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CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 01/23/89 02/02/89 03/01/89 TO Mansfield C. Neal, Jr., GE Power Delivery Division Charles H. McCrea, Sr., Thomas E. Kotoske, David S. McCrea John L. Thorndal 04/10/89 Thomas E. Kotoske 04/13/89 04/21/89 04/21/89 Mansfield C. Neal, Jr., GE Power Delivery Division File Thomas E. Kotoske 04/26/89 05/03/89 File File 05/09/93 Thomas E. Kotoske 05/10/89 John McCarthy, Nevada Power Company FROM Thomas E. Kotoske John L. Thorndal Thomas E. Kotoske Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Thomas E. Kotoske Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. \ Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Thomas E. Kotoske DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing equipment change-out catalogues (enclosure not attached) Letter re: Thorndal, Backus, Maupin & Armstrong being retained by Westinghouse and the lack of merits of the case Letter responding to Thomas Kotoske's February 2, 1989 letter concerning cases Thorndal, Backus, et al. are handling in the PCB change-out area, requesting Kotoske's response with respect to tolling agreements, confidentiality agreements and good faith negotiations, and stating that if they receive no response from Kotoske, Westinghouse, General Electric and Monsanto will not have any interest in settling this matter short of litigation Letter enclosing transformer test results received from Nevada Power Company (enclosures not attached) Letter enclosing original March 22, 1989 computer run concerning the PCB transformers changed out by Nevada Power Company Memorandum attaching draft Complaint (no attachment) Letter enclosing draft complaint and file memorandum setting forth matters with Kotoske requested McCrea to make Memorandum attaching draft Complaint, noting matters to be researched Memo re: Tom Kotoske's meeting with Manny Neal (counsel for General Electric) and discussions of Nevada Power Company's PCB change-outs Letter enclosing letter from John McCarthy, Nevada Power Company, regarding the costs of changing out PCB filled capacitor banks Letter enclosing damage summary P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 1 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 05/22/89 05/22/89 05/23/89 TO Mansfield C. Neal, Jr., GE Power Delivery Division Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Nik Skrinjaric FROM Thomas E. Kotoske Nik Skrinjaric Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 05/23/89 Thomas E. Kotoske Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 05/26/89 File Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 05/26/89 06/06/89 Thomas E. Kotoske Interested Persons Charles H. McCrea, Sr. David McCrea 06/06/89 06/15/89 Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Nik Skrinjaric Thomas E. Kotoske Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 06/28/89 06/30/89 07/03/89 07/05/89 Thomas E. Kotoske Charles A. Lenzie, Nevada Power Company Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 07/05/89 J. Randall Jones, Nik Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Skrinjaric P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing Nevada Power Company's damage summary generated as a result o f its PCB change-out program Memorandum of research into possible claims for relief and potential claims for relief based on strict products liability and warranty Memorandum re: observations on Skrinjaric's 05/22/89 research memorandum Letter enclosing May 22, 1989 memorandum from Nik Skrinjaric and May 23, 1993 memorandum to Nik Skrinjaric re: claims for relief research Memorandum re: Kotoske's reaction to the research memoranda regarding Memorandum re: Kotoske stating that GE, Westinghouse and Monsanto to hold meeting about Nevada Power case, the forms for claims of relief and statutes of limitations, the complaint, and the demand letter Letter re: time limit under Nevada law for service o f summons Memorandum re: malignant melanomas in Bloomington Westinghouse workers caused by PCBs Letter enclosing overview of complaint causes of action Memorandum re: GE, Westinghouse and Monsanto meeting to discuss Nevada Power case Letter enclosing draft revised Complaint and stating the claims for relief Telephone conversation between Charles H. McCrea, Sr. and Tom Kotoske Letter enclosing copy of the proposed Complaint Telephone conversation between Charles H. McCrea, Sr. and Tom Kotoske: discussion on whether to initiate a class