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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT TWENTIETH JUDICIAL- CIRCUIT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS FRANCES E. KEMNER, et a Plaintiffs, vs. MONSANTO COMPANY, Defendant. ) ) - ' . )- ; .). .. No. 80.-L-970 ) " * - ` `V ' ) .. ) FILED JUL 0 8 1985 7 ______ Circuir CLcRX DEFENDANT MONSANTO COMPANY'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW Monsanto has produced herewith for in camera review by the Court documents from the files of its inhouse attorneys relating to the subject matters specified by this Court's current order with respect to discovery, but which Monsanto believes should be protected from discovery by virtue of the attorney client privilege and/or the attorney work product privilege. For the Court's convenience in reviewing the documents, Monsanto has grouped them into nine sets, each of which will be briefly described below, together with a discussion of the reasons that that set of documents is privileged. Monsanto is convinced that these documents, as well as the documents submitted for Ln camera review on May 6 and May 28, 1985, should be protected from discovery under Illinois law. In addition, the subject matter of these documents, which discuss the litigation plans of Monsanto's attorneys in EXHIBIT F dioxin-related litigation and legal advice given by Monsanto's attorneys to the corporation, is such that Monsanto will be severely prejudiced in this and other litigation if the contents of these documents were disclosed. Monsanto therefore requests that the Court give it at least a day's advance notice of its rulings on these documents so that in the event of a turnover order it may determine whether to seek appellate review of that order and what appropriate steps to take in order to obtain such review. GROUP I Number Date Author Ree ipient C22830- 3/4/80 C22834 Jay R. Gentry Ortiz Robin Bierstedt C22835- 3/4/80 C22836 Jay R. Gentry Ortiz R.T. Berendt J.C. Sabetta C22837- 5/18/81 D.L. King C22838 Puai N. Bowles Charles M. Love Roger W. Tomplins Phyllis M. Potter Gerard R. Stowers C22839- 6/19/81 Robert T. Berendt C22880 John C. Sabetta C22881 12/17/81 Harry S. Scott John C. Sabetta Charles M. Love C22882- 4/5/82 C22891 F. Hileman (handwritten) note by H.S. Scott) C22892- 3/4/82 C22894 John C. Sabetta Robin J. Stalbow R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline Number Date C22895- 4/29/82 C22928 C22938- 5/14/82 C22941 C22942- 5/27/82 C22946 Author Harry S. Scott Robin J. Stalbow Robin J. Stalbow C22947- 6/4/82 C22956 C22957 6/9/82 C22958- 6/22/82 C22959 C22960- 7/2/82 C22962 C22963- 7/14/82 C22971 C22972- 7/30/82 C23062 Harry S. Scott W.R. Udell Harry S. Scott Harry S. Scott Thomas M. Bistline H.C. Godt C23063- 8/24/82 Robert T. Berendt C23066- 10/12/82- John C. Sabetta C23079 C230820 10/18/82 Henry C. Godt C23087 C23088- 10/31/83 Thomas M. Bistline C23097 Recipient John C. Sabetta Robert T. Berendt John C. Sabetta James E. Tyrell, Jr. H.S. Scott John C. Sabetta Robin J. Stalbow John C. Sabetta John C. Sabetta John C. Sabetta Charles M. Love, III W.B. Bennet D.L. Weber Bowles, McDavid, Gra1 & Love A.M. Ford H. M. Galloway J.L. Henshaw G. L. Levinskas C.P. Rader H.S. Scott Townley & Updike Charles M. Love John C. Sabetta Robert T. Berendt Thomas M. Bistline Charles M. Love, III Charles M . Love, III Philip D. Pakula -) Number Date Author Recipient C23098- 11/5/82 Robin Bierstedt C23112 Edward T. Ferguson John C. Sabetta J.E. Tyrrell R.T. Berendt