Document YGr8bxVyK4669ZQXKeXDwY8R0
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Old RIDGEBURV road DANBLRV conn 06S' 7
LAW DEPARTMENT
hjdfrWU
O'
December 27, 1990
TO: John R. Downey, Esq.
RE: Alice L. Warren, et al. v. Union Carbide, et al. (Invoice dated 12/13/90)
This is to inform you that the above-captioned invoice has been forwarded for payment.
/es Attachment
tt oO*
UCC 081700
NUTTER, McCLENNEN & FISH
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110-2699 TELEPHONE: 617 439-2000 FACSIMILE: 617 973-9748
December 13, 1990 18371-1
DIRECT DIAL NUMBER:
John R. Downey, Esq. Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company, Law Department 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06817-0001
Inc.
Re: Alice L. Warren, Administratrix v. The Dow Chemical Company. Union Carbide, et al
Dear John:
I enclose our statement for services rendered for the iriodEnding November 30, 1990. Your share of this bill is ,825.65. jThis reflects a courtesy discount of my rate from v u^20.00 to ^$210.00 per hour. Please let me know if you have any-questions.
\
Best regards.
\ Very truly yours
SRB/jlf enclosui 5178i/2S
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS COUNSEL: AMSTERDAM LONDON TOKYO
UCC 081701
NUTTER, McCLENNEN & FISH
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110-2699
(617)439-2000
John R. Downey, Esq. Union Carbide Chemical 39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury CT 06817-0001
& Plastics Company,
Inc.
Judith Elledge, Esq. Conoco Inc. 600 North Derry Ashford P.O. Box 2197 Houston, Texas 77252-2197
Mary Sundt, Esq. The Dow Chemical Company D30 Willard H. Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48674
Client 018371 Matter 0001
December 13, 1990
Bill No. 29060 SRB
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES rendered and unbilled through November 30, 1990 in connection with Alice L. Warren. Administratrix of the Estate of John Warren v. The Dow Chemical Company, et al. including:
Date
Description
Aty
Hours
11/01/90 11/02/90
Research regarding burden of causation - identification of manufacturers. Attention to correspondence regarding discovery and office conference with S.Parsons regarding same; office conference with L.Shapiro regarding "causation" research; telephone call to J.Downey regarding discovery.
LJS SRB
3.50 0.90
PRIVILEGED AND
"CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
UCC 081702
PAYMENT DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF BILLING DATE BALANCES OVER THIRTY DAYS ARE SUBJECT TO A MONTHLY FINANCE CHARGE OF ONE AND ONE HALF PERCENT
NUTTER. McCLENNEN & FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Elledge, Esq. Mary sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 2
Date
Description
Aty
Hours
11/02/90 11/05/90 11/05/90 11/06/90
11/06/90 11/06/90
11/07/90 11/07/90
Research law regarding burden of
US
causation and meeting with S.Burger;
drafting memorandum regarding product
identification.
Drafting memorandum regarding burden LJS
of proof in identification cases.
Review plaintiff's document requests SLP
and prepare objections to same.
Return telephone call to J.Rendini
SRB
regarding R.Griffith deposition;
office conference with S.Parsons
regarding same; preparation for
Griffith deposition.
Revision to memo regarding
LJS
identification of products.
Conference with S.Burger regarding
SLP
R.Griffith's deposition;
review documents forwarded by
plaintiff's counsel in response to
Goodrich's document request; telephone
call from counsel for Goodrich regarding
court motion to compel plaintiff to
respond to interrogatories.
Attend continued deposition of
SRB
Ruth Griffith in Springfield,
including discussions
with counsel.
Review memo by L.Shapiro regarding
SLP
plaintiff's burden of proof on
causation and manufacturer
identification under Massachusetts
law.
4.00 2.90 1.50 4.50
0.50 0.80
9.20 0.20
PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
UCC 081703
NUTTER, McCLENNEN & FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Elledge, Esq. Mary Sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 3
Date
Description
Aty
Hours
11/08/90
11/09/90 11/12/90 11/12/90 11/14/90
Review letter from client regarding objections to be raised to plaintiff's interrogatories and document requests; revise objections raised to plaintiff's document request; conference with S.Burger regarding results of R.Griffith's deposition. Further edits on objections to plaintiff's document requests; review letter from client addressed to R.Wheeler. Letter from J.Downey regarding plaintiff's discovery; telephone conference with M.Sundt regarding discovery and theories of causation (latency, etc.); office conference with S.Parsons regarding discovery. Draft objections to plaintiff's interrogatories; review Mrs. Warren's diary entries to obtain specific information regarding vinyl chloride exposure at Monsanto. Finish review of Mrs. Warren's diaries; revise letter to clients regarding plaintiff's response to document request; review wrongful death statute and cases thereunder to determine viability of Mrs. Warren's claim for emotional distress.
