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kaiserpapers.info > downey.kaiserpapers.info> Theatrical Stage Employees that developed long term, debilitating illnesses while working at Downey Studios
This Section is about The Theatrical Stage Employees that have become Injured or Profoundly Ill while working on location at Downey Landing's Downey Studios in Downey, California. In this section you will be able to review a great deal of the material, including having the opportunity to view medical documentation.| INDEX | DOCUMENTS AND SYNOPSIS OF MATERIALS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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is a very short synopsis to bring everyone up to date and to clarify
what is known to have taken place, and did result in illness to many
people:We now have first hand reporting prior to 2000. There were three separate groups of people employed on the property at different times that have become ill. Several different movie productions and film companies were involved. In or around September of 2003 something happened on the property in Building 1 that began causing illness for a great number of people working at that location. During the time period 2004-2005 numerous people, became ill in Building 1 from what originally was thought to be illness exclusive to mold and mycotoxins. Note: Mold and mycotoxins are nearly always found at locations of toxic contamination. It has been formally established that great numbers of molds and mycotoxins at the time of testing were found to be present. It has also been established that several other highly toxic materials were also present that in many cases are confirmed to have been a direct cause of studio worker's illnesses. These include but are not the only toxic substances, lead, chromiums, including Hexavalent Chromium, Asbestos, Dioxins, various forms of solvents/rocket fuels, and leads. It appears that one of the reasons that suppression of public information would be made is one specific condition under the retransfer of the property: Click on the following link to read ... condition stipulates that IRG must a meet a required studio use period for the next 30 months,If this information were to become public knowledge then the Tierra Luna property development for residental living quarters could not readily be placed at that location. See: Current Plans for turning Downey Studios into a housing development. Same political players - same old over lapping of mutually beneficial financial interests. One more quickie zone change and no one will ever know that only a couple of years ago it was a Superfund Site sold to the City with the condition that no one would ever put a house on the property. They call it Tierra Luna. Under the terms of the land transfer a restriction has been placed by the City of Downey , which clearly states that no day care center, no school for those under 18, no houses, etc., may ever be placed on that property............... California Labor Code States: As to Fraudulent Concealment Per Labor Code section 3602(b)(2): “Where the employee's injury is aggravated by the employer's fraudulent concealment of the existence of the injury and its connection with the employment, in which case the employer's liability shall be limited to those damages proximately caused by the aggravation. The burden of proof respecting apportionment of damages between the injury and any subsequent aggravation thereof is upon the employer.” See the original letter from the Union and two published articles: Letter http://downey.kaiserpapers.info/injured/images/img192.jpg See Union Article: The November 2005 - NEWSREEL PAPER reported the following: Special Announcement regarding Downey Studios As you know, ****** is a workers' compensation attorney representing some of our members who were injured working at ****** Studios. In order to pursue your claims further, he needs more of the dust and material some of you collected when working at Downey. Please contact me and I will arrange to get these materials to him so that he can have the contents studied in a laboratory. As we have explained at the meetings, each member who files a claim is sent to a doctor for treatment. John has agreed with the insurance adjuster to have our  members
examined by an Agreed Medical Examiner. The AME is considered impartial
and his opinion will have a significant effect on all the claims for
the members.(Additional Quote from Paramount relevant to the inserted photo on your left: "The A.E. Schmidt Company has never caused a production delay.") Note: The Haz Mat team shown above is reported to have been on the premises specificaly for the purpose of building the lake at the Studios. Mr. Miller has advised me that the first AME report was received this week and it held in favor of the member. It said his symptoms were all a result of the work he did at ******* Studios, that the air was toxic, mold was present, and the member needs ongoing medical treatment for his sinus condition, headaches, and additional health problems. In addition to the workers' comp claims, Mr. Miller is filing civil cases in Superior Court for each injured person who worked at ***** Studios. If you have not filed a claim, contact us as soon as possible and we will get you in contact with an attorney. And remember, if you have any dust or materials from the walls, ceiling, ground, yellow asbestos caution tape, and/or photos, please contact us at your earliest convenience. http://www.local44.com/content/newsreel/05/NOVEMBER%202005%20NEWSREEL%20for%20web.pdf The following (in smaller print) is in the above referenced NEWSREEL:  Executive Board Meetings Highlights - Presentation: Business Agent ReportDowney Studios: Downey had filed suit against Local 44 because of the articles on concerns of contaminates at the facility in our Newsreel. It was pointed out that all articles were reprints of various reports, including a reprint of the West Coast IA’s letter that certain contaminates were cleared. Special Effects Letter: A letter to International President Short was being drafted to respond to the IA President’s letter referencing the Special Effects conditions in a Newsreel article Shortly after the above was published the following took place: Union 44 was sued by IRG for notifying the employees that they could become ill while working on this property and to seek medical care if they felt the need. Because of that lawsuit a quick settlement was reached between the parties involved stating that that no matter what the outcome of the environmental report that the Union would say it was a safe place to work. The Union representative had to also retract his statement and an amount of money was agreed upon to be paid by the union to Downey Studios - see: http://downey.kaiserpapers.info/injured/downeyvslocal44.html History of the lawsuit: http://downey.kaiserpapers.info/injured/VC045585.html In 2006, at the then just opened Kaiser Medical Building, adjacent to Building 1, Building 290 and Building 6, and 288, employees from the Kaiser building began developing illnesses with the same symptoms as the Theatrical employees. It has been reported but not yet confirmed that more people are still becoming ill. 100% of these people sound very, very ill, now do have neurological problems linked to their exposure which has made it sometimes difficult to sort out the facts. An attempt was made to notify the people that had become ill while working at Downey Studios that there is also a group of people from Kaiser ill. Their Union was contacted via e-mail and phone messages and the information regarding the Kaiser patients was provided. A few days later, a Lewis Levy contacted me, Vickie Travis, via email. My opinion at the time was that this was a very rude and troubling letter, received from an absolute stranger. The letter says that I am ordered by him to never, ever, ever contact that union or it's employees ever, ever, ever again or words to that effect. At the time of his writing I had very little knowledge of what any of this was about. I only knew that people were very sick and that a lawsuit of some sort had taken place. I did not know the details until much later. The letter is now online at: http://downey.kaiserpapers.info/injured/letterfromlevy.html This web section is an attempt to put in order what did take place and get all of these people some help. Because all of these people initially filed worker's comp claims their initial medical reports indicate that they all have neurological problems and suffer from fibromyalgia. Some have been fortunate enough to have finally received more complete medical treatment. Most have not. Not all information regarding diagnoses are placed on this page for reasons of confidentiality, and for purposes of not overstating fact. In the following lawsuit please consider that as these profoundly ill people have had to navigate the court system on their own at their own expense and for the most part without legal representation, that many have dropped out of the case. They simply cannot afford it. They are still ill. According to IRAD a subsidiary of International Risk Group - "IRAD will indemnify NASA, the United States General Service Administration (GSA), the City of Downey, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Downey Landing, LLC and other prospective purchasers for claims and costs incurred or asserted as a result of the environmental conditions and remediation at the Downey site. This indemnity includes claims accruing both before and after the property transfer closing stemming from historical operations, including claims arising as a result of remediation of the properties. The indemnity will also encompass new previously unknown conditions and have a term of ten (10) years. The agreement is the first of its kind for NASA. GSA served in the role of broker on behalf of NASA and the US government." See: http://www.irgco.com/pr_nasa_120403.htm
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