The record
A 1973 internal memorandum warned against relying on a “Clean Mine” approach, stating the company was confident fiber-forming or fiber-type minerals could be found in the mine.
Claim scope
A block quotation of a dated 1973 internal memorandum, set out verbatim in the published opinion — the strongest single internal-document quotation available under house standards.
What this source does not establish
The opinion does not name which mine, the memo's author, or its precise date within 1973.
Limitations
Ingham recites each internal document under the express predicate "According to Plaintiffs' evidence" and under the standard "Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict." The court's HOLDING is that Plaintiffs made a submissible case for punitive damages; it is NOT an independent judicial finding that each recounted document says what plaintiffs said it says. Phrase as: 'the Missouri Court of Appeals, upholding the punitive award, recounted plaintiffs' evidence that...'
Source
Case Citation — Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson, No. ED107476 (Mo. Ct. App. E.D. June 23, 2020)