Union Carbide Privilege Log in Villareal v. Union Carbide, with Powers & Frost Cover Letter to Baron & Budd (2001)

A three-page privilege log captioned in Villareal v. Texas Union Carbide Corporation (Cause No. 2000-05-1962-C, 197th District Court, Cameron County, Texas). It lists Union Carbide letters, a speech, a videotape log and a note from 1974 to 2001 that were withheld as attorney work product, mostly about OSHA compliance, industrial hygiene and contractor employees at the Brownsville plant. A July 10, 2001 cover letter from Lon Wiese of Powers & Frost to Stephanie Finch of Baron & Budd transmits the log in response to her June 26, 2001 request.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-3: Privilege log titled 'Privileged Union Carbide Documents' in Cause No. 2000-05-1962-C, listing withheld items dated 1974 to 2001 with work-product privilege claims
• Page 4: Cover letter, Lon Wiese (Powers & Frost) to Stephanie Finch (Baron & Budd), July 10, 2001, transmitting the privilege log

People and organizations

From Lon Wiese (Powers & Frost, L.L.P., attorney for Union Carbide Corporation) to Stephanie Finch (Baron & Budd, Dallas, Texas).

• Lori B. Wiese (author)
• Stephanie Finch (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• 197th Judicial District Court (named)
• Baron & Budd (named)
• Brown & Root (named)
• Law Department (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Powers & Frost, L.L.P (named)
• The Center For Claims Resolution (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · OSHA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2043 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.