Tobacco Products Liability Project
[Budget Request for Dr. Theodore Sterling's Research Project through May 1981]
Abstract
Recommends approval of Dr. Theodore Sterling's budget request to extend current research through May 1981. Dr Sterling has continued to be helpful in frequest consultations about the smoking and health controversy.
User-Contributed Notes
- industry sponsored research smoking and health
Fields
- Recipient
- Ahrensfeld, Thomas F. (PM General Counsel & Sr. VP, TI Executive Committee)TI Executive committee
- Crohn, Max H., Jr. (RJR Attorney, General Counsel, CTR Director)
Max H. Crohn Jr. was the former General Counsel for R.J. Reynolds and he worked for Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan.- Greer, Joseph H. (LM Gen. Counsel, Asst. Secretary 1972-74)
J. H. Greer was employed by Liggett & Myers, Inc. and served as Assistant Secretary from 1972 to 1974. (Source: L&M, et al Summary of Officers & Directors - LGI/LTC Liability Notebook.) Joseph H. Greer is former General Counsel for Liggett & Meyers.- Henson, Arnold (ATC General Counsel)
Defense- Pepples, Ernest, J.D. (BW General Counsel and Sr. VP)
- Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)
Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee. - Crohn, Max H., Jr. (RJR Attorney, General Counsel, CTR Director)
- Type
- Budget Proposal Letter
- Named Person
- Sterling, Theodor D., PhD (Industry Consultant, Statistician Applied Mathematics)Theodor Sterling was a statistician with Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is listed as a consulting scientist for the tobacco industry in 1988 memo PM 2023034933/4946 from Andrew Whist to R. Murray. Sterling presented the industry's poibnt of view at indoor air symposia in Tokyo, 1987 and in the U.K. in 1988. Industry Consultant and CTR Special Project recipient.
- Named Organization
- Theodore Sterling, Ltd.
- Simon Fraser University
- National Academy of Sciences
- American Lung Association
Voluntary health organization concerned with fighting lung disease, promoting lung health and advocating clean air, indoors and out. - Simon Fraser University
- Copied
- Brown, Janet C. (CTR Director, Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke)CTR Director 1/31/81
- Jacob, Edwin J. (CTR Special Projects, key legal strategist)
Key legal strategist in many capacities, including Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan (CTR). Career stems from 1950's. CTR Special Projects.- Holtrman, Alexander (?)
- Jacob, Edwin J. (CTR Special Projects, key legal strategist)
- Author
- Shinn, William W. (TI Communications; Shook, Hardy, CTR Attorney)TI Communications Committee and was also a lawyer for CTR. William W. Shinn worked for Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
- Author (Organization)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Tobacco Industry law firm)Tobacco Industry law firm based in Kansas City, KS.
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- 08 Jan 2003
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SHOOK. HARDY & BACON
Feb=uary 27, 1980
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HISS£S.
Tho=as F. Ahrens~eld
Hax H. C=ohn, Jr.
3oseph H. Gree:
Arnold Renson
Ernest Pepples
Arthur J. Stevens
Ge~¢!emen:
we have received a request ~rom DE. Theodor Sterling
~o extend his current p=oject ~.hrough May of nex¢ yee~. Please
~i~d enclosed a copy of his estimaued budge~ fo~ 1980-81. As
you will recall, one payment under ~his pro~e¢~ is made to Dr.
Theodo= D. Sterling, Ltd. and the o~her to Simon Fraser Uni-
versity. The new budget ca~ls for • payment of $238,460.00 to
See:ling and $44,670.00, mostly toe computer use and
5=~=er, ~o ~he Unive:slCy. Tho ~o~al f~ding ~o¢ which we seek
a;~:ova~ is $283,130.00. (The 1~77-1580 p¢o~e¢~ e~i:es J~e 30
and was f~ded Jr a leve% o~ about $600,000.)
D=. StorlLng £e presentl~ quLte bu~y in •¢ least n£ne
a:eas. These include: preparation o5 • revi~ o~ health e£fec:s
~ue co indoo= combustion of o=ganic msteria]m~'~uested by ~J~e
to the American L~g Association on ~.ho ~sscble :elatLonsh£p
be~een occup•tLon, smoking and lung diseeser completion o~ wo:k
on femilisl d£sease ~ng~en whose husbands are exposed to
£r:itating d~ts ~d f~es; ~ lnves~ga~Lon o~ ~e change L5
emplo~en¢ pa¢¢e~s o~ ~men s~ce ~e 1~30'sl "t s~udy o~ s~k£ng
habeas a~d ~pl~en¢ pa¢¢e~s ~ng bla¢ks~ ~le¢~on o~ ~
analysis o~ er:o=s in ~e ~/X~ S~udy~ analys~s of ~e ~
o~ :a~e~lc ~ec~/~es ~ :caste long-~s~ l~g clearance of
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cove s •
Dr. SterlLnq has conClnued to be helpful in frequent
cQnsultaCions about the smokinq an• health controversy. He
testified at congressional hearings on public smokin~ in October,
1978; ha• ;iven several technical papers at professional meetings
have been publisheS.
I =eco~end a year's ex~ens~on an~ fuE~heE recommend
convince~ f~o~ whaC D~. S~e~llng has ~o14~ ~a~ he has had
unforeseen e~enses (some o~ which Z enco~a~ed because of ~e
mon~ earlier is reason~le.
by April I whether ~he project can continue as suggested. He has
am n~ Coo concerned about this since we could continue
old a~reemen~. Z 40 wan= him to prepare within the period of
~his ex~enslon, however, • ~e~aile~ pEopQsal tha~ he has qenerally
~esc~ihed as bein~ even more appropriate to a better underscandln~
of the smokinq and health
Since:ely,
WilllamW. Shinn
A~exan~eE Eoltzman
Janet
Edwin J. Jacob
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$103,000
$115.360
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Includes cost o~ Canada Social Znsurance, Hodica2 and
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