Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, but not this asbestos exposure: An amicus brief to the Michigan supreme court

Laura S. Welch; Henry A. Anderson; John C. Bailar; John R. Balmes; Lundy Braun; Arnold Brody; Barry Castleman; David C. Christiani; Devra Davis; John M. Dement; Ronald F. Dodson; Anders Englund; Bradley Evanoff; Arthur Frank; Fernanda Giannasi; Michael Gochfeld; Bernard D. Goldstein; Julietta Rodríguez Guzmán; Douglas Henderson; Robin Herbert; James Huff; Peter F. Infante; Tushar Kant Joshi; David Kreibel; Joseph Ladou; Philip J. Landrigan; James Leigh; Stephen M. Levin; Eugene J. Mark; Arthur McIvor; David Michaels; Karen B. Mulloy; L. Christine Oliver; Rory O’neill; Domyung Paek; Lewis Pepper; Bernardo Reyes; Cecile Rose; Kenneth D. Rosenman; Brian S. Schwartz; Michael Silverstein; Rosemary K. Sokas; Nancy L. Sprince; Ken Takahashi; Tim K. Takaro; Daniel Thau Teitelbaum; Kay Teschke; Lorenzo Tomatis; Ivancica Trosic; Robert Vojakovic; Andrew Watterson; David H. Wegman

doi:10.1179/oeh.2007.13.3.318

Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, but not this asbestos exposure: An amicus brief to the Michigan supreme court

Laura S. Welch, Henry A. Anderson, John C. Bailar, John R. Balmes, Lundy Braun, Arnold Brody, Barry Castleman, David C. Christiani, Devra Davis, John M. Dement, Ronald F. Dodson, Anders Englund, Bradley Evanoff, Arthur Frank, Fernanda Giannasi, Michael Gochfeld, Bernard D. Goldstein, Julietta Rodríguez Guzmán, Douglas Henderson, Robin HerbertJames Huff, Peter F. Infante, Tushar Kant Joshi, David Kreibel, Joseph Ladou, Philip J. Landrigan, James Leigh, Stephen M. Levin, Eugene J. Mark, Arthur McIvor, David Michaels, Karen B. Mulloy, L. Christine Oliver, Rory O’neill, Domyung Paek, Lewis Pepper, Bernardo Reyes, Cecile Rose, Kenneth D. Rosenman, Brian S. Schwartz, Michael Silverstein, Rosemary K. Sokas, Nancy L. Sprince, Ken Takahashi, Tim K. Takaro, Daniel Thau Teitelbaum, Kay Teschke, Lorenzo Tomatis, Ivancica Trosic, Robert Vojakovic, Andrew Watterson, David H. Wegman

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Manufacturers of asbestos brakes, supported by many manufacturing and insurance industry amicus curie, requested the Michigan Supreme Court to dismiss testimony of an expert regarding the ability of asbestos dust from brakes to cause mesothelioma as "junk science." Scientists are concerned with the sweeping and unequivocal claims that any conclusion that asbestos from brakes caused a signature asbestos-related disease in a particular person must be "junk science." The manufacturers' sweeping pronouncements are what veer from accepted, reliable mainstream scientific methods and conclusions. This article outlines the evidence supporting the conclusion that asbestos from brakes can and does cause mesothelioma, and describes the defendants' attempts to fabricate doubt about this conclusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	318-327
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/oeh.2007.13.3.318
State	Published - 2007

Keywords

Asbestos
Brakes
Chrysotile
Epidemiology
Mechanic
Mesothelioma
Occupation

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Welch, L. S., Anderson, H. A., Bailar, J. C., Balmes, J. R., Braun, L., Brody, A., Castleman, B., Christiani, D. C., Davis, D., Dement, J. M., Dodson, R. F., Englund, A., Evanoff, B., Frank, A., Giannasi, F., Gochfeld, M., Goldstein, B. D., Guzmán, J. R., Henderson, D., ... Wegman, D. H. (2007). Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, but not this asbestos exposure: An amicus brief to the Michigan supreme court. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 13(3), 318-327. https://doi.org/10.1179/oeh.2007.13.3.318

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