action suit Memorandum enclosing Complaint for filing with the Court on that next Friday 2 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 07/05/89 07/06/89 TO Charles H. McCrea, Sr. File FROM W. E. Littler, Nevada Power Company Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 07/07/89 07/07/89 07/10/89 07/11/89 M. Gene Matteucci, Nevada Power Company Thomas E. Kotoske Reno-Carson Messenger Service File Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Nik Skrinjaric Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 07/25/89 J. Randall Jones J. Bruce Alverson 07/26/89 J. Randall Jones J. Bruce Alverson 07/31/89 08/01/89 08/01/89 08/01/89 Thomas E. Kotoske and David S. McCrea Thomas E. Kotoske Bruce Featherstone J. Bruce AIverson Charles H. McCrea, Sr. J. Randall Jones Nik Skrinjaric Nik Skrinjaric 08/09/89 Thomas E. Kotoske Nik Skrinjaric DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing original Indenture (enclosure not attached) Memorandum re: Nevada Power Company's changes to the proposed Complaint and authorization to file same with the Court Letter enclosing file-stamped copy of the Complaint Letter enclosing file-stamped copy of the Complaint Letter re: service of the Summons and Complaint upon Monsanto, General Electric and Westinghouse Memorandum re: a reporter from the Las Vegas sun requesting copy of the Complaint, and the handling of the media Letter advising that Alverson, Taylor St Mortensen has been retained to represent General Electric Company in this case Letter advising that Alverson, Taylor 8t Mortensen has been retained as local counsel to represent Monsanto Company and that Bruce Featherstone of Kirkland St Ellis will also be representing Monsanto Letter enclosing copy of an article which appeared in the Business Section of the Las Vegas Sun on Sunday, July 30, 1989 (enclosure not attached) Letter enclosing Notice of Removal (enclosure not attached) Letter advising that Monsanto was served with process on July 1 1 ,198 9 Letter advising that Monsanto was served with process on July 12, 1989 and that General Electric was served July 24, 1989 Letter enclosing Notice of Removal, Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents, and Answers to Complaint received from Westinghouse, Monsanto's Answer and Joinder in the Notice of Removal, and verified petition for permission to practice (enclosures not attached) P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 3 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 08/11/89 T0 Nik Skrinjaric FROM Thomas E. Kotoske 08/15/89 File J. Randall Jones 08/16/89 J. Randall Jones 08/16/89 Nik Skrinjaric J. Stephen Simon Bruce A. Featherstone, Kirkland & Ellis Undated 08/21/89 J. Randall Jones J. Bruce Alverson 08/23/89 08/24/89 09/06/89 09/22/89 J. Randall Jones J. Randall Jones, Charles H. McCrea, Sr. M. Gene Matteucci, Nevada Power Company Honorable Lloyd D. George John L. Thorndal Nik Skrinjaric Charles H. McCrea, Sr. John L. Thorndal and J. Bruce Alverson 09/28/89 10/03/89 Thomas Kotoske and David McCrea J. Randall Jones J. Randall Jones David S. McCrea DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing interrogatories and responses thereto, copy of the request for admissions, and a coy of the Tennessee decision (enclosures not attached) Memorandum re: telephone call with Phoenix attorney, Steve Simons and his client owning a resort which has PCB laced capacitors made by Westinghouse Letter re: his client owning a resort which has PCB laced capacitors made by Westinghouse Letter advising that representation was completed of Nevada Power in a case against several contractors who built the cooling towers for the Reed Gardner #4 power plant and that Kirkland & Ellis has never worked on any matter for Nevada Power involving PCBs Notes of conversation between Charles H. McCrea and Thomas Kotoske Letter advising to disregard interrogatories previously served on behalf of defendant Monsanto Letter re: proposed Joint Status Report Memorandum of Skrinjaric's analysis of interrogatories received from Monsanto, Westinghouse and General Electric Letter enclosing discovery materials served by defendants (enclosures not attached) Letter re: court's order for scheduling and planning entered August 25, 1989, and minutes of the court dated September 1, 1989 and defendants' joint proposal thereto for early resolution of the case Letter re: discussions regarding strategy and a general outline for handling this case Letter re: making demand of settlement in writing based on the singular theory of indemnification P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 4 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 10/05/89 File TO 10/06/89 10/09/89 File J. Randall Jones 10/09/89 David S. McCrea FROM J. Randall Jones Charles H. McCrea, Sr. David R. Clayson, Alverson, Taylor, et al. