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FILE NAME Paccar PAC
DATE 2025 Jan 3 DOC PAC018
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Legal - Paccar's Supplemental Responses to Plaintiffs Interrogatories Morris v Bel Air Auto Ex 0
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ROSALIND MORRIS Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Alan Morris et al
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CASE NO 23-000029
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April 8 2025 Trial Date
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BEL AIR AUTO PARTS INC et al
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DEFENDANT PACCAR INC'S FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF ROSALIND MORRIS FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
TO Plaintiff ROSALIND MORRIS
AND NOW Comes Defendant PACCAR Inc Defendant or PACCAR by and through its counsel of record DeHay & Elliston LLP and responses to Plaintiff Rosalind Morris First Set of Interrogatories as follows
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
These discovery responses are provided only for those products identified by Plaintiff and to which Plaintiff alleges exposure These discovery responses are based on an ongoing review of PACCAR's documents and information obtained from ongoing discussions with various PACCAR personnel Much of the information requested dates back many years and is difficult or impossible to reconstruct or retrieve These discovery responses are made pursuant to a reasonable and diligent investigation and search for the information requested PACCAR reserves the right to amen these discovery responses if new or additional information becomes available to it
PACCAR prepared these discovery responses with the assistance of counsel No single employee officer or agent of PACCAR has hand knowledge regarding each and every response The person signing these responses does so to satisfy whatever requirement may exist under the applicable rules regarding verification That person is informed and believes that the information known as of the date of his signature supports the discovery responses below
INSTRUCTIONS
Plaintiff's definitions and instructions are not repeated herein for the sake of brevity PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's definitions and instructions to the extent they are overbroad unduly burdensome and not reasonable calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence PACCAR further objects to Plaintiff's definitions and instructions to the extent they include meanings and characterizations inconsistent with PACCAR's interpretation of the defined terms and phrases
GENERAL OBJECTIONS
PACCAR asserts the following objections and incorporates each by reference into each and every Answer to Plaintiff's Interrogatories set forth herein
a PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories to the extent that they seek corporate knowledge as it is extremely difficult for PACCAR to set forth the collective knowledge of all of its past or present employees PACCAR reserves the right to revise correct supplement and amend its discovery responses to provide information discovered subsequent to the responses contained herein
b PACCAR asserts the right to object on the grounds of competency privilege relevancy materiality or any other proper ground to the use of any said discovery response for any purpose in whole or in part in any subsequent step or proceeding in this litigation
c PACCAR asserts the right to object on any other ground to other interrogatories or other discovery procedures involving or relating to the subject matter of the Interrogatories
answered herein
d PACCAR asserts the right to revise correct supplement or clarify any of its discovery responses set forth herein at any time and PACCAR reserves the right to object to the use of these discovery responses at trial or any other proceeding as deemed necessary and appropriate by PACCAR
e PACCAR objects to the extent Plaintiff seeks documents no longer in PACCAR's possession PACCAR's document retention policy is 7 years save for documents that fall under specific categories As such PACCAR may no longer possess documents responsive to certain Interrogatories
f PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories to the extent that they involve matters outside of the geographical area at issue in this litigation and limits its discovery responses
to said area
g Furthermore these Interrogatories ask PACCAR to disclose information of which may no longer exist or may not be readily available is unrelated to the products at
issue in this case Such information is also unrelated to the locations at which Decedent
may have used any PACCAR product the conditions under which Decedent may have
used any PACCAR product the time period during which Decedent may have used any PACCAR product or the time period during which Decedent alleges exposure to any PACCAR product Thus Plaintiff's Interrogatories seek information which is neither material nor relevant to the issues in this litigation are overbroad in time scope and location and are otherwise not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence
h Plaintiff's Interrogatories are oppressive burdensome and would require PACCAR to undertake a massive and extraordinary document search the results of which would have little to no demonstrable bearing on this litigation in light of the alleged exposure Moreover many of these Interrogatories are not susceptible to a response because they request information which dates back many years and is now virtually impossible for PACCAR to reconstruct or retrieve in its entirety
( PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories because they were propounded to harass and coerce a settlement despite the lack or complete absence of verifiable product identification and the lack of evidence of injury as a result of alleged exposure to or use of any product which PACCAR may or may not have assembled
j PACCAR objects to these Interrogatories because they are propounded for an additional improper purpose namely as a fishing expedition for the purposes of obtaining information that may be taken out of context by Plaintiff's counsel to create allegations against PACCAR where none may legitimately exist
k PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories as overbroad in that they seek information from entities other than itself or its predecessors PACCAR over the course of its long history has owned several businesses which are not involved in the instant litigation Therefore all references in Plaintiff's Interrogatories to DEFENDANT YOU or YOUR and the like are assumed to refer only to PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company
1 PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that seeks production of any information constituting a trade secret confidential financial data or other confidential research development or commercial information
m PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories as argumentative because they assume that a health hazard is created by the PACCAR products that may have incorporated asbestoscontaining component parts which PACCAR denies
n PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories on the basis that they are vague and ambiguous Interrogatories relating to certain diseases fail to provide facts relating to the amount of exposure duration of exposure fiber type in exposure and latency period
o PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's Interrogatories in that they tend to group together all of Defendants in this litigation and are therefore overbroad unduly burdensome harassing and not calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant and material evidence
p PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that calls for either pure speculation or
legal conclusions on the part of PACCAR
q PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that calls for a medical conclusion beyond the scope of PACCAR's knowledge and capability
r PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that purports to impose any obligations on it that are not set forth in the Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure PACCAR objects that Plaintiff has propounded more than 30 interrogatories in violation of Maryland Rule of Civil Procedure 2-421 These responses are made without waiving its objection based
on Rule 2-421 a
s PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that seeks information protected by the attorney privilege or attorney work product doctrine
t PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that seeks disclosure of information generated by persons other than PACCAR that has come into the possession of PACCAR's counsel during the course of discovery and trial preparation in asbestos litigation
u PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that seeks information for any time period unrelated to Plaintiff's alleged exposure
v PACCAR objects to each and every Interrogatory that seeks information that is not under PACCAR's custody or control or which is within the public domain or otherwise equally
available to Plaintiff or their counsel
Subject to and without waiving any of the foregoing objections PACCAR states as
follows
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO INTERROGATORIES
INTERROGATORY NO RM Identify each person other than a person intended to be called as an expert witness at trial having discoverable information that tends to support a position that you have taken or intend to take in this action including any claim for damages and state the subject matter of the information possessed by that person Standard General Interrogatory No. 1.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary
Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague
ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR also objects to the
extent this Interrogatory seeks information and documents protected from disclosure by
attorney privilege the product doctrine or any other applicable protection
PACCAR objects to this Interrogatory as premature PACCAR objects to the extent that this
Interrogatory requests information that is already in Plaintiff's counsel's possession and equally available to Plaintiff and her counsel
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR incorporates its Witness Disclosures in this matter and PACCAR states that it will designate any additional witnesses in accordance with the applicable rules and case management order Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR prepared its Answers to Plaintiffs Interrogatories with the assistance of counsel No single employee officer or agent of PACCAR has firsthand knowledge regarding each and every response The following responses were prepared
based upon the review of various documents and discussions with various individuals over
the course of many years Because many of the subjects of inquiry occurred in some instances more than several decades ago due to the passage of time it is extremely difficult to pinpoint with any degree of accuracy when certain information was obtained or the identities of the individuals who may have located the information Rod Curbo PACCAR's corporate representative has verified these answers and has supplied responsive information Mr. Curbo's knowledge is based on his experience with the company and his conversations over the years with various Peterbilt and Kenworth personnel PACCAR has made a reasonable inquiry of the available sources of information in its responses to these Interrogatories Answering further PACCAR reserves the right to call any witnesses deposed in this matter Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to
supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM If any person carrying on an insurance business might be liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment that might be entered in this action or to indemnify or reimburse for payments made to satisfy the judgment identify that person state the applicable policy limits of any insurance agreement under which the person might be liable and describe any question or challenge raised by the person relating to coverage for this action Standard General Interrogatory No. 5. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence Further PACCAR objects that determining whether any such policies would cover the claims asserted herein calls for a legal conclusion PACCAR further objects to this Interrogatory as duplicative of the Master Interrogatories issued to PACCAR and therefore harassing PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company Additionally over the years PACCAR has carried various types of insurance Determining whether any such policies would cover the claims asserted herein calls for a legal conclusion as well as factual details regarding dates of exposure which have not been provided
Accordingly PACCAR objects to this Interrogatory PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory calls for speculation
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR will supplement with the applicable insurance information Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained INTERROGATORY NO RM State whether at any time you or any person on your behalf conducted any test study or other analysis concerning possible safety or health hazards of The Product and if so describe the nature and results of each test study or analysis state when it was performed identify each person who performed it and identify each document that refers to it Standard Product Liability Interrogatory No. 5. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 1621 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 2-2.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck
