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Of Counsel: GALIHER DeROBERTIS ONO Law Corporations
GARY O. GALIHER L. RICHARD DeROBERTIS JEFFREY T. ONO DIANE T. ONO ILANA K. WAXMAN 610 Ward Avenue Second Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-3308 Telephone: (808) 597-1400
2008 3179 2763 5590 8733
SI Aik OF HAWAII f FILED
2009 APR -3 PH 3:20
N. ANAYA CLSHK.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF HAWAII
IN RE: HAWAII STATE ASBESTOS CASES
CIVIL NO. 08-1-1110-06 (EEH) (Toxic Tort/Asbestos Personal Injury)
This Document Applies To: FAYE GARRETT-TAKAKI and HENRY TAKAKI,
Plaintiffs, vs. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.
PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION UPON ORAL EXAMINATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30(b)(6) OF THE HAWAII RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OF A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE OF DEFENDANT EATON CORPORATION AND EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., successor in interest to CUTLER-HAMMER, INC., TO BE TAKEN STENOGRAPHICALLY AND BY VIDEOTAPE; CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Deponent: Eaton Corp./Eaton Electrical Date/Time: 4/22/09; 9:00 a.m. CDT Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Trial Date: May 4, 2009 Complex Litigation Judge: Hon. Eden Elizabeth Hifo
PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION UPON ORAL EXAMINATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30(b)(6) OF THE HAWAII RULES OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE OF A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE OF DEFENDANT EATON CORPORATION AND EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., successor in interest to CUTLER-
HAMMER, INC. TO BE TAKEN STENOGRAPHICALLY AND BY VIDEOTAPE
TO: ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD ON ATTACHED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiffs will take the oral deposition stenographically and by videotape of a representative of EATON CORPORATION AND EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., successor in interest to CUTLER-HAMMER, INC., ("EATON") on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. CDT at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport and Convention Hotel, 4747 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53207 (Location Tel. No. (414) 481-8000).
DEFINITIONS The term "ASBESTOS" refers to any matter, substance, or material containing at least some asbestos fibers. The term "YOU" and "YOUR" shall refer to Defendant EATON CORPORATION AND EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., successor in interest to CUTLER-HAMMER, INC., including but not limited to any of its merged, consolidated, or acquired predecessors, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, foreign subsidiaries, successors-in-interest, and/or affiliates. The term "ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS" shall refer to any electrical components, parts, control apparatus, and systems manufactured, designed, supplied, marketed, delivered, incorporated or attached to your products, and/or sold by YOU including but not limited to: control boxes, asbestos, wire, electrical motors, switchgears, electrical switches, contactors, circuit breakers, transformers, arc chutes, arc shields, controllers, control units, motor starters,
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insulated wiring, electrical insulating materials, laminate boards, citation lines for motor starters, and the enclosure for definite purpose contactors, electric control panels, phenolic molded electrical parts/components, terminal strips, Micarta, Bakelite (molded form and boards/sheets/panels), JM Marinite and other electrical components believed to contain asbestos or incorporate asbestos components.
The term "SOURCE" shall refer to the manufacturer(s) and supplier(s) of the identified component(s).
The term "SPECIFIED" shall refer to directions YOU or YOUR distributors communicated in any manner to the U.S. Navy identifying the particular ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS to use with YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS.
The term "WARNINGS" shall refer to cautionary language and/or preventive measures. The term "TESTING" shall refer to any air sampling YOU or anyone else to YOUR knowledge conducted to determine the levels of asbestos released from operation or maintenance of YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCT.
Plaintiffs will take the deposition of a representative or representatives of Eaton, who is the most knowledgeable and/or familiar with:
1. YOUR incorporation of ASBESTOS into ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1985.
2. YOUR SUPPLY of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS to the U.S. Navy from 1940 through 1980.
3. YOUR SUPPLY of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS for installation and/or USE aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS
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Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula from 1940 through 1980.
4. Exemplars of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to the U.S. Navy prior to and/or during the year 1980.
5. Written agreements regarding YOUR SUPPLY of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS to the U.S. Navy from 1940 through 1980.
6. Written agreements regarding YOUR SUPPLY of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS to anyone for USE in CONTROL BOXES aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula, and at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980.
7. Exemplars of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED for installation and/or USE aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula, and at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980.
8. The SOURCE of the ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to the U.S. Navy from 1940 through 1980.
9. The SOURCE of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to anyone for USE aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS
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Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula, and at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980.
10. The SOURCE of ARC SHIELDS YOU SUPPLIED and SPECIFIED for the U.S. Navy to USE with YOUR CONTROL BOXES from 1940 through 1980.
11. The composition of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS incorporated into YOUR CONTROL BOXES from 1940 through 1980.
12. The composition of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to the U.S. Navy from 1940 through 1980.
13. The composition of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to anyone for USE in CONTROL BOXES aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula, and at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980.
