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ROBERT L. HOLLINGSHEAD
DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (201) 966-3017
Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch
PARK AVENUE AT MORRIS COUNTY P.O. BOX 1945
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962-1945
MORRISTOWN (20i) 966-6300 new YORK (212) 926-0331
TELEX 6-42014 FACSIMILE (201) 966-1550
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NEWARK OFFICE 33 WASHINGTON STREET NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102
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September 10, 1990
John Downey, Esq. Union Carbide Corporation Law Department E3-285 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06817-0001
Dear John:
Re:
Bernadino v. Union Carbide Corporation Gatto v. Diamond Shamrock Corporation, et al. White V. Union Carbide Corporation, et al.
Enclosed please find budget estimates for 1991 for the Bernadino. White and Gatto cases. In connection with Gatto. please note that I have only estimated fees and expenses that would be attributable to Union Carbide under the fee sharing agreement between our joint clients.
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Sincerely,
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ROBERT L. HOLLINGSHEAD
PRIVILEGED AND
"CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
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CASE:
Beraadino v. Union Carbide Corp.
INITIAL BUDGET ESTIMATE:
COUNSEL: Robert L. Hollingshead (RLH) Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch
BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 1991: $155.025
Activity
DISPOSITIVE AMD FORUM MOTIONS
(List motions and
activities involved)
None Contemplated
Responsible Attornev/Paralectal
RTima
LEGAL RESEARCH (List items for research)
1. General research for trial brief
2 . Various evidence issues
Associate Associate
$115 $115
20 20
$ 2,300 $ 2,300
INVESTIGATIONS (Describe)
1. Interviews with UCC and ATC personnel
RLH Associate
$250 $115
20 20
$ 5,000 $ 2/300
DISCOVERY
1. Responding to Interrogatories
2. Responding to Requests for Admissions
3. Depositions
a. UCC personnel
b. Plaintiff's experts
c. UCC1s experts
RLH Associate RLH Associate
RLH RLH RLH
PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
$250 $115 $250 $115
$250 $250 $250
10 20
5 5
20 40 20
$ 2,500 $ 2,300 $ 1,250 $ 575
$ 5,000 $10,000 $ 5,000
UCC 075149
DISCOVERY MOTIONS
(list notions and activities involved)
1. Various notions
for discovery relief
Associate
EXPERTS (SCO
1. Selecting, inter viewing and prep aring opinions
2. Preparing for depositions
RLH Associate
RLH
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Deposition digests for use at trial
Paralegal
TRIAL PREPARATION
TRIAL (Assume, weeks) 2 Weeks
RLH Associate
RLH Associate
MWPl and expenses
1. Expert fees through trial 2. Deposition Transcripts 3. Travel Expenses 4. Duplicating Expenses
$1*5 *.
20
$ 2,300
$250 $115
$250
20 10
10
$ 5,000 $ 1,150
$ 2,500
$ 50
75
$ 3,750
$250 $115
80 80
$20,000 $ 9,200
$250 $115
140 140
$35,000 $16,100
TOTALS
$15,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 1.000.00
$155,025.00
PRIVILEGED AND
"CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
IJCC 075150