P.M. Pakula C23113- 12/22/82 Harry S. Scott C23114 Charles M. Love, III C23115- 7/22/83 R.J. Barnes C23140 D.K. Sommerer C23141- 9/20/83 Allan M. Ford C23144 Diane Sommerer T.M. Bistline G.H. Griffin F.E. Kearney W.J. McCarville C23145- 10/15/83 Bowles, McDavid, C23151 Graff & Love C23152- 11/28/83 Philip D. Pakula C23159 Robert Berendt C23160- 12/22/83 Edward T. Ferguson, III T. M. Bistline C23162 C23163- 12/23/83 Edward T. Ferguson, III William R. Udell C23164 C23165- 12/23/83 Edward T. Ferguson, III Fred D. Hileman C23166 C23167- 12/28/83 David F. Snively C23179 R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline P.M. Pakula C23180 1/3/84 Charles M. Love, III Tom Bistline C23186- 1/4/84 C23187 Fred D. Hileman Edward T. Ferguson, III C23188- 1/11/84 Richard J. Barnes C23189 Thomas M. Bistline C23190- 2/7/84 C23204 David F. Snively P. Michael Pleska P.M. Potterfield G. Roush T.M. Bistline Number Date Author Recipient C23205- 3/1/84 C23224 Richard J. Barnes Thomas M. Bistline A.M. Ford W. Hinchcliff C23225 4/20/84 W.C. Lucas R.J. Barnes P.D. Pakula B.M. Roth B.G. Sheffler D.K. Sommerer C23479 5/7/84 Robert H. Waldman Charles M. Love, III C23480- 5/23/84 R.E. Kelly C23484 Charles M. Love, III C23485 5/25/84 Allan M. Ford Dave Snively, III George Roush M. Pleska D. King M. Weinberg G. Levinskas W. McCarville C. Love R. Thompkins C23486- 6/6/84 C23490 C23710C23778 David F. Snively Townley & Updike Charles M. Love Monsanto C23779C23781 W. R. Brooks Dr. A. Ford M. Pleska P. Potterfield D. Snively Dr. W.J. McCarville These documents are correspondence between Monsanto and its outside counsel for In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation, Townley & Updike, or its outside counsel for Adkins v. Monsanto Company, Bowles, McDavid, Graff & Love. Jay R. Gentry Ortiz, R. T. Berendt, T. M. Bistline, G. H. Griffin, and D. F. Snively are attorneys employed by Monsanto; John C. Sabetta, Robin Brierstedt, Robin Stallow, James E. Tynell, Phillip D. Pakula, Diana Sommerer, Edward T. Ferguson, W. C. Lucas, Richard J. Barnes, B. M. Roth, and B. G. Sheffler are attorneys with the firm of Townley & Updike; Charles M. Love, Paul N. Bowles, Roger W. Tompkins, Phyllis M. Potterfield, Gerald R. Stowers, and P. Michael Pleska are attorneys with the firm of Bowles, McDavid, Graff & Love. These documents are protected by the attorney work product privilege set forth in Supreme Court Rule 201(b)(2). The documents prepared by attorneys, whether outside counsel or employed directly by Monsanto, clearly contain the theories, mental impressions, and litigation plans of those attorneys with respect to these cases. The content of the documents not prepared by attorneys demonstrates that those documents were prepared at the request of the attorneys and on the basis of what the authors of the documents had been told concerning the litigation plans and theories of the attorneys. The fact that these documents were sent to Monsanto's outside counsel in those cases further demonstrates that their preparation was part of Monsanto's litigation effort in those cases; outside counsel otherwise would have had no reason to receive these documents. All of these documents are therefore protected from discovery by the attorney work product privilege. Consolidation Coal Company v. Bucyrus-Erie Company, 89 111.2d 103, 432 N.E.2d 103, 432 N.E.2d 250, 254 (1982). In the event that this Court holds that any of these documents must be produced, Monsanto will be prejudiced not only in the present proceedings but