (1962-1969); see also The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972).
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:
Complaint filed in Claude J. Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering, J-M, et al., (U.S.D.C., Texas) on 12/23/66. Tomplait was an insulation worker employed by various insulation companies for approximately 20 years. Tomplait's First Amended Complaint, undated. Dr. Stanton P. Fischer letter to Ben L. Reynolds (attorney for Eagle-Picher), 4/29/68, regarding Tomplaint's medical condition. Dr. Fischer states that Tomplait's physical condition is typical of pulmonary fibrosis. In his opinion "the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis associated with asbestosis is unequivocal."
About this copy
This is document 899 of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-005168 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-005197.
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Stephenson, Thompson and Morris, Stanton P. Fischer. “Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering, Complaints and Dr. Stanton Fischer's Letter.” December 23, 1966. The Motley 1000, Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-005168 – 005197, Motley 1000 no. 899. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 23925. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/23925.
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