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A news item from the May 1979 issue of Automotive Industries reporting that Raybestos Friction Materials Company, a unit of Raybestos-Manhattan, would replace asbestos in its brake linings and other parts with blends of other fibers. The article said the company decided to switch after class action lawsuits by workers, noting that "A whopping 1,300 cases were brought against the company," with settlements of $500 to $37,500 paid by its insurance. Dr. Arthur Langer of Mount Sinai Hospital was quoted: "I think there's a problem for the guy who repairs brakes."
- Author
- Joseph R. Einhaus
- Published by
- Automotive Industries
- Series
- The Motley 1000
- Date
- May 1979
- Numbers
- Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002348 – 002350; Motley 1000 no. 674
- Rights
- Published in Automotive Industries magazine, May 1979; copyright renewal not checked.
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:
3-page excerpt from Automotive Industries magazine, May 1979, entitled "Age of Asbestos on Vehicle Parts Ending." Article states that Raybestos Friction Materials has put a halt to the manufacture of brake linings and other parts which contain asbestos, because of the large number of asbestos-health suits being filed against it.
About this copy
This is document 674 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-002348 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002350.
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Joseph R. Einhaus. “Age of Asbestos on Vehicle Parts Ending, Automotive Industries.” May 1979. The Motley 1000, Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002348 – 002350, Motley 1000 no. 674. Automotive Industries. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/articles/age-of-asbestos-on-vehicle-parts-ending-automotive-industries-1979.
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