In the courts rages a major debate as to whether the talc in varios products actually contains asbestos. RT Vanderbilt says no. Here is the proof submitted by one plaintiff with mesothelioma who alleges that Vanderbilt talc caused mesothelioma,

Click on this link. http://www.mesotheliomalegalblog.com/mesothelioma-litigation/pdf/(Swift%20v%20RT%20Vanderbilt)%20-%20Plaintiffs%20Affirmation%20In%20Opposition%20To%20SJM%20-%20(12-24-09).pdf

In this deposition we recently took Chevron admits that it did not  stop using asbestos in its Perth Amboy refinery until 1972,  more than 3 decades after learning that asbestos could kill. According to this witness there was more than 12 miles of asbestos on the piping alone in the Perth Amboy. This had the capacity to cause massive exposure to anyone in the area where asbestos was installed or removed. See http://www.mesotheliomalegalblog.com/mesothelioma-litigation/Despite-Knowledge-Chevron-Uses-Asbestos-Causing-Massive-Exposure--1-32495.html

One of the busiest shipyards in the 1950s and 1960s on the east coast was the New York Shipyard in Camden NJ. Unfortunately many people who worked in this shipyard eventually developed mesothelioma. attached is the testimony of an insulator who installed asbestos on the ships built in the yard. The wife of this witness developed mesothelioma from washing her husbands clothing. This witness bravely agreed to provide testimony so that justice would be done and that the truth would be known.

www.mesotheliomalegalblog.com/mesothelioma-litigation/Use-of-Asbestos-at-NY-Shipyard--1-32488.html

 Until sometime in the mid 1970s the majority of industrial jobsites used asbestos as part of the industrial process. This included construction sites, refineries, powerplants, chemical factories and pharmaceutical companies. For a listing of some of the sites click on the following link.

http://www.mesotheliomalegalblog.com/mesothelioma-litigation/North-East-Asbestos-Job-Sites--1-31368.html