also in the Agent Orange and Adkins cases if this material is made available to its opposing parties or their counsel in those cases. Monsanto therefore renews herein its Motion for Protective Order filed on May 6, 1985, in order to limit disclosure of any documents produced out of any group described in this in camera submission. GROUP II Number Date C23682 12/9/82 C23783- 8/19/83 C23786 Author Thomas Bistline Allan M. Ford C23787 9/2/83 C23789- 9/7/83 C23791 C23792- 9/13/83 C23794 C23795- 9/20/83 C23798 Myron S. Weinberg Myron S. Weinberg Myron Weinberg Allan Ford Recipient Robert E. Soden Myron Weinberg D.R. Bishop T.M. Bistline G.H. Griffin D.S. Frazer M.C. Throdahl W.B. Papageorge R.L. Pflederer J.D. Wilson W.J. McCarville G. Roush, Jr. F.E. Kearney George Roush Dr. Allan Ford Dr. Wm. McCarville Richard Barnes Sommerer Dr. Myron Beinberg T.M. Bistline G.H. Griffin F.E. Kearney W.J. McCarville G. Roush, Jr. Number Date C23799 9/29/83 C23800- 10/7/83 C23812 Author Myron Weinberg Myron Weinberg C23813- 10/31/83 Myron Weinberg C23815 C23816- 11/3/83 Myron Weinberg C23817 C23818- 11/21/83 Myron Weinberg C23823 C23824- 12/29/83 Wm. A . Shirley C23826 C23827- 2/14/84 A.M. Ford C23834 C23835 2/23/84 A.M. Ford Recipient Allan Ford Richard J. Barnes Diane Sommerer Robert Berendt Fred Panciera Dr. Wm. Gaffey Al Ford Bob Golden Helene Guttman Nate Karch Martha Linet Tina Long Joe Rodericks Charles Love, III Tom Bistline My ron S. Weinberg A. M. Ford W. J. McCarville T. M. Bistline D. F. Snively K. Johnson D. Ki ng W. J. McCarville P.M. Pleska 0. S. Ratterman M. S. Weinberg J. D. Wilson G. J. Levinskas T. M. Bistline F. R. Johannsen W. J. McCarville P. M. Pleska G. Roush J. H. Senger D. F. Snively M.W. Stevens M. S., Weinberg J. D. Wilson Number Date C23836- 2/24/84 C23849 Author Allan Ford C23850- 3/2/84 C23851 C23852- 3/6/84 C23853 Thomas Bistline Ralph Munch C23854- 3/19/84 Myron Weinberg C23855 C23856- 3/20/84 Myron Weinberg C23857 C23858 3/20/84 Myron Weinberg C23859- 3/23/84 C23860 C23861- 4/2/84 C23862 Marcia Silcox M. Silcox C23863- 4/12/84 M. Silcox C23864 C23226- 4/23/84 A.M. Ford C23478 H.C. Godt Recipient Myron Weinberg R.J. Barnes T.M. Bistline D.F. Snively C.M. Love, III W.J. McCarville Hans Zeisel R.T. Berendt D.F. Snively Myron Weinberg T.M. Bistline W.J. McCarville A.M. Ford Charles Love, 1'. D. Snively M. Silcox Charles Love M. Silcox D. Snively Charles Love D. Snively Charles Love Charles Love D. Snively M. Weinberg Charles Love D. Snively M. Weinberg R.J. Barnes T.M. Bistline W.J. McCarville P.M. Pleska G. Roush D.F. Snively M.S. Weinberg J.O. Wilson Number Date C13714- 5/1/84 Cl 3897 Author W.B. Hinchclif K. A. Johnson C23865- 5/4/84 C23868 W .A . Shirley C23869- 5/24/84 H.C. Godt C23933 C23934 5/25/84 M.S. Weinberg C23936- 6/19/84 Allan Ford C23937 C23938- 7/5/84 C23944 Myron Weinberg Recipient A.M. Ford H.M. Galloway C. M. Love D. F. Snively R.J. Barnes T.M. Bistline AiM. Ford H .A. Laitinen C.M. Love R.H. Munch P.M. Pleska H.S. Scott D.F. Snively H.C. Godt M.S. Weinberg A.H. Heinze T.H. Laffere W.J. McCarville R.J. Barnes T.M. Bistline A.M. Ford W.J. McCarville P.M. Pleska G. Roush D.F. Snively M.S. Weinberg J.D. Wilson Roger Tompkins Charles Love D.F. Snively W.J. McCarville M. Weinberg Nathan Karch W. McCarville G. Roush J. Wilson K. Johnson Roger Tompkins D.F. Snively C.M. Love W.J. McCarville R. Golden Number Date C23497- 10/1/84 C23689 Author Kathleen A. Johnson Recipient A.M. Ford J.T. Garrett D.L. King C.M. Love, III W.J. McCarville G. Roush H. S. Scott