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 10/10/89 Thomas E. Kotoske J. Randall Jones and Nik Skrinjaric 10/10/89 10/11/89 Tom Kotoske, J. Randall Jones, D. McCrea and Nik Skrinjaric J. Randall Jones and Nik Skrinjaric Charles H. McCrea, Sr. * Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 10/11/89 Thomas E. Kotoske Nik Skrinjaric 10/12/89 10/12/89 File File Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. 10/12/89 J. Randall Jones 10/12/89 Peggy A. Leen 10/13/89 Honorable Lawrence R. Leavitt Peggy Leen, Thorndal, Backus, et al. Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. David R. Clayson, Alverson, Taylor, et al. DESCRIPTION Memo re: conference with Charles McCrea and Nik Skrinjaric to stipulate re: toxicity levels of PCBs Memorandum re: inspection of documents in Nevada Power library Letter confirming receipt of responses to Nevada Power's discovery requests Letter enclosing a Notice to Take Deposition which was served on October 5; confirmation that Tom is going to cover the Electric Power Research Institute deposition in Palo Alto on October 17 (enclosure not attached) Letter enclosing the October 9, 1989 letter from David Clayson re: Nevada Power's recent discovery responses (enclosure not attached; however, see entry above) Memorandum re: telephone conversation with Ed Colmer, General Counsel of Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Memorandum re: Jane Steckbeck researching and preparing a comprehensive memorandum on the differences between a claim for relief on the theory of indemnity and a claim for relief on the theory of restitution Letter enclosing a PMK Notice of Deposition for October 16 (enclosure not attached) Memorandum re: EPRI receiving subpoena Memorandum re: Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG) requesting copies of the Complaint and Answers Letter re: discovery dispute Letter confirmong conversations re: defendants' subpoena to EPRI Letter re: defendants' proposed agenda for status check P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 5 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 10/19/89 10/23/89 10/25/89 10/26/89 10/26/89 10/31/89 11/03/89 11/03/89 TO All Managers at Nevada Power Company Thomas E. Kotoske, David A. McCrea, J. Randall Jones, Nik Skrinjaric Nik Skrinjaric Peggy A. Leen Tom Kotoske J. Randall Jones and Nik Skrinjaric Charles A. Lenzie, Nevada Power Company Thomas E. Kotoske, David McCrea, J. Randall Jones and Nik Skrinjaric FROM Richard Hinckley Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Peggy A. Leen Victorie E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. John H. Tatlock, Kirkland & Ellis Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Charles H. McCrea, Sr. DESCRIPTION Memorandum re: collecting company files dealing w ith PCBs Memorandum re: Peggy Leen letter to counsel for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and EPRI's objection to deposition subpoena Letter confirming agreements re: producing Gene Matteucci for a 30(b)(6) notice deposition, documents referenced in Donald Fabbi's deposition, identification of the equipment Nevada Power claims is involved in this litigation, Nevada Power providing additional answers to interrogatories and responses to requests for production, EPRI documents responsive to the subpoena, and discovery requests propounded by Nevada Power to defendants Letter enclosing first set of documents responsive to EPRI subpoena (enclosures not attached) Letter enclosing first set of documents responsive to EPRI subpoena (enclosures not attached) Letter requesting copies of all future pleadings, discovery requests and correspondence; acceptance of service by Bruce Featherstone or Jack Tatlock on behalf of Monsanto; Alverson, Taylor, et al. representing Monsanto as local counsel and Kirkland & Ellis representing Monsanto as principle outside counsel Letter enclosing copy of the article from October 30, 1989 issue of Electric Utility Week reporting on PCB cases; statute of limitations cannot run until Nevda Power has suffered damages cognizable under the law Memorandum re: Charles H. McCrea, Sr.'s telephone conversation w ith Larry