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LAW OFFICES
OGLETREE. DEAKtNS, NASH, SMOAK AND STEWART
A MATNCASNIP INCLUDING PAOFCBB'OMU. ABBOCkATIONA AMS PRDP**lONAi. CORPORATIONS
ONE THOUSAND EAST NORTH
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(03) 2*2-1*10
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September 2,1988
COX DEFENSE GROUP
ATTENTION:
Peter F. Davey, Esquire (Union Carbide) Ms. Linda E. Hart (For Maxus Energy) Beverly Gholson, Esquire (Georgia Gulf)
Gary A. Jones, Esquire (B.F. Goodrich) Richard J. Lorenz, Esquire (Tenneco Oil)
Amy Ng, Esquire (Conoco)
RE: Wanda Cox v. Georgia Gulf Corporation, et aL
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
OTmcr offices ATUkHTA OEOROlA WAtMlNOTON, O. C. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA NA|HVILL, TeNNCBSEC ALBANY, OCOAOIA SPARTANBURG. SOUTH CAROLINA SCmCNCCTAOY, NEW YORK
#7908
statement
For professional services rendered from July 26,1988, through August 25,1988, including:
JuTv 26.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Letter to Ms. Linda Hart (Aetna) regarding status of case and
sending all documents; letter to Defense group regarding status
of case and requesting answer to interrogatories; receive and
review insurance information regarding Diamond Shamrock
Corporation from Mr. Endicott; draft answer to complaint;
draft affirmative defenses; telephone conference with Mr. Bob
Ariail; research successor liability; review case decision; review
local federal rules of civil procedure.
__ ____ ______ ,,_____ ________ __ 07 hours
45 minutes
July 27.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Telephone conference with Mr. Danny White regarding
motion to enlarge time to answer; draft motion for
enlargement of time; draft consent order; draft affidavit of
counsel to support motion for enlargement of time to answer;
telephone conference with Mr. John Endicott regarding
answers to 16(b) interrogatories; draft answers to 16(b)
interrogatories; review answers to interrogatories from Ms.
Gholson; research regarding South Carolina strict liability;
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telephone conference with Mr. Bob Ariail; review memoranda
and decisions regarding bulk supplier and learned intermediary
defenses. __________ ________________ __ 08 hours
15 minutes
July 2&. 1988
(Donald A. Cockrfll)
Telephone conference with Mr. Richard Lorenz regarding
answers to court's standard interrogatories.
CXI hours
15 minutes
July 28.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Legal research regarding liability of successor corporation and
strict liability; deliver signed consent order for extension of
time to Mr. Ariail's office.
_________ _____ _....._____________ 01 hour
45 minutes
July 29.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Trip to Mr. Ariail's office to secure signed consent order and
deliver same to Judge Anderson; telephone conference with
Mr. Gary Jones regarding interrogatory answers.
,,............................................. ........ 00 hours
45 minutes
August 1.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Proof and redraft answer to complaint.
02 hours
45 minutes
August 2.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Research regarding defenses and strict liability; draft
interrogatory answer; telephone conference with Ms. Linda
Hart regarding relationships; telephone conference with Ms.
Paige Marlow regarding interrogatories.
________ _____ ______________ ..... 03 hours
45 minutes
August 4.1988
(Many Lou Hill)
Telephone conference with Mr. Endicott regarding answers of
Occidental to local rule interrogatories; review letter from Ms.
Hart; review OSHA VC standards and PVC articles.
________ __ __________ ___
04 hours
00 minutes
August 5.1988 -
(Mary Lou Hill)
Telephone conference with Ms. Beverly Gholson regarding
Stauffer ledger sheets and letter regarding same; review
medico-legal literature regarding vinyl chloride regulations.
~____ __ ___________________________ 04
45 minutes
August 8.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Telephone conference with Mr. Bob Ariail regarding supplier
information; review supplier invoices; draft ana prepare
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answer; draft verifications; research regarding case law S.C.
and 4th Circuit, statement of Torts regarding negligence and
strict liabilities in tort
r'iiimin__ _______ __________ ___ 05 hours
15 minutes
August 9.1988
(Mary Lou Hill)
Research case law regarding strict liability and negligence,
learned intermediary defense; draft 7.06 interrogatories.
.................... ..................... ........__07 hours
45 minutes
Attgvst 10,1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Review federal regulations (1978) regarding vinyl chloride;
draft 7.06 interrogatory answers.
...... ..................... ..............07 hours
15 minutes
August 1L 1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Draft 7.06 interrogatories; telephone conference with Mr.
Endicott regarding list of Diamond Shamrock insurers;
research for summary judgment motion regarding defenses.
........... ..................................... 07 hours
15 minutes
August 12.1988 (Maiy Lou Hill)
Finalize answers to complaint and interrogatories for Georgia
Gulf Corporation; research restatement of Torts; case law
regarding negligence and strict liability for motion for summary
judgment; draft summary judgment outline; draft 16(b)
interrogatory answers.
07 hours
45 minutes
August 13.1988 (Katherine Thomas)
Retrieving restatement (2d) of Torts Sections for Mary Lou
Hill.
....00 hours
30 minutes
August IS. 1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Draft 16(b) interrogatory answers and finalize same.
02 hours
30 minutes
August 16.1988 (Donald A. Cockrill)
Review of complaint and responses to standard court
interrogatories.
______________________________ 00 hours
30 minutes
August 16.1988 (Mary Lou Hill) Finalize Rule 16(b) interrogatories; prepare answer for mailing; letter to defense group counsel; research law
regarding failure to warn/stnct Lability in preparation for
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drafting motion for nummary judgment; telephone conference
with Mr. Ariail regarding federal court docket call.
-.... T-T----___ 07 hours
15 minutes
August 17.1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Research and review Restatement of Torts regarding strict
liability and negligent failure to warn.
07 hours
45 minutes
August 18.1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Research case of law for summary judgment motion; telephone
conference with Ms. Marlow regarding letter; draft motion for
summary judgment
______________________________ 05 hours
00 minutes
August 19.19S8 (Mary Lou Hill)
Revise Conoco's interrogatory answers; legal research
regarding case law involving bulk supplier defense for motion
for summary judgment.
____________________________ ..... 03 hours
15 minutes
August 23.1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Research case law; organize cases for summary judgment
motion; revise answers to 16(b) interrogatories.
.... ...................................................03 hours
45 minutes
August 24.1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Legal research regarding cases in support of motion for
summary judgment; finalize interrogatory answers of Georgia
Gulf Corporation.
03 hours
15 minutes
August 25.1988 (Mary Lou Hill)
Numerous telephone conferences to counsels' offices; organize
cases and research; review case law and draft motion for
summary judgment. _______________________________ 06 hours
00 minutes
This statement represents time expended by the following attorneys:
Donald A. Cockrill 00 hours 45 minutes @ $150/hour
Mary Lou Hill 107 hours 45 minutes @ $100/hour
Katherine Thomas 00 hours 30 minutes @ $50/bour
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$10,912.50
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Plus Expenses
Reproduction of Copies Federal Eroress.............. Computer Research.......
$249.40
__________9.75 _________75.00
Expenses...___w..;..................................... ............................................$334.15
^OTAL SERVICES$10,91230 TOTAL EXPENSESm.,,...w..N..^.m.NMN..MHWM..H....mw...m.334.15
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