D.F. Snively R.W. Thompkins M.S. Weinberg J.D. Wilson C23690- 10/30/84 William A. Shirley C23709 Dr. Frank Dost Dr. A.M. Ford Michael Pleska D.F. Snively C23945- 2/25/85 M. Weinberg Nathan Karch C23951 Allan Ford D.F. Snively M. Silcox These documents are communications among Monsanto, its outside counsel in the Agent Orange and Adkins cases, and outside experts or consultants retained in connection with those cases. These documents are protected from discovery by the attorney work product privilege of Rule 201(b)(2). As stated in the affidavits of Richard J. Barnes, Charles M. Love III, and Myron Weinberg filed May 6 and 28, 1985, Dr. Weinberg and Weinberg Consulting Group Inc. were retained to assist in the preparation of Monsanto's defense in the Agent Orange and Adkins cases and considerable time was spent discussing litigation plans and theories with Dr. Weinberg. These documents consist of further discussions of such plans and theories as well as exchanges of information intended to assist Dr. Weinberg and the other consultants in completion of the projects developed as a result of these discussions. The documents not involving Dr. Weinberg contain on their face the discussion of the attorneys' litigation plans and theories necessary to invoke the protection of the attorney work product privilege. GROUP III Number Date Author Recipient C23952C23958 11/18/82 D.H. Rowland (Handwritten notes by T.M. Bistline) C09617- --" C09627 Carr, Goodson & Lee, P.C. Robert Ben T.M. Bistl E. Kelly G. Roush E. Tillman C23959- -C23971 Carr, Goodson & Lee, P.C. C23972- -C23981 Carr, Goodson & Lee, P.C. These documents were prepared bv Monsanto's insurer and its counsel in connection with the Agent Orange litigation. On their face, these documents discuss litigation strategy and theories in connection with that litigation and are therefore covered by the attorney work product privilege. In addition, Illinois law recognizes a privilege existing as to communications between a party and its insurer and the insurer's attorney. Monier v. Chamberlain, 35 111.2d 351 , 221 N .E .2d 410, 415 (1966); People v. Ryan, 30 111.2d 456, 197 N.E.2d 15 (1964). These documents thus are also protected by that insurer-insured privilege. GROUP IV Number Date Author C23982- 4/16/79 R.T. Berendt C23987 C23988- 10/26C24046 28/81 J.R. G. Ortiz C22929- 5/11/82 G.R. Stowers C22937 C24047- 6/1/82 C24055 T.M. Bistline C24056 7/8/82 T.M. Bistline C24057- 8/31/82 C24063 C24064- 9/13/82 C24066 T.M. Bistline T.M. Bistline C24067- 11/9/82 R.T. Berendt C24072 C24073- 12/10/82 T.M. Bistline C24076 C24077- 2/16 and T.M. Bistline C24083 2/17/83 C24084- 4/4/83 C24085 T.M. Bistline C24086- 5/5/83 C24088 R.T. Berendt C24089- 8/4/83 C24090 R.T. Berendt Recipient --- ---- ------- Number Date Author Recipient C24091- 10/12/83 T.M. Bistline C24094 C24095- 10/18/83 T.M. Bistline C24101 -- C24102- 12/5/83 R.T. Berendt C24107 C24108 12/21/83 R.T. Berendt --- C24109- 1/14/83 T.M. Bistline C24123 -- C24124- 2/29/84 T.M. Bistline C24132 -- C24133 3/1/84 C24134- 3/25/84 C24161 R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline --- C24162- 4/16/84 T.M. Bistline C24168 -- C23491- 7/24/84 P.M. Potterfield C23493 C23494- 7/24/84 P.M. Potterfield C23496 C24172- -C24183 T.M. Bistline -- C24184- -C24189 T.M. Bistline C24190- -C24191 T.M. Bistline -- C24200- -C24202 T.M. Bistline -- These documents consist of notes by Monsanto attorneys of meetings or interviews in which they have participated in connection with the Agent Orange or Adkins cases. Notes