See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth
truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof and an attempt to obtain information that may be taken out of context by Plaintiff's counsel to create allegations against PACCAR where none may legitimately exist PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not
relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that this Interrogatory appears to be directed towards manufacturers of containing products
PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions did not use raw asbestos or manufacture asbestos-
containing products rather they assembled and sold heavy duty trucks This Interrogatory is inappropriately directed to PACCAR and should instead be addressed to the component part manufacturers who are in a better position to respond regarding their containing products PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory is confusing as drafted given that it does not refer to any particular product PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory lacks sufficient specificity regarding the type of asbestos level duration and manner of alleged exposure PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as argumentative because it inappropriately assumes that exposures to all containing products are equal and hazardous despite the abundance of epidemiological studies which demonstrate that mechanics are not at an increased risk of developing an asbestos disease Accordingly without more specificity regarding the type of product type of asbestos fiber amount of exposure duration of exposure and latency period PACCAR cannot fully answer this Interrogatory In addition PACCAR notes that to the best of its knowledge Plaintiff has not alleged that Decedent was employed by PACCAR worked
at a PACCAR facility or was otherwise involved in the assembly of its trucks To the extent this Interrogatory seeks information about PACCAR facilities and employment practices that are not at issue it has no legitimate purpose other than to harass PACCAR and confuse the issues PACCAR also objects to the extent that this Interrogatory implies that PACCAR had a duty to conduct or contribute to the conducting of any sampling analyses studies or testing of any product which allegedly contained asbestos and was manufactured by another company PACCAR also objects to this Request as oppressive and burdensome as it would require PACCAR to undertake a massive and extraordinary document search the results of which would have little to no demonstrable bearing on this litigation in light of the alleged exposure PACCAR also objects to the extent this Interrogatory seeks information and documents protected from disclosure by the attorney privilege the work product doctrine or any other applicable protection PACCAR also objects that this Interrogatory is duplicative of the Master Interrogatories issued to PACCAR and is therefore harassing
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections David Bissonette CIH was hired in 1974 and in 1976 Mr. Bissonette enumerated a three testing process in a 1976 presentation 1 identify a possible hazard 2 evaluate the possible hazard and 3 if the evaluation shows that there is a hazard put controls in place The results from that testing revealed that there were no health hazards to mechanics performing brake work Responding further and to the extent responsive documents exist PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the documents previously produced bates labeled PACCAR000001 - PACCAR002248 which contain documents that are responsive to the particular facts of this case including the relevant time frame and that are related to the relevant product in issue These documents contain testing related to asbestos and only with regard to PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt
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Motors Company Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the documents previously produced bates labeled PACCAR000001 - PACCAR000251 which contain documents that are responsive to the particular facts of this case including the relevant time frame and that are related to the relevant product in issue These documents contain testing related to asbestos and only with regard to PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or
additional information is obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM State the date place and circumstances under which you first became aware that exposure to or use of The Product may be harmful or hazardous identify each source of information leading to your awareness and identify the harm or hazards of which you became aware Standard Product Liability Interrogatory No. 9.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or
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maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 1621 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 2-2.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 3-9 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth
truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in
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this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof and an attempt to obtain information that may be taken out of context by Plaintiff's counsel to create allegations against PACCAR where none may legitimately exist PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
admissible evidence
PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory is confusing as drafted given that it does not refer to any particular product PACCAR further objects to Plaintiff's definitions to the extent they include meanings and characterizations inconsistent with PACCAR's interpretation of the defined terms and phrases PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as argumentative because it inappropriately assumes that exposures to all containing products are equal and hazardous despite the abundance of epidemiological studies which demonstrate that mechanics are not at an increased risk of developing an asbestos disease Accordingly without more specificity regarding the type of product type of asbestos fiber amount of exposure duration of exposure and latency period PACCAR cannot fully answer this Interrogatory PACCAR also objects that this Interrogatory is duplicative of the Master Interrogatories issued to PACCAR and is therefore harassing
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. 5 incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and
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PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or
additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections David Bissonette CIH was hired in 1974 and in 1976 Mr. Bissonette enumerated a three testing process in a 1976 presentation 1 identify a possible hazard 2 evaluate the possible hazard and 3 if the evaluation shows that there is a hazard put controls in place The results from that testing revealed that there were no health hazards to mechanics performing brake work Responding further and to the extent responsive documents exist PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the documents previously produced bates labeled PACCAR000001 - PACCAR000251 which contain documents that are responsive to the particular facts of this case including the relevant time frame and that are related to the relevant product in issue These documents contain testing related to asbestos and only with regard to PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if
new or additional information is obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM Identify each person other than your attorney or an expert retained in anticipation of litigation or preparation for trial who is not expected to be called as a witness at trial who has made any written or oral report memorandum or statement to you or anyone acting on your behalf regarding the cause of the occurrence and identify each document that constitutes or refers to each such report memorandum or statement Standard Product Liability Interrogatory No. 10. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects to the extent this Interrogatory seeks information and documents protected from disclosure by the attorney privilege the work product doctrine or any other applicable protection PACCAR objects that this
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Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound argumentative harassing overly broad in time and scope and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof and an attempt to obtain information that may be taken out of context by Plaintiff's counsel to create allegations against PACCAR where none may legitimately exist PACCAR further objects to the undefined phrase cause of the occurrence as overbroad vague ambiguous and confusing
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the documents produced by the parties in this litigation and PACCAR's expert reports produced and incorporated herein Answering further PACCAR states that it will designate its exhibits in accordance with the applicable rules and case management order Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or
additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory excluding PACCAR's attorneys and expert witnesses PACCAR is only aware of the fact witness testimony in this matter Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained REPLACEMENT PARTS
INTERROGATORY NO RM Identify any containing products that you distributed or sold as replacement parts for your vehicles during the period between 1965 and 1990 inclusive and for each type of product e.g. brake shoes brake linings clutch plates et seq identify the manufacturer of the asbestos product and of the asbestos containing component of the product if different than the manufacturer of the finished product you distributed or sold and identify the years in which you sold or distributed each product
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RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 23 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he
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could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR further objects to Plaintiff's definitions to the extent they include meanings and characterizations inconsistent with PACCAR's interpretation of the defined terms and phrases PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their
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histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions did not use raw asbestos or manufacture containing products rather they assembled and sold heavy duty trucks These vehicles included among other components axles transmissions and engines that were manufactured by various component suppliers PACCAR is informed and believes that some of these assembled component parts did at various points in time incorporate brakes clutches and gaskets that contained some form of encapsulated chrysotile
These products were at all times manufactured by and obtained from various component part suppliers that are unrelated to PACCAR PACCAR did not specify the use of asbestos in these brakes clutches and engine gaskets and did not know the exact formulation or exact chemical composition of the components manufactured by unrelated entities When those products contained asbestos at some point in time it was because the component manufacturers independently determined that asbestos was a necessary part of the formulation to achieve mandated performance specifications Those other entities would be considered the manufacturers and distributors of containing automotive friction products As such this Interrogatory should be directed to those entities
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PACCAR is informed and believes that for those cam brakes used in typical applications on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks that historically contained asbestos the brake lining manufacturers completed their transition to asbestos in 1987. PACCAR is informed and believes that for certain severe duty applications and wedge brakes used on Kenworth and Peterbilt heavy duty trucks that historically contained asbestos the brake lining manufacturers completed their transition in 1990. Wedge brakes were typically used on a small subsection of heavy duty trucks either specifying light weight components or used in off highway applications With respect to clutches that historically contained asbestos PACCAR is informed and believes that PACCAR's primary clutch supplier completed its transition to asbestos in 1982 Discovery responses produced in asbestos litigation also confirm that at least one of PACCAR's primary engine suppliers transitioned away from using asbestos gaskets in the 1980s
PACCAR's heavy duty trucks are custom These are extremely complicated machines that vary in form and function based on customer specification and commercial or vocational purpose The possible variations of these custom trucks number in the tens of thousands at least Accordingly the types of component parts that could safely perform on a given vehicle vary from truck to truck The component manufacturers transition to nonasbestos materials was a process that began in the late 1970s to early 1980s timeframe and took several years to complete Early versions of asbestos brakes and clutches could safely be used on certain trucks for certain applications Thus certain Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks contained nonasbestos components prior to the date when manufacturers completely stopped using asbestos in their products
Kenworth and Peterbilt provided service literature authored by their component suppliers to dealers and customers Specifically Kenworth and Peterbilt provided their dealers with master
