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A one-page form letter of December 3, 1981, from Gayle L. Makings, supervisor of Johns-Manville's claims department, to the law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott. It encloses J-M check no. 402654, dated December 2, 1981, for $95,750.00, as "Johns-Manville's contribution to the settlement" of the Ryden claim (J-M file 1302179), and asks the firm to forward a copy of the plaintiff's release to "the proper J-M attorney." A copy went to Jim Green.
- Author
- Gayle L. Makings
- Sent to
- Meyer, Unkovic & Scott
- Published by
- Johns-Manville
- Date
- December 3, 1981
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 24623 · asbestosclaims.law/library/24623
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
These letters from J-M's claims department, late 1981 to early 1982, show the company still settling individual asbestos suits one by one, months before it filed for bankruptcy in August 1982. Others in this group: Neudel, McDermott, Phillips, Jerro, seven settlements.
Cited on this site
- Asbestos Timeline
- Gayle L. Makings to Lemle Kelleher Kohlmeyer & Matthes on J-M's Payment in the James McDermott Settlement (1981)
- Gayle L. Makings to Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin on J-M's Payment in the Anna Phillips Settlement (1981)
- Gayle L. Makings to Marshall Dennehey & Warner on J-M's Payment in the Neudel Settlement (1981)
- Gayle L. Makings to Moore, Clifford, Wolfe, Larson & Trutner on J-M's Payment in the Jerro Settlement (1982)
- Gayle L. Makings to Moore, Clifford, Wolfe, Larson & Trutner on J-M's Payments in Seven Settlements (1982)
- Johns-Manville's Asbestos Verdicts and Settlements, 1974–1982
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“Gayle L. Makings to Meyer, Unkovic & Scott on J-M's Payment in the Ryden Settlement.” December 3, 1981. Johns-Manville. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 24623. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/24623.
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