taken by an attorney necessarily reveal the attorney's mental processes in evaluating the communications. For this reason, the Illinois Supreme Court has held that attorney notes are subject to protection by the attorney work product privilege. Consolidated Coal Company v. Bucyrus-Erie Company, 89 111.2d 103, 432 N.E.2d 250, 253 (1982). This privilege doubly attaches to those documents which are notes of strategy sessions among the attorneys concerning these cases. These documents, of the specific nature described as protected by the Illinois Supreme Court, are therefore privileged and not subject to production in this case. GROUP V Number Date Author C24280- 3/30/81 C24338 C24338 Karch & Assoc. Weinberg Consulting Group C24339- 11/15/83 Karch & Assoc. C24343 C24344- 2/2/84 C24489 Human Performance Systems C24490- 2/2/84 C24585 Human Performance Systems C24586- 4/4/84 C24598 Weinberg Consult ing Group C24599- 6/21/84 M. Weinberg C24623 C24624- -C24628 C24629- -C24642 Weinberg Consulting Group Weinberg Consulting Group Recipient Bowles, McDavid, Graff & Love T.M. Bistline Weinberg Consult ing Group Weinberg Consult ing Group Charles Love D. Snively Dr. W. McCarville M. Silcox -- -- Number Date Author Recipient C24643 Weinberg Consult ---- ing Group (Handwritten notes by T.M. Bistline) C24645- -C24650 Weinberg Consulting Group -- C24651- -C24676 Weinberg Consulting Group -- C24677- -C24698 Weinberg Consulting * Group -- C24699- -C24703 Weinberg Consulting Group -- C24704- -C24708 Weinberg Consulting Group -- These documents are drafts of some of the documents tha t were submitted to the Court for in camera review on May 6 and May 28, 1985. As discussed in the memoranda in support of those submissions and the affidavits filed therewith, these documents were created by consultants in connection with the Agent Orange and Adkins cases and were largely based upon discussions between the consultants and outside counsel for Monsanto concerning the litigation plans and theories of the outside counsel. These documents are therefore protected from production by the attorney work product privilege. GROUP VI Number Date Author C24709- 11/24/81 Allan M. Ford C24716 C24717- 3/2/82 C24768 T.M. Bistline C24769- 4/2/82 C24771 C24772- 5/27/82 C24775 H.S. Scott S.G. Collins C24776- 6/2/82 C24783 C24784- 6/25/82 C24787 H.S. Scott (handwritten notes by T.M. Bistline R.S. Nelson C24788- 6/28/82 S.G. Collins C24790 C24791 7/15/82 T.M. Bistline Recipient J.H. Senger R.T. Berendt G. J. Levinskas R.S. Nelson H. S. Scott E. Tillman George J. Levinsk, R.T. Berendt H.S. Scott A.M. Ford T.M. Bistline R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline J.R. Condray G.D. Ingenthron ... L.J. Boesch,Jr. R.V. DeSchutter W.B. Hogeman V.T. Matteucci G. Roush, Jr. E.C. Spurrier R.T. Berendt C.F. Callis J.R. Condray J.H. Senger M. C. Throdahl R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline J.R. Condray G.D. Ingenthron Dr. George Roush R.T. Berendt Numbe r Date C24792- 9/22/82 C25020 Author W.B. Bennet D.L. Weber C25021- 2/22/83 Fred Hileman C25023 C25024- 5/10/83 A.M. Ford C25025 C25026- 6/10/83 W.R. Gaffey C25030 C25031 7/21/83 H.M. Galloway C25032 8/12/83 T.M. Bistline C25033- 9/16/83 A.M. Ford C25036 C25037- 10/4/83 C25038 T.M. Bistline (Handwritten notes by J.D. Wilson) C25039- 10/12/83 R.T. Berendt C25055 C25056- 1/25/84 H.C. Godt, Jr. C25058 Recipient J.R. Condray T.M. Bistline H.S. Scott H.C. Godt J.R. Condray T. Bistline W.B. Bennet D.L. Weber T.M. Bistline G.H. Griffin F.E. Kearney