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CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 01/09/91 TO Chuck McCrea FROM Paul Merrell 01/15/91 David McCrea Chuck McCrea 01/22/91 01/22/91 01/23/91 01/28/93 01/31/91 01/31/91 02/01/91 02/03/91 Chuck McCrea Paul Merrell Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Kirkland & Eilis; Thorndal, Backus, et al.; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Alverson, Taylor Ellen Mortensen, Jones, Jones Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Paul Merrell Paul Merrell Paul Merrell 02/04/91 02/04/91 02/04/91 Counsel (form/sample) Chuck McCrea, David McCrea, Bill Snyder Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea DESCRIPTION Letter re Defendants' Brief; requesting copies of Nevada statutes cited by both sides and transcript of hearing and briefs involved in that hearing. Letter enclosing copy of answering brief of defendants and discusses phone conversation with Thorndal's office re receipt of defendants' reply brief. Letter re research on three claims for relief. Fax cover sheet attaching page 5 of Plaintiff's Memo in Opposition to GE Motion for Summary Judgment in case entitled Indeoendent Life v. GE. Letter re extension of time till 2/11/91 to file reply brief. Memo to law clerk re research project on potential reach of equitable liability. Fax memo re having received draft of Nevada Power Brief. Letter re draft brief, rewrite suggestions and over-length of same. Letter enclosing draft section on application statutes of limitations. Letter informing more time needed to complete new draft. Also, updates Chuck on telephone call from David McCrea re possible settlement of case soon. Malpractice letter, first draft. Addressees left open. Letter enclosing third draft of settlement proposal with discussion of changes made to same. (Enclosure not attached.) Also discusses malpractice issue. Fax cover sheet enclosing suggested changes on Paul Merrell 2/4/91 draft of letter re settlement discussions and pages 15 and 18 of brief draft with handwritten suggested changes. P:\USERS\LSG\COmcORRES.LOGV1901 1 DATED 02/05/91 TO Chuck McCrea 02/05/91 Paul Merrell 02/05/91 Paul Merrell 02/05/91 John Thorndal 02/05/91 John Thorndal 02/06/91 Chuck McCrea 02/06/91 John Thorndal 02/06/91 Paul Merrell 02/08/91 Chuck McCrea 02/08/91 Chuck McCrea 02/08/91 02/08/91 02/09/91 02/09/91 Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea and Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea P:\USERSUSO\COmCOflnES.LO GXlflBV CORRESPONDENCE LOG FROM Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Bill Snyder Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea John Thorndal Bruce Featherstone Paul Merrell Paul Merrell David McCrea Paul Merrell DESCRIPTION Letter enclosing new drafts of both letter incorporating Bill and David's suggestions. (Enclosure not attached.) Fax cover sheet only with comments "Merrell draft w/CHM comments". (Nothing attached to cover sheet.) Fax cover sheet only with comments "Merrell 2/5 a.m. draft w/CHM comments". (Nothing attached to cover sheet.) Letter suggesting consideration of immediate settlement discussions with supporting reasons, citations, and strategy re same. Letter with attached legal arguments re compromising integrity of a litigant's claims in other pending actions. (Letter refers to entry above.) Faxed handwritten memo enclosing seven pages for Paul to use for reply brief. (Enclosures not attached.) Letter enclosing excerpt of "Damages vs. Liability" and portions of BNA's Toxic Law Reporter. Memo enclosing simplified table showing opening and closing of one year "window" on indemnity cause of action. Letter responding to 2/6/91 letter re settlement and disagreeing with reasons for consideration of immediate settlement. Fax letter referring to 2/5 and 2/6/91 letters to Thorndal. Responding on behalf of Monsanto, letter states that suggestions and "arguments" set forth in referenced letters merit no further response. Fax cover page with note enclosing suggested rewrite of opening discussion of 2/7/ draft. Letter agreeing with Paul's changes and further discussions re other cases to add. Fax handwritten memo of insert to Reply Brief after Paragraph 2 on Page 1. Fax letter transmitting markup of draft brief and second draft of the motion to supplement along w ith comments re same. 2 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 02/11/91 02/11/91 02/20/91 03/01/91 TO Chuck McCrea Prothonotary Office, Superior Court M. Gene Matteucci FROM Paul Merrell Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Bill Snyder, David McCrea, Chuck McCrea Paul Merrell 03/07/91 04/04/91 04/09/91 04/17/91 05/09/91 06/03/91 06/27/91 09/03/91 Chuck McCrea David McCrea David McCrea and J. Randall Jones Thomas Kotoske Richard Hinckley Bill Snyder, David McCrea, Paul Merrell Bill Snyder Thomas Kotoske David McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Chuck McCrea Richard Hinckley, David McCrea, Paul Merrell, Bill Snyder Nik Skrinjaric Chuck McCrea DESCRIPTION Fax letter enclosing new text for page 11. (Enclosure not attached.) Letter requesting copy of Docket Sheet and enclosing check to cover cost of same. Letter enclosing copy of Reply Brief filed in Ninth Circuit and stating that matter has not yet been set for oral argument. (Enclosure not attached.) Letter enclosing (1) Defendants' Joint Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law (District Court); (2) Opposition of Nevada Power (District Court); (3) Defendants' Reply Memorandum of Law (District Court); (4) Transcript of Hearing (District Court); (5) Order of District Court granting Summary Judgment; (6) Opening Brief of Nevada Power (Ninth Circuit); (7) Brief of Defendants - Appellees (Ninth Circuit); (8) Reply Brief of Nevada Power (Ninth Circuit). (Enclosures not attached.) Letter commenting on excellence of Nevada Power's Reply Brief and Chuck's superb oral argument. Letter requesting update on status of case and appeal, and whether there has been a hearing date set. Letter responding to request for status update. Letter congratulating Hinckley on succeeded Matteucci, who is retiring. Letter enclosina c o d v of docket sheet in Monsanto v. Aetna case. (Enclosure not attached.) Fax cover sheet enclosing pages 48 to 50 of docket sheet in Independent Life v. General Electric case. Memo re currently awaiting hearing before the Ninth Circuit. Letter notifying that oral argument set for 10/10/91 in San Francisco. Encloses a copy of the notice and the Court's instructions regarding Notice of Cases Set for Hearing; Acknowledgement of Hearing Notice which David needs to complete and mail; and District Court's letter of 8/16 to Court of Appeals with enclosures. P:\USERSM-SGVCORVCORRESXO G \1801 3 CORRESPONDENCE LOG DATED 09/10/91 09/30/91 10/10/91 11/13/91 TO File Judy Gesler, Jones, Jones Distribution Judy Reilly, Jones, Jones FROM Dawn Blitsch, Jones, Jones CHM Chuck McCrea CHM 12/18/91 Chuck McCrea Robert Knapp DESCRIPTION Memo re tracking and confirming timely delivery of Federal Express pack to the Ninth Circuit Court Clerk. Memo re change of airline ticket. Memo summarizing events of hearing in Ninth Circuit. Memo requesting Judy to copy Opening Brief of Appellant Nevada Power, Answering Brief of Appellees Monsanto, et al., and Reply Brief of Nevada Power and send to Rob Knapp. Letter thanking Chuck for faxing District Court's Order which was helpful in oral argument and asking to be informed when Ninth Circuit rules on pending appeal. P:\US ERS\LSG\CO R\CORRES.LOG\1 SB 1 4