14. The composition of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SPECIFIED for the U.S. Navy to USE with YOUR CONTROL BOXES from 1940 through 1980.
15. Whether the ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU incorporated into YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1980 were interchangeable with ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS any other Manufacturer incorporated into their CONTROL BOXES during the same time frame.
16. Whether the ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS YOU SUPPLIED to the U.S. Navy for USE with YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1980 were interchangeable
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with any other brand of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS. 17. The process by which the U.S. Navy could obtain replacement ELECTRICAL
PRODUCTS for USE in YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1980. 18. Instructions that YOU SUPPLIED to anyone for the safe maintenance of The
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS you incorporated into YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1980.
19. Instructions that YOU SUPPLIED to anyone for the safe maintenance of ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS from 1940 through 1980.
20. YOUR knowledge that electric arcs from the operation of controls in YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS created dust that fell to the bottom of the ELECTRICAL PRODUCT.
21. YOUR decision to stop incorporating ASBESTOS containing ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS into YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS.
22. YOUR decision to stop SUPPLYING ASBESTOS containing ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS to the U.S. Navy.
23. YOUR knowledge of the HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS between 1940 to the present.
24. When YOU first learned about the HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS. 25. WARNINGS accompanying YOUR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS at any time regarding the HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS. 26. TESTING YOU performed between 1940 and the present. 27. The dates of operation of EATON's NAVY CONTROLS DIVISION, including the services that EATON's NAVY CONTROLS DIVISION supplied to the United States Navy
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and the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980. 28. Whether EATON maintains a continued relationship with the US NAVY and/or
the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, including whether EATON currently manufactures products for naval shipboard use.
29. EATON's supply of Cutler-Hammer products for naval shipboard use, including but not limited to the products listed in EATON CORPORATION'S Cutler-Hammer Navy Breakers Product Guide PG01218003E of August 2006.
30. When EATON began offering products for use in US Navy vessels that contained anti-shock devises, plug in bases/blocks and/or were vibration -hardened.
31. Information regarding (1) sale of the Cutler-Hammer naval division to DRS Technologies, Inc., if any, (2) the specific liabilities retained by EATON, (3) EATON's insurance coverage and policy limits with regard to asbestos-related tort claims involving Cutler-Hammer equipment/components.
32. The specifications of EATON's control panels and component parts supplied to the US Navy from 1940 through 1980.
33. EATON's current net worth. 34. Any products or components purchased from Rostone and/or Allen Bradley Company for use in manufacturing Cutler-Hammer arc chutes, including the years of purchase and (1) the years in which these products were exclusively supplied by Rostone and/or Allen Bradley Company or (2) the years in which Rostone and/or Allen Bradley supplied the majority of these materials. 35. Any Bakelite products or components purchased from Union Carbide Corporation or any other supplier for use in manufacturing component parts of Cutler-Hammer controller
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units, including but not limited to arc chutes, including the years of purchase and (1) the years in which these products were exclusively supplied by Union Carbide Corporation and/or other suppliers and (2) the years in which Union Carbide and/or other suppliers provided EATON with the majority of these materials.
36. Documents produced herein, including but not limited to those Bates-numbered: EATON-CH-OOOl through EATON-CH-0496; CH-0509Group001 through -181; and EATON05/09-0001 through -118, and why you claim any are proprietary or confidential.
37. Records regarding the Navy Controls Division of Eaton Corporation, including contracts for sale or supply of equipment to any class of U.S. Navy vessel from 1935 to 1985.
38. The sale of the Cutler-Hammer Naval Division to DRS Technologies, Inc., including the sales contract and all exhibits and addendums thereto, all correspondences regarding this sale.
39. Brochures, advertisements and promotional materials regarding the Naval Controls Division of Eaton Corp.
40. The purchase/acquisition of Cutler-Hammer by Eaton Corp. including the sales contract and all exhibits and addendums thereto, all correspondences regarding this sale.
41. All documents regarding the Naval Division of Cutler-Hammer, including contracts for sale or supply of equipment to any class of U.S. Navy vessel from 1935 to 1985, brochures, advertisements, promotional materials.
42. Cutler-Hammer's sale of motor controllers to pump companies (such as Buffalo Pumps, DeLaval Steam Turbine Co., Warren Steam Pump Co., Ingersoll-Rand Company) who in turn sold pump and motor units to the US Navy from 1940 to 1980 for use onboard Navy vessels and the manuals Cutler-Hammer drafted regarding these motor controllers and their
proper use and maintenance. 43. Any and all other information that the YOU may have regarding Discoverable
matters for the above-referenced case. WRITINGS AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS REQUESTED
Additionally, the deponent, a party to this action, is required to produce the following documents, records or other materials at said deposition:
INSTRUCTIONS 1. You are requested to produce not only those writings in your possession, custody or control, but also those writings also reasonably available to you, including those in the possession custody or control of your attorneys, agents or any other person acting on your behalf. 2. You are requested to produce all writings and forms in the same order as they were kept prior to this notice to produce. 3. In the event you are able to produce only some of the writings called for at particular request, please produce all writings you are able to produce.
