13 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Seidman 1979 Study
The Seidman 1979 Study is a landmark epidemiological investigation by Dr. Herbert Seidman and colleagues that followed workers at the Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) amosite insulation plant in Paterson, New Jersey, employed between 1941…
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Case-Control Study
…will rely on for your occupation or exposure setting, and whether those studies match your fiber type (chrysotile, amphibole) and industry. Preserve detailed work and exposure history documents (union records, W-2s, Social Security earnings statements…
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Dose-response relationship
…low to matter," ask your legal team how regulatory positions (EPA, OSHA, IARC) on no-safe-threshold for mesothelioma apply in your jurisdiction. Preserve any records that quantify exposure: union records, industrial hygiene reports, product invoices…
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Etiology
…ask whether asbestos exposure is documented in your history and intake notes; missing exposure history is a common gap. Preserve any documents that support the etiologic link: work history, union records, military service records, product identifications…
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Exposure-Knowledge Gradient
…conduct expert; the exposure-knowledge gradient is typically established through historical document review, not medical testimony. Preserve any old employer communications, union newsletters, safety manuals, or product labels you or your family still have. These can…
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Fleischer-Drinker Study
…MOS or rating documentation, ship assignments, and union records. These establish exposure timelines that help counter 'state of the art' arguments built on this study. The study did not examine mesothelioma, which had not yet been…
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Mesothelioma Cluster
…addresses, school records, pay stubs, union cards, and family members' employment records can all tie you to a cluster site. If a family member worked at a cluster site, document that relationship and the time period…
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nested case-control study
…Relevance to your situation strengthens its evidentiary weight. Preserve any employment records, union records, or product identification details that help place your exposures within the kinds of job categories these studies analyze. Watch for defense arguments…
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Proportional mortality
…SMR studies exist for the specific trade, industry, or worksite in your work history. These can strengthen causation evidence. Preserve detailed employment records (union books, Social Security earnings statements, W-2s, DD-214 for military service)…
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rate ratio
…need to connect population-level findings to your specific exposure history through additional analysis. Preserve any employment, union, or military records that place you in an occupational cohort similar to those studied in published rate-ratio…
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Relative Risk
…multiply risk rather than simply add it; experts will use RR figures from joint-exposure studies to address this. Preserve any employment records, union records, and product identification details. These let experts match you to the…
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standardized mortality ratio (SMR)
…and fiber type. A chrysotile textile-worker SMR and an amosite insulator SMR are not interchangeable. Preserve employment records, union books, Social Security earnings statements, and job descriptions that tie you to an industry or worksite…
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Recall Bias
…suggesting that memories formed after diagnosis are unreliable. That is one reason documents such as employment records, union cards, Social Security earnings statements, military records and coworker testimony carry weight: they confirm where and when someone…