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OCR Page 1 of 3December 1,1927.
Dr. R.B. Mopre,Dean of Science,
Purdue University,
Lafayette, Ind.
Dear Dr. Moore:
You will recall that last summer I wrote you a few
lines relative to a possible interview with you in connection with
litigation in which we are now involved. Conditions at that time
were such that it was not practicable to see you, but these conditions
have now altered to where we propose to outline our position to you,
and malce inquiry as to whether you would be disposed to come to our
assistance in this matter.
In 1925 there were three law suits instigated, by girls
employed by us at one time or another, who clained that they were
suffering as a result of having used luminous material. The claim
being that this material had been ingested into the system and deposited
in the bone with progressively deleterious effects. At that time we
were instrumental in interesting several investigators in this problem.
These men have carried on rather extensive work during the last two
years, and have what we consider some rather valuable data. However,
prior to the time that this work was completed the three suits in
question were settled out of court for a rather nominal sum.
We rather felt that at the time these cases were settled
that the matter hed been closed, and that the chances were rather
remote that any more suits would be instigated. However, in July
of
this year there were instigated five (5) suits by girls who worked for
us during the interim of 1917 to 1921. These girls claim that they
did not become aware of the nature of their injnries until July 1925 or
thereafter. I believe that with the exception of one of these girls
the others claim to have suffered from one complaint or another not
knowing what the cause of their trouble actually was.
If is of interest to note that these cases are all
being prosecuted by the same attorney who is rather young in experience
in the legal profession, and a man who was in the employ of our attorneys
at the time we settled the suits with the girls in 1925.
These suits were brought in the Supreme Court and we
pleaded the statute of limitations, which in effect is that one is
debared from bringing suit against an employer after two years from the
time they received the injury. This line of defence seems to be the
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