Identification requires evidence placing the defendant's product at the plaintiff's worksite during their presence and connecting the plaintiff to it. Evidence includes co-worker testimony, purchase and invoice records, site documentation, and product specifications.
Recollection of decades-old work is the usual source.
Alternative Names:
Asbestos Product ID, Asbestos Product Identification
Why it Matters?
Identification is the threshold defense in asbestos litigation and where many claims fail, because the exposures occurred decades ago and witnesses recall brand names imperfectly. Testimony identifying a product by a generic description or by a name the defendant never used is common and vulnerable. Distribution records establishing whether the defendant's product was even sold in the relevant region during the exposure period are the strongest evidence available.
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