ITEMS REQUESTED 1. Any documents used to refresh the recollection of the designated person(s) most knowledgeable and/or to prepare that person to testify as to areas of inquiry above. 2. Any and all documents in Defendant's possession, custody or control setting forth and/or referring to Defendant's profits and financial condition. 3. Any documents used to refresh the recollection of the designated witness and/or to prepare that person to testify, and/or that are responsive in any way, as to the areas of inquiry numbered above. 4. All drawings, assembly outlines, lists of spare parts or any other document
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relevant to CUTLER-HAMMER equipment sold to the U.S. Navy or installed aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula, and/or supplied to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard from 1940 through 1980, including, but not limited to, CONTROL BOXES, ARC SHIELDS, and CONTROL BOX COMPONENTS,
5. All drawings, assembly outlines, lists of spare parts or any other document relevant to CUTLER-HAMMER equipment installed at Pearl harbor Naval Shipyard, including, but not limited to, CONTROL BOXES, ARC SHIELDS, and CONTROL BOX COMPONENTS.
6. All technical manuals, operating manuals, service manuals, instructions manuals, and/or maintenance manuals, for all of the CUTLER-HAMMER equipment installed aboard the USS Blueback, USS Swordfish, USS Scamp, USS Sailfish, USS Pintado, USS Skate, USS Omaha, USS Tunny, USS Aspro, USS Hawkbill, USS Current, USS Cabonero, USS Greyback, USS halibut, USS Preble, USS Puffer, USS Cochrane, USS Cocopa, USS Fletcher, USS Tang, USS Wahoo, USS Kawishiwi and the USS Ponchatoula from 1940 through 1980, including, but not limited to CONTROL BOXES, ARC SHIELDS, and CONTROL BOX COMPONENTS. All technical manuals, operating manuals, service manuals, instructions manuals, and/or maintenance manuals, for all of the CUTLER-HAMMER equipment installed at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, including, but not limited to CONTROL BOXES, ARC SHIELDS, and CONTROL BOX COMPONENTS.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing document was duly served on
the following attorneys at their last known address and by the method indicated below on the date filed herein.
HAND DELIVER
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U.S. MAIL
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( ) ELTON JOHN BAIN, Esq. E. MASON MARTIN, III. Esq. ANDREW A. CHENG, Esq. MARIE A, SHELDON, ESQ. Kessner Duca Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga 1900 Central Pacific Plaza 220 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for WARREN PUMPS, LLC., fka WARREN PUMPS, INC.; IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., individually and as successor-in-interest to DELAVAL TURBINE, INC., and formerly known as IMO DELAVAL, INC., TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL INC., and DELAVAL STEAM TURBINE COMPANY; AURORA PUMP ; COMPANY; EATON CORP., individually and as successorin-interest to CUTLER-HAMMER, INC. and EATON ELECTRICAL, INC., fka CUTLER HAMMER, INC.
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( ) THOMAS E. COOK, ESQ.
STEFAN M. REINKE, ESQ.
Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu
1800 Davies Pacific Center
841 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Attorneys for ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.,
individually and as successor by merger to ALLEN-
BRADLEY COMPANY, LLC and as successor-in-interest to
ROSTONE CORPORATION
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( ) JAMES T. ESTES, JR., Esq. Burke McPheeters Bordner Estes Pacific Guardian Center, Mauka Tower 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3100 Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY; SQUARE D COMPANY
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( ) STEVEN K. HISAKA, Esq. Hisaka Yoshida Cosgrove & Ching Pacific Guardian Center, Mauka Tower 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for CERTAINTEED CORPORATION; BUFFALO PUMPS, INC.; LESLIE CONTROLS, INC., a Division of CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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( ) JEROLD T. MATAYOSHI, Esq. Fukunaga Matayoshi Hershey & Ching Davies Pacific Center, Suite 1200 841 Bishop Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; and YARWAY CORPORATION
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( ) LEE T. NAKAMURA, Esq. Tom Petrus & Miller LLLC Finance Factors Ctr. 1164 Bishop St., Ste. 650 Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for CRANE CO.
( ) MICHAEL F. O'CONNOR, Esq. Oliver Lau Lawhn Ogawa Nakamura 600 Ocean View Center 707 Richards Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Attorneys for GARLOCK, INC. and CBS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, f/k/a Viacom, Inc., successor by merger to CBS CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; and THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY
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( ) AIMEE H. OYASATO, Esq.
White Tom & Oyasato
Pioneer Plaza
900 Fort Street Mall, Ste. 930
Honolulu, HI 96813-2972
Attorneys for JOHN CRANE, INC.; THE LYNCH CO. and
CLEAVER-BROOKS COMPANY
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JEFFREY T. ONO DIANE T. ONO ILANA K. WAXMAN Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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