Plaintiff's expert opinion: David Egilman

Additionally, plaintiffs submit an extensive if not exhaustive affidavit by clinical associate professor of community medicine David Egilman, a board certified physician in internal medicine and preventive occupational medicine with three years of epidemiological training at NIH and a Harvard Master's degree in public health.

He opines, as does an article he authored in 2005 published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, that the epidemiological studies sponsored by automobile manufacturers and brake manufacturers misuse and manipulate data and are designed to reach a conclusion that defies logic. He questions the entire methodology employed in those studies, including those relied upon by Dr. Teta, which plaintiffs claim would almost have one believe that brake work prevents mesothelioma!

He also concludes that an examination of the totality of the relevant evidence, utilizing standard cause and effect criteria, clearly demonstrates that dust from asbestos containing friction materials is capable of causing mesothelioma.

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