T.M. Bistline P. Pakula C.M. Love A.M. Ford T.M. Bistline C.M. Love P. Park G. Roush R. T. Berendt W.J. McCarville J.D. Wilson T.M. Bistline G.H. Griffin F.E. Kearney W.J. McCarville W.J. McCarville W.B. Papageorge J.D. Wilson R.T. Berendt D.F. Snively R.W. Duesenberg T.M. Bistline A.M. Ford O.S. Ratterman, H.S. Scott, J r . Number Date C25059- 1/25/84 C25067 Author H.C. Godt, Jr. Recipient T.M. Bistline A.M. Ford O.S. Ratterman, H.S. Scott, Jr. C25068- 2/7/84 C25074 W.R. Gaffey T.M. Bistline C25075- 3/5/84 C25077 C25078- 3/14/84 C25089 W.R. Gaffey Dr. Ralph Munch D.F. Snively -- C25089- 4/27/84 R.E. Kelly C25090 D.F. Snively G. Roush E. Tillman A.M. Ford C.M. Love C25091 6/22/84 D.E. Reid T.M. Bistline R.T. Berendt C24169- 7/26/84 C24171 C25417- 9/10/84 C25422 Allan Ford D.E. Reid W.J. McCarville R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline These documents are memoranda concerning the preparation of Monsanto's defense of the Agent Orange and Adkins cases which were circulated among Monsanto's inhouse attorneys and the Monsanto employees assisting in that preparation. The contents of all of these documents demonstrate that they were prepared as a result of consultation with Monsanto's attorneys and at their request. As a result, the documents disclose the theories and litigation plans of those attorneys. These documents are therefore protected by the attorney work product privilege, and Monsanto should not be required to produce them herein GROUP VII Number Date Author C25092- 4/15/82 R.A. Stohr C25094 C25095- 8/5/80 C25097 R.A. Stohr C25098 2/16/81 R.A. Stohr C25099 10/25/81 R.A. Stohr C25100 11/12/81 R.A. Stohr (handritten notes by P.J. Arnall) C25101 1/14/82 C25102- 9/6/79 C25116 R.A. Stohr Gregory H. Wolk C25117- 4/11/80 J.W. Newbold C25I25 C25126- 12/18/80 R.C. Isham C25132 C25133- 8/28/81 K.R. Heineman C25149 C25150- 9/18/81 Paul R. Michael C25151 C25152 12/13/83 Edward T. Ferguson Recipient -- -- -- -- P.J. Arnall D.P. Doherty B.M. McManis R.C. Rutter -- Jay R. Gentry Ortiz R.T. Berendt F.A. Provorny J.M. Schifferdecker Jay R. Gentry Ortiz R.T. Berendt R.A. Stohr D.A. Samford D.R. Bishop J.R. G. Ortiz R.A. Stohr J.R. G. Ortiz R.G. Dahlen P.J. Arnall K.R. Heineman K.R. Heineman J.C. Sabetta L.M. Frieber T.M. Bistline Number Date Author Reci pient C25160- 12/19/83 D.F. Snively C25165 R.T. Berendt T.M. Bistline J.G. Nassif C25166- 1/29/85 A.M. Ford C25169 B.D. Ryder Nate Karch T.M. Bistline D.F. Snively C25170- 9/3/81 C25173 C25174- 12/2/81 C25175 R.A. Stohr P.J. Amali --- C25176 12/10/81 P.J. Amali B.M. McManis C25177- 8/23/82 R.A. Stohr C25178 -- C25179- 11/24/82 T.M. Bistline C25182 -- C25183- -- C25190 C25191C25208 C25209- -C25221 T.M. Bistline 4 D.F. Snively D.F. Snively -- -- -- These documents relate directly to this lawsuit and to other litigation arising out of the spill at Sturgeon, Missouri. All of these documents relate to the attorneys' litigation plans, theories and mental impressions, concerning these cases and are therefore protected by the attorney work product privilege. The correspondence from outside counsel i also protected by the attorney-client privilege; the inhouse attorneys to whom it was addressed were persons who held such advisory roles to top management at Monsanto that a decision as to the matters discussed would not normally be made without their advice or opinion. Consolidation Coal Company v. Bucyrus-Erie Company, 89 111.2d 103, 432 N.E.2d 250, 258 (1982). GROUP VIII Number Date C25222- 3/6/79 C25232 Author R.E. Marsh C.D. Barklay