Brown, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), re: defendants planning to examine documents at EEl's offices on Monday, November 6, 1989, and deposition scheduled for November 27 of Fred I. Denny, Vice President Environment, Fossil Fuels and Power Production P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 6 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 11/06/89 TO Tom Kotoske 11/06/89 11/07/89 11/08/89 Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Peggy A. Leen and Tom Kotoske J. Randall Jones 11/09/89 J. Randall Jones 11/10/89 Peggy A. Leen 11/13/89 Peggy A. Leen 11/13/89 11/15/89 Charles H. McCrea, Sr. J. Randall Jones 11/16/89 Peggy A. Leen FROM Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. Thomas E. Kotoske DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing copy of the second set of documents and tw o videotapes which EPRI has produced to defendants pursuant to subpoena (enclosures not attached) Letter re: bill from Victoria Brieant for services in copying EPRI documents Victoria E. Brieant Peggy A. Leen, Thorndal, Backus, et al. Linda Kay Isom, Southwest Transcripts, Inc. Thomas E. Kotoske Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. Thomas E. Kotoske Thomas E. Kotoske Nik Skrinjaric Letter enclosing additional documents produced by EPRI pursuant to subpoena (enclosures not attached) Letter re: scheduled depositions, that Mr. Matteucci indicated he believed both Arthur Pearson and Conrad Ryan are both former employees of Nevada Power and that they are available for deposition, confirming that Mr. Kotoske is the only attorney who will be involved in depositions in this case, Letter advising a transcript of the hearing re: plaintiff's production of documents and scheduling of defendants' 30(b)(6) depositions transcript has been prepared, and cost for same Letter re: November 6, 1989 telephone conversation between Leen and Kotoske relating to discovery issues in this case and that Kotoske told her that plaintiff's team has given him responsibility for discovery issues involving responses to defendants' discovery requests, Leen's response that she would not participate in the discovery process with him due to his demeanor, and Kotoske's statement that "upon reflection, [1] think you will agree with me that your 'ostrich approach' to litigation is both immature and unbecoming" Letter enclosing additional EPRI documents pursuant to subpoena Letter enclosing tw o statements concering production of records from Kotoske's offices of EPRI documents Letter confirming conclusion of marshaling EPRI documents, concluding EPRI depositions, and enclosing summaries of depositions of EPRI employees Gilbert Addis and Priscilla Bates (enclosures not attached) Draft letter clarifying matters with regards to the depositions scheduled in the upcoming weeks P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 7 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 11/16/89 11/16/89 11/19/89 TO Gene Matteucci, Nevada Power Company All Runners/Tom Christensen, Jones, Jones, Close & Brown Peggy A. Leen FROM Nik Skrinjaric Nik Skrinjaric Marijane W. Simon 11/20/89 11/21/89 Gene Matteucci, Nevada Power Company J. Randall Jones Robert W. Clark, M.D. John L. Thorndal 11/21/89 J. Bruce Alverson Thomas E. Kotoske 11/22/89 11/27/89 11/27/89 11/30/89 Peggy A. Leen, Thorndal, Backus, et al. John L. Thorndal, Peggy A. Leen, Thorndal, Backus, et al. Donald Fabbi, Nevada Power Company Peggy Leen Associated Reporters of Nevada Thomas E. Kotoske Associated Reporters of Nevada Nik Skrinjaric DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing Notice of Depositions (Notice attached) Memorandum re: Tom Kotoske's arrival in Las Vegas on Monday, November 20, 1989 Letter enclosing signed original deposition transcript of M. Gene Matteucci taken Friday, October 27, 1989 Letter confirming that Arthur E. Pearson is a patient of his, that Pearson has serious medical problems and that the Dr. is now conducting a series of diagnostic studies Letter confirming conversations regarding deposition scheduling problems of Donald Fabbi's, McCarthy, and Arthur Pearon's depositions Letter re: Alverson, Taylor, et al.'s response to plaintiff's interrogatories and request for admissions, defendant's objections thereto, and defendants' response to plaintiff's request to admit the genuineness of the GE documents Letter enclosing original transcript of Donald Fabbi, Volumes I and II (enclosure not attached) Letter re: Westinghouse's response to