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shop manuals that were comprised of a series of three binders which included component supplier service manuals Kenworth and Peterbilt also made these master shop manuals available to users for purchase Customers could also purchase custom maintenance manuals that include only specific information for their specific truck Additionally Kenworth and Peterbilt provided individual component supplier manuals inside the glove compartments or sleeper compartments of their trucks These manuals would correspond to the particular components specified by the user for a given truck Upon information and belief some of these component service manuals would have contained asbestos warnings starting in the 1970s For example PACCAR has located a 1978 Rockwell brake maintenance manual containing such a warning Additionally PACCAR may make additional documents available upon request if responsive documents exist at a mutually agreeable time and place should the parties meet and confer to narrow this Request to the relevant facts in this matter and Plaintiff identifies the relevant model and year for the equipment in issue
Answering further PACCAR's primary suppliers of axles and brake assemblies during the relevant time period were Eaton and Rockwell Upon information and belief Eaton and Rockwell brake assemblies typically contained linings manufactured by Abex and Carlisle PACCAR's primary suppliers of engines during the relevant time period were Cummins Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel PACCAR's primary supplier of clutches during the relevant time period was Spicer Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions did not manufacture containing products like
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brakes clutches gaskets or any other type of containing component part used on a tractor and a trailer during the relevant time period PACCAR did not distribute replacement engine gaskets PACCAR sold various replacement parts to Peterbilt and Kenworth dealerships PACCAR has no information as to whether or not any independently owned and operated Peterbilt or Kenworth dealership sold any replacement parts for any of the vehicles heavy trucks trailers or tractors at issue in this
case
Furthermore as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory and upon further information and belief Abex may have applied labels with the names Kenworth and Peterbilt on some boxes containing Abex brake products Upon further information and belief those products if any were sold by Abex to its customers under a direct ship program and it is believed that the name Abex also remained on the products and boxes The extent of this alleged Abex program is under further investigation and Interrogatories regarding these sales if any with select independently authorized dealerships are better directed to Abex which may have information and documents regarding its program Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM For each replacement part or type of replacement part identified in response to Interrogatory No. RM describe with particularity the type appearance and contents of any packaging and identify who manufactured the packaging including the printing of any written materials in or on the packaging RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this
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Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
3-9 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100
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Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this
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Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new
or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Answering further and upon further information and belief this Interrogatory should be directed at the manufacturers of the replacement parts who are in the best position to respond with regard to manufacturing of the packaging Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
AXEL SUPPLIERS
INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year between 1965 and 1990 inclusive identify who manufactured the axles for any Class 6 Class 7 or Class 8 trucks you manufactured or sold and state whether any of the axle manufacturers were the primary or default supplier of axels for any class of truck during any year RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris
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time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 23 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John
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Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing
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and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new
or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year vehicle class and axle manufacturer identified
in response to Interrogatory No. RM state the percentage of your trucks that incorporated that manufacturer's axles e.g. 1965 Class 6 trucks 50 Rockwell 30 Eaton 20 Spicer RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 2-
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2.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and
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circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained FOUNDATION BRAKE SUPPLIERS
INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year between 1965 and 1990 inclusive identify who manufactured the foundation brakes for any Class 6 Class 7 or Class 8 trucks you
manufactured or sold and state whether any of the foundation brake manufacturers were the
primary or default supplier of foundation brakes for any class of truck during any year
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RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 23 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he
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could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification
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Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new
or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year vehicle class and foundation brake
manufacturer identified in response to Interrogatory No. RM state the percentage of your trucks that incorporated that manufacturer's foundation brakes e.g. 1965 Class 6 trucks % Rockwell 30 Eaton 20 Meritor RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that
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Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
3-9 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See
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10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No.
