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Betty Joe Applewhite, et al. v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., et al.

Cause No. 98-2888-C Court: Nueces County District Court, Texas

Deposition Date: Jan. 29, 2001

Expert Witness: Mark S. Klepper, M.D., pulmonologist and certified B-reader

Summary: Case involves six plaintiffs who were allegedly exposed to asbestos at a Reynolds Metals Co. plant in Texas and as a result suffer from asbestos-related diseases. The following is abbreviated testimony taken during the deposition as part of a four-hour exchange between Klepper and Reynolds Metals attorney Lori Guzman of Hunton & Williams in Richmond, Va.

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Recollection of Exposure