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  • Patsy Young v. Aventis Inc., Avon Products, Inc., Block Drug Company, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Block Drug Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Brenntag North America, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Brenntag Specialties, Inc. F/K/A Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc., Chattem, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (Sued Individually, Doing Business As, And As Successor To American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Co. Inc. And Charles Mathieu Inc. And Sierra Talc Company And United Talc Company), Cyprus Mines Corporation, Glaxosmithkline Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company And As A Successor-In-Interest To Novartis Corporation And NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH INC.), Gsk Consumer Health, Inc. F/K/A Novartis Consumer Health Inc. F/K/A Ciba Self-Medication, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Llc, Macy'S Inc. F/K/A/ Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Twin Fair, Inc.), Novartis Corporation (Sued Individually And As A Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiaries Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals And Ciba Self-Medication, Inc.), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiary Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals), Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. F/K/A Prestige Brands, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor By Merger To Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Sanofi Us Services, Inc., Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.Torts - Asbestos document preview
  • Patsy Young v. Aventis Inc., Avon Products, Inc., Block Drug Company, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Block Drug Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Brenntag North America, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Brenntag Specialties, Inc. F/K/A Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc., Chattem, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (Sued Individually, Doing Business As, And As Successor To American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Co. Inc. And Charles Mathieu Inc. And Sierra Talc Company And United Talc Company), Cyprus Mines Corporation, Glaxosmithkline Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company And As A Successor-In-Interest To Novartis Corporation And NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH INC.), Gsk Consumer Health, Inc. F/K/A Novartis Consumer Health Inc. F/K/A Ciba Self-Medication, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Llc, Macy'S Inc. F/K/A/ Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Twin Fair, Inc.), Novartis Corporation (Sued Individually And As A Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiaries Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals And Ciba Self-Medication, Inc.), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiary Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals), Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. F/K/A Prestige Brands, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor By Merger To Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Sanofi Us Services, Inc., Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.Torts - Asbestos document preview
  • Patsy Young v. Aventis Inc., Avon Products, Inc., Block Drug Company, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Block Drug Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Brenntag North America, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Brenntag Specialties, Inc. F/K/A Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc., Chattem, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (Sued Individually, Doing Business As, And As Successor To American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Co. Inc. And Charles Mathieu Inc. And Sierra Talc Company And United Talc Company), Cyprus Mines Corporation, Glaxosmithkline Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company And As A Successor-In-Interest To Novartis Corporation And NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH INC.), Gsk Consumer Health, Inc. F/K/A Novartis Consumer Health Inc. F/K/A Ciba Self-Medication, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Llc, Macy'S Inc. F/K/A/ Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Twin Fair, Inc.), Novartis Corporation (Sued Individually And As A Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiaries Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals And Ciba Self-Medication, Inc.), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiary Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals), Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. F/K/A Prestige Brands, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor By Merger To Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Sanofi Us Services, Inc., Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.Torts - Asbestos document preview
  • Patsy Young v. Aventis Inc., Avon Products, Inc., Block Drug Company, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Block Drug Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Brenntag North America, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Brenntag Specialties, Inc. F/K/A Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc., Chattem, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (Sued Individually, Doing Business As, And As Successor To American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Co. Inc. And Charles Mathieu Inc. And Sierra Talc Company And United Talc Company), Cyprus Mines Corporation, Glaxosmithkline Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company And As A Successor-In-Interest To Novartis Corporation And NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH INC.), Gsk Consumer Health, Inc. F/K/A Novartis Consumer Health Inc. F/K/A Ciba Self-Medication, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Llc, Macy'S Inc. F/K/A/ Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Twin Fair, Inc.), Novartis Corporation (Sued Individually And As A Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiaries Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals And Ciba Self-Medication, Inc.), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiary Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals), Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. F/K/A Prestige Brands, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor By Merger To Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Sanofi Us Services, Inc., Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.Torts - Asbestos document preview
  • Patsy Young v. Aventis Inc., Avon Products, Inc., Block Drug Company, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Block Drug Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Brenntag North America, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Brenntag Specialties, Inc. F/K/A Mineral Pigment Solutions, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.), Charles B. Chrystal Company, Inc., Chattem, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company), Colgate-Palmolive Company, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (Sued Individually, Doing Business As, And As Successor To American Talc Company, Metropolitan Talc Co. Inc. And Charles Mathieu Inc. And Sierra Talc Company And United Talc Company), Cyprus Mines Corporation, Glaxosmithkline Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Block Drug Corporation, Successor-In-Interest To The Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Company A/K/A The Gold Bond Company And As A Successor-In-Interest To Novartis Corporation And NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH INC.), Gsk Consumer Health, Inc. F/K/A Novartis Consumer Health Inc. F/K/A Ciba Self-Medication, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Corporation, A Subsidiary Of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Insight Pharmaceuticals Llc, Macy'S Inc. F/K/A/ Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Twin Fair, Inc.), Novartis Corporation (Sued Individually And As A Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiaries Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals And Ciba Self-Medication, Inc.), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Sued Individually And As Successor-In-Interest To Ciba-Geigy Corporation And Its Subsidiary Ciba Consumer Pharmaceuticals), Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. F/K/A Prestige Brands, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Llc (Sued Individually And As Successor By Merger To Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.), Sanofi Us Services, Inc., Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Inc.Torts - Asbestos document preview
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                      EXHIBIT 14
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          MASTER EXHIBIT 276
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                               COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
                                                      A Dtf...,,,.,, Cn-p.-l#J

                                    Jl..ESE.'1.RCH A.ND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
                                      909 R.111,r Road • Piscdtdwa7, Ntw ftrH,7 01854




                                                                                 November l, 1976



                      Mr. Gene Grtleger
                      Mccrone Associates
                      2820 South Michigan Avenue
                      Chicago, n. 606J.6

                      Dee.r Gene,

                      Enclosed. ere three talc samples for TEM-SAED analysis for
                      asbesti:form miners.ls. Please do sample 49J.5 first a.nd as soon
                      as :possibJ.e. The other two a.re important but o:r lower priority.
                      Tw'o are finished product talcs, both different, and one is a.
                      raw materia.l as follows:

                                    4915   Finished Product
                                    68-130    ti        If

                                    Mag    Raw material. taJ.c
                      I will phone purchase orders.            Only ~ may go on our bl.anket
                      purchase order.
                      Miley thanks.

                                                             Sincerely,


                                                               ~
                                                             J. P. Simko, Jr.


                      JPS:ls

                      Enclosure




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                      waiter c. me crone associates, inc.
                      CONSUL TINl3: ULTAAMICROANALYSIS •MICROSCOPY• SMALL PAFlllCLE PAOSLEMS • SOUO-STATE CHEMISTRY




                                                                               18 November 1976



                      Dr. J.Po Simko, Jr,
                      Colgate Palmollve
                      909 R Lver Road
                      P lscataway, New Jersey 08 854

                      Dear Dr, Simko:

                      Using transm.1sslon electron microscopy and selected area electron
                      di.ffxactlon we have analyzed a sample o:f talc designated as 10-20-
                      21. We found thls.m.aterlal to be free of a.abestl!orm minerals; the
                      only non - talc that we found was some sodtum chloride crystals.
                      The transmission electron mlcrographs and selected area dif!raotlon
                      patterns of these salt crystals are included with thla report.

                      Thank you for consulting MoCrone Assoc I.ates. Jf there are any further
                      questlons concerning this report or the data contained therein, please
                      feel free to contact me.



                                                                               Very truly yours,



                                                                             .~.e~~,U/
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                      GRG:jd
                      Ref, MA 5500




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