S. G. Janik C25233- 6/15/79 C25238 C25239- 1/31/80 C25244 C25245- 5/5/80 C25277 P.S. Park H.M. Keating V.A. Haskins C25278 2/15/83 C25279- 8/4/83 C25282 D.L. Coleman L.D. Plumb C25283- 10/13/83 M.J. Furman C25285 C25286C25371 11/30/84 W.B. Bennet D.R. Dill H.C. Godt, Jr. D.K. Lynch S.H. Vogel Recipient R. Ewing J. Maiurum C.D. Barclay J.D. Holschuk S. Anderson J.M. Wiles W. Fisher J.M. Alton M. Liebman -- P.S. Park D. Dill F .A. Provorny D. Roman S. Vogel M.M. Liebman J.G. Nassif T.M. Bistline F.J. Stokes J.W. Fullinwider M. Liebman J.V. Insley J. Guidos T.M. Bistline H.S. Scott Number Date Author Recipient C25372- -C25374 R. LaDriere T.M. Bistline These documents relate to other Monsanto litigation involving dioxin or chlorophenols. All of these documents are protected by the attorney work product privilege, as they were prepared by or at the direction of an attorney and reveal the attorney's litigation plans, theories, and mental impressions concerning that litigation. GROUP IX Number Date Author C25375 11/27/74 J.R. Bley, Jr. C25376- 3/28/78 J.C. McPhillips C25377 C25378- 8/11/78 C25379 C25380- 1/15/79 C25385 C25386- 4/3/79 C25394 P.S. Park F.A. Provorny J.J. Spano (handwritten notes by R.T. Berendt) Recipient P.G. Hammer W.C. Brandenburg J.T. Garrett L.G. Scharpf J.C. Weber F.A. Provorny D.P. Roman R.G. Pier J.D. Wilson R.W. Duesenberg F.C. Rehfield -- P.0. DeGarmo H.M. Keating F.C. Meyer P.S. Park D.R. Bishop W.A. Blase E.N. Brasfield H.W. Curtis M. Dmytryszya J.W. Molloy J.R. Thurrott R.T. Berendt Number Date C25395 6/27/79 C25396- 5/6/80 C25399 Author F.A. Provorny J.D. Wilson (handwritten notes by R.A. Stohr) * C25400- 8/11/83 C25402 C25403- 8/26/83 C25405 C25406- 9/15/83 C25411 T.M. Bistline P.H. Smith L.W. Meyer C25412- 9/16/83 J.G. Nassif C25413 C25414- 9/22/83 L.W. Meyer C25416 C16651- 9/24/84 H.D. Toy C16662 Recipient -- T.L. Gossage E. L. Head H.W. Kilbourne J. C. McPhillips M.E. Miller R.G. Pier F. A. Provorny R.A. Stohr D.B. Edwards B.G. Hammond P.S. Park K.C. Sehmert A.F. Werner P.J. Arnall -- M.E. Whelan W. J. McCarville D.B. Edwards M.E. Foresman W.B. Papageorge P.H. Smith M. Whelan W.J. McCarville L.W. Meyer R.T. Berendt W .A . Blase P.H. Smith D.B. Edwards M.E. Foresman W.B. Papageorge P.H. Smith M. Whelan D.L. Coleman J.G. Nassif P.H. Smith Number Date Author Recipient C25423 11/8/84 R.T. Berendt (Handwritten notes by R.W. Duesenberg) R.W. Duesenberg C16666- 3/6/85 C16678 T. Wasser (handwritten notes by P.H. Smith) P.H. Smith Cl 6663- 3/7/85 C16665 P.H. Smith A .W . Wasser J.D. Wilson M. R. Foresman N. E. Prange J.G. Nassif P .A . Easterday These documents were not prepared in connection with litigation, but rather consist of legal advice rendered by or requests for legal advice made to Monsanto attorneys. The persons to whom this advice was given or who requested the advice was the person who made the decision or was in such an advisory role that the decision would not be made without that person's advice or opinion. These documents are therefore privileged from discovery under Supreme Court Rule 201(a) (2) and Consolidation Coal. COBURN, CROFT & PUTZELL /// inneth R. Heil Bruce D. Ryder 312 South Illinois Street Belleville, Illinois 62220 (618) 277-1020 Attorneys for Defendant Monsanto Company CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that a true and accurate copy of the foregoing was hand-delivered this day of July, 1985, to the following attorneys of record: Mr. Rex Carr Mr. Jerome Seigfreid 109 S.High Street Belleville, Illinois 62221 --. 4