plaintiff's interrogatories and request for admissions, that the responses are totally inadequate, and that Westinghouse denies that certain documents are not genuine Letter requesting Donald Fabbi come to their offices to review and sign the transcript of his deposition taken Monday, November 27, 1989 Letter confirming agreement to reschedule Dan Crotta's deposition from December 6, 1989 to December 11, 1989 and that due to Arthur Pearson's failing health, his deposition will not be taken at all P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 8 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 12/01/89 12/04/89 12/04/89 TO M. Gene Matteucci, Nevada Power Company J. Randall Jones and Thomas E. Kotoske Thomas E. Kotoske FROM Charles H. McCrea, Sr. David R. Clayson, Alverson, Taylor, et al. John L. Thorndal, Thorndal, Backus, et al. 12/05/89 Thomas E. Kotoske John L. Thorndal 10/05/89 Nik Skrinjaric John Field 12/05/89 Charles McCrea Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. 12/05/89 12/07/89 12/07/89 Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. David R. Clayson, Alverson, Taylor, et al. Mark H. Reddaway 12/08/89 12/11/89 Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Peggy A. Leen Charles H. McCrea, Sr. Nik Skrinjaric Associated Reporters of Nevada Victoria E. Brieant, Wilson, Sonsini, et al. Nik Skrinjaric 12/12/89 Roger Strelow, Environmental Program, General Electric Company Thomas E. Kotoske P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing November 30, 1989 statement re: costs (enclosure attached) Letter re: certain discovery propounded upon General Electric Letter responding to Kotoske's November 27, 1989 letter regarding the responses o f Westinghouise to plaintiff's interrogatories and requests for admissions and genuineness of documents Letter re: Kotoske's November 21, 1989 letter re: Monsanto's responses to plaintiff's interrogatories and requests for admissions Memorandum re: review of Chuck McCrea's review of Skrinjaric's memorandum on prospective claims in this matter Letter requesting $1,193.10 for copying costs incurred in producing documents which PRI produced pursuant to subpoenas served by defendants Letter enclosing check to EPRI for coies of documents and video tapes Letter referencing hand delivery of a copy of the PCEA records from Don Fabbi's files Letter advising that Mark H. Reddaway's transcript of his deposition taken Monday, December 4, 1989 is ready for him to read and sign Letter confirming receipt of check and to ignore her December 5, 1989 letter Letter memorializing December 8, 1989 conversation regarding Grant deposition Letter addressing Indiana University dispute 9 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 12/12/89 12/13/89 TO Richard Hinckley, Nevada Power Company Nik Skrinjaric 12/19/89 Thomas E. Kotoske 12/21/89 12/22/89 Edward D. Meyer, Esq., Strang, Fletcher, Cariger, Walker, Hodge & Smith Thomas Kotoske, J. Randall Jones 12/22/89 J. Bruce Alverson 12/27/89 M I21IQ S 12/28/89 J. Randall Jones, Thomas E. Kotoske J. Randall Jones, Thomas E. Kotoske Thomas E. Kotoske FROM Nik Skrinjaric DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing originals of our amended resonses to opponents' interrogatories (enclosures not attached) Ellen Blair, Staff Paralegal, Nevada Power Company John L. Thorndal, Thorndal, Backus, et al. Gary T. Foremaster Letter returning amended responses w ith marked changes (enclosures not attached) Letter attaching genuine photocopies of document nos. 203-208, 209-211, 212 and 249 maintained in Monsanto's files, which are marked in the lower right corner as documents NEV 0 0 0 0 0 1 -NEV000011 Letter acknowledaina briefs in Electric Power Board of Chattanooaa v. Monsanto David R. Clayson Thomas E. Kotoske David R. Clayson David R. Clayson John L. Thorndal Letter memorializing December 22, 1989 telephone conference held w ith Bruce Alverson, David Clayson and Thomas Kotosky concerning outstanding discovery requests propounded by Nevada Power and addressed to General Electric Letter notifying that plaintiff will file a motion to compel discovery against General Electric Letter attaching Exhibit "A " to the supplementary response to request to admit Letter attaching supplementary response to request for admit and interrogatories propounded upon General Electric (attachment not included) Letter enclosing defendant Monsanto Company's supplemental reponse to plaintiff's first set of interrogatories P:\USERS\LSG\COR\CORRES.LOG\1989 10