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ROBERT P. HAZLEHUPST, JB. JOHN BARKER CHARGES R. HAROIN. JR ROGER C. WARO JAMES C. PITNEY WILLIAM D. HAROIN Clyde a-szuch S. JOSEPH FORTUNATO DAVID J. CONNOLLY. JA. WILLIAM H. HYATT, JR. LAWRENCE F. REILLY MURRAY J. LAULICHT EDWARD P. LYNCH GERALD C. NEARY JOSEPH LUNIN RICHARD L. PLOTKIN TIMOTHY R. GREINER ROBERT L. HOLLINGSHEAD FREDERICK L. WHITMCR GREGORY C. PARLIMAN ROBERT G. ROSE Patrick j. McCarthy JOSEPH H.KOTT MARY LOU PARKER Paul e. graham J. MICHAEL NOLAN. JR. WARREN J. CASEY KEVIN J. O'DONNELL GLENN C. GEIGER DENNIS R. t_A FIURA 1 R.C.8. 2 tfc* t- Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch 163 MADISON AVENUE CN 1945 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960-I&A5 MORRISTOWN (201) 2673333 NEW YORK (212) 926-0331 TELEX 6ASOIA TELECOPIER <201)267-3727 NEWARK OFFICE 33 WASHINGTON STREET NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (eon 3i- 4817 May 2, 1986 GAIL H. ALLYN ELIZABETH C. FLANAGAN SEAN R. KELLY HENRY NELSON MASSEY PATRICIA A, PlCKREL WILLIAM P. SHELLEY JAMES H. FOSTER WILLIAM J. FRIEDMAN DAVID G. HARDIN DENNIS T. KEARNEY JANICE MONTANA H. GLENN TUCKER BARBARA E. BLACK LIGERIE R. BURNS JANE H. HAROIN ROBERT W, IHNE BETTY ANN MCWILLIAMS BARBARA A. MOORE LAWRENCE J. NAGY KENNETH J. NORCROSS CHARLES QUINN ROBERT A. REClO EVELYN R. STORCH CYNTHIA H. AUGUSTINE HELEN E. HOENS DONALD W. KIEL CYNTHIA B. LUPO MARIE O. NARDINO JOHN K. SKRVPAK LORI J. BRAENDER MARGARET GIG CLARK RECEiya/ P. F. DAVEY JETF ELLENTUCK J ULIANNE FLACH SOWINSKI KEVIN F, KOSTYN KATHY A. LAWLER YVONNE MARCUSC HARRIETT JANE OLSON ELIZABETH J. SHE R lloyd h. tubman VALERIE J. BAUMANN ERNEST J. ClCCO'NI ANN V, CONREY MICHAEL J. OUNNE JAMES H. FORTE KATHLEEN A. GREEN MARIE N, JACKSON EILEEN A. LINDSAY CLIFFORO R, LUNOIN THOMAS J, MALMAN OAVID NIU KAREN M. PALMA JAMES D. RAY SCOTT A. SMITH KENNETH E,THOMPSON PETER G- VERNIERO MILLIE E. WILLIAMS JOANNE H. CHARNEY HOPE S. CONE LAURAN S. O ALESSIO JENNIFER CHANDLER HAUGE CYNTHIA A. ROTZ Peter E. Davey, Esq. Union Carbide Corporation Law Department E-3 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06817-00001 Re: Memice v. PPG Industries, Inc. , et -al. Dear Peter: matter. This is just a short note on the status of this I have called Claire Barile, who is Bill McGuire's partner, several times regarding the plans for a defense counsel meeting. She advised me yesterday that there are still no plans for one, but Mr. McGuire has been speaking to David Gross (representing Ethyl Corporation) and Ray Tierney (representing Borden Inc.) to set one up. Claire also informed me that several of the defendants have not yet been served with either the Amended Complaint or' the Second Amended Complaint. As you know, we have answered the Amended Complaint for Carbide. I assume that Carbide has not yet been served with the Second Amended Complaint and that you will send it to me if and when service is effected. Until such time as there is a defense counsel discussion on the subject, I continue to believe that PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" UCC 076896 Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch Peter Dav^ey, Esq. May 2, 1986 . Page Two k crossclaims should not be filed. This is the standard approach which Carbide has approved in prior multi-defendant toxic tort cases. If counsel cannot agree on how to handle crossclaims, we can obtain leave of court, if necessary, to file same. If you disagree or wish to discuss the issue in more detail, please call me. - Please also note that I am not preparing Interrogatories at this time, since the Court will generally only permit a uniform set on behalf of all defendants in a case like this. Because many of the defendants have retained Mr. McGuire, they can share his fee in preparing same. I will contact you when the defense counsel meeting is scheduled so we can discuss the agenda. Sincer' iy> RLH/ld ROBERT L. HOLLINGSHEAD "cowSLEged and ORDER" Ucc 076897