SLP
SLP SRB SLP SLP
1.80
0.80 1.30 4.80 0.80
UCC 081704
NUTTER, McCLENNEN 8t FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Ell dge, Esq. Mary Sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 4
Date
Description
Aty
11/15/90 11/15/90
11/16/90
11/16/90 11/16/90
Office conference with S.Parsons
SRB
regarding discovery matters and
communications with counsel.
Conference with S.Burger regarding
SLP
obtaining extension of time in which
to respond to interrogatories
and litigation strategy; finalize
letter to client regarding plaintiff's
response to Goodrich's document
request.
Further review of legal memoranda
SRB
regarding burden of proof; letter to
J.Downey, J.Elledge and M.Sundt
regarding Griffith deposition and
status; further attention to
discovery status and discussions with
S.Parsons regarding same.
Prepare court motion for enlargement SLP
of time to respond to discovery;
memo to S.Burger regarding discovery,
strategy and discussion with
J.Rendini and J.Ellege.
Telephone call to plaintiff's counsel SLP
regarding extension of time to
respond to plaintiff's discovery;
telephone call to counsel for
Goodrich regarding obtaining
assent to extension,
discussion of plaintiff's
documents produced in response to
discovery request and obtaining
informal discovery from Monsanto;
telephone call to J.Downey regarding
obtaining plaintiff's
assent to 60-day extension; telephone
call to J.Ellege regarding obtaining
discovery extension and
Conoco's approach to discovery
responses.
Hours 0.60 0.70
1.70
0.30 2.00
UCC 081705
NUTTER, McCLENNEN & FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Ell dge, Esq. Mary Sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 5
SUBJ ORDER"
Date
Description
Aty
11/19/90 11/19/90 11/20/90 11/20/90 11/26/90
11/27/90 11/27/90
11/27/90
Further research and revisions
US
to memorandum regarding
identification of product.
Review and revise S.Burger's draft
SLP
letter to client regarding
Ruth Griffith's deposition.
Revisions: memorandum to client
US
Revise memo to S.Burger; revise
SLP
and file motion for enlargement
of time.
Attention to correspondence and
SRB
motions to enlarge time regarding
discovery; letter from M.Sundt and
review of materials regarding
angiosarcoma of the liver: latency and
exposure issues.
Telephone call from
SRB
Dotti VonEhrenberg at Union Carbide
regarding discovery.
Review memorandum of law (revised)
SRB
regarding burden of proof in products
identification; review interrogatory
and document requests to defendants
and consider appropriate objections;
telephone call to J.Rendini regarding
discovery and schedule meeting; office
conference with S.Parsons regarding
discovery, including strategy on
responding and propounding
interrogatories; telephone call to
M.Sundt; review plaintiff's answers to
B.F. Goodrich's interrogatories;
Conference with S.Burger regarding
SLP
strategy for future discovery and
review of objections to plaintiff's
document requests and discussion of
detailed written discovery to be
served on plaintiff; revise objections
to document requests; continue drafting
objections to interrogatories.
Hours 2.50 0.30
0.40 0.80 0.70
0.50 3.70
4.40
UCC 081706
NUTTER, McCLENNEN Se FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Elledge, Esq. Mary Sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 6
Date
Description
11/28/90
11/28/90 11/28/90 11/29/90
Telephone conference with M.Sundt regarding various discovery and strategy issues; memo to file regarding same; telephone conference with J.Rendini's office regarding meeting. Conference with S.Glancy regarding organization of medical records, digest of Ruth Griffith and background facts of case. Conference regarding medical records and case background; review selected parts of file. Continue review of selected parts of file; organize documents; memo regarding same.
Total Hours...For Matter 0001
BURGER, S.R. PARSONS, S.L. SHAPIRO, L.J. GLANCY, S.E.
25.00 19.60 13.80
1.50
Rate
210.00 155.00 95.00 60.00
Total for Services
Aty SRB
Hours 1.90
SLP SEG SEG
0.40 0.90 0.60 59.90
5.250.00 3.038.00 $1,311.00
90.00
$9,689.00
PRIVILEGED AND SMRN|p'rT?IIAL MATER'AL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
ucc 081707
NUTTER. McCLENNEN & FISH
John R. Downey, Esq. Judith Elledge, Esq. Mary Sundt, Esq. December 13, 1990 Page 7
DISBURSEMENTS recorded and unbilled through November 30, 1990
COMP-AID RESEARCH POSTAGE OVERNIGHT COURIER TELEPHONE PHOTOCOPYING WORD PROCESSING TELECOPIER/TELEX MILEAGE,TOLLS,PARKNG
Total Disbursement............................................
Total This Bill....................................................
Total Due.....................................................................
$1,076.49 20.55 57.00 41.09
405.60 114.90
5.00 67.30
$1,787.93
$11,476.93
$11,476.93
PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER"
UCC 081708