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RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained BRAKE LINING SUPPLIERS
INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year between 1965 and 1990 inclusive identify who manufactured the brake linings for any Class 6 Class 7 or Class 8 trucks you manufactured or sold and state whether any of the brake lining manufacturers were the primary or default supplier of brake linings for any class of truck during any year RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
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10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue
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in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new
or additional information is obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM For each year vehicle class and brake linings manufacturer identified in response to Interrogatory No. RM state the percentage of your trucks that incorporated that manufacturer's brake linings e.g. 1965 Class 6 trucks 50 Abex 30 Carlisle 20 Grizzly
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RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 23 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he
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could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR also objects on the basis that it has owned several businesses over the course of its long history which are not involved in the instant litigation and whose products are not at issue in this litigation Accordingly PACCAR objects to the extent that this Interrogatory seeks any information regarding entities other than PACCAR's unincorporated truck divisions Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors Company PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custom at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification
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Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and
burdensome means
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to its Initial and First Supplemental Objections and Answer to Interrogatory No. RM incorporated herein Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is
obtained
INTERROGATORY NO RM Identify all documents or other evidence that reflects the sale to or ownership by Alan Morris of any of your vehicles replacement parts or other asbestos containing products RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO RM PACCAR incorporates its Preliminary Statement and General Objections herein PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is vague ambiguous compound and unduly burdensome and oppressive PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory assumes facts not in evidence and calls for speculation PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is overbroad in scope and time as the only fact witness testimony concerning alleged exposure to any truck allegedly assembled and sold by PACCAR concerns Decedent John Morris time as a employed truck driver During Mrs. Morris deposition Plaintiff testified that Decedent owned three Kenworth trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 13-21 1-3 17-19 12-111 Plaintiff did not recall the make model or maintenance history of any of Decedent's trucks See 10/16/2024 Dep Rosalind Morris 16-21 20-100 21-111 10-15 19-21 17-119 Fact witness John Mullhausen claims Decedent owned and
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worked on a used conventional 1968 W900 Kenworth truck without a sleeper See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-23 14-16 Decedent owned this truck for approximately 22.5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 Mr. Mullhausen did not know the prior maintenance history on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-5 He never witnessed Decedent replace brakes on this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-
92 Mr. Mullhausen said he assisted Decedent with clutch work in this vehicle one time See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He said he did not know the brand of clutch he helped Decedent remove or install from this Kenworth See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen
123 Mr. Mullhausen said that Decedent owned a new 1974 W901 Kenworth truck See
10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-24 5-7 Decedent owned this truck until trading it in for his next truck in approximately 1978. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-93 Mr. Mullhausen said he witnessed Decedent adjust and replace brakes on this truck though he could not estimate how many times See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 16-95 He could not say he saw the original brakes being removed from this truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 14-21 Mr. Mullhausen testified that Decedent's owned a cabover 1978 K100 Kenworth truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 2-7 6-8 Initially he said Decedent owned this truck for approximately 5 years See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 11-15 Later he said Decedent owned the truck until March 1985. See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 15-21 16-21 He never saw Decedent replace brakes on the truck See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 20-98 Mr. Mullhausen assisted with clutch work in this truck one time See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 18-120 He did not know the brand of clutch removed or installed nor where it was purchased See 10/21/2024 Dep John Mullhausen 17-124 PACCAR objects that this Interrogatory is a prohibited fishing
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expedition impermissibly designed to shift the burden of proof PACCAR also objects to this Interrogatory as not relevant to this Plaintiff or any facilities time period locations and circumstances at issue in this litigation and seeking information not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence
PACCAR further objects on the basis that its Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions have assembled hundreds of thousands of trucks during their histories that those trucks were custombuilt at the direction request and specification of the purchaser that certain information regarding those trucks is maintained by Vehicle Identification Number that Plaintiff has not identified the Vehicle Identification Number of any Kenworth or Peterbilt truck and therefore the location and identification of information responsive to this Interrogatory is unduly burdensome and oppressive and obtainable through less expensive and burdensome means PACCAR further objects on the basis that this Interrogatory appears to be directed towards manufacturers of containing products PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions did not use raw asbestos or manufacture containing products rather they assembled and sold heavy duty trucks PACCAR further objects that this Interrogatory mischaracterizes it as a manufacturer of brakes clutches gaskets or any other containing tractor parts during the relevant time period which is inaccurate misleading and argumentative PACCAR's Kenworth and Peterbilt divisions did not manufacture containing products like brakes clutches
gaskets or any other type of containing component part used on a tractor and a
trailer during the relevant time period PACCAR objects to Plaintiff's definitions to the extent they are overbroad unduly burdensome and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence PACCAR further objects to Plaintiff's definitions to the extent they include
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meanings and characterizations inconsistent with PACCAR's interpretation of the defined terms and phrases
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections PACCAR researched in its order processing warranty registration and warranty claims systems which contain information after
1987 - for customer names that include the term Morris and did not find documents or
information responsive to this Interrogatory for the relevant time frame PACCAR did locate one
Kenworth truck sold to Alan Morris in 1999 supportive documentation can be provided upon
request Answering further PACCAR possesses the following documents that may be responsive
to Plaintiff's Request
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Build Sheets for trucks assembled prior to 1988 are on microfiche and microfilm
For those microfiche and microfilm in PACCAR's possession PACCAR stores the
aforementioned microfiche related to Kenworth trucks in Washington and microfiche
related to Peterbilt trucks in Texas PACCAR also possesses Peterbilt Build Sheets on
microfilm for trucks assembled prior to 1972. These files are indexed by chassis number
so with that information documents specific to a particular truck can be identified
PACCAR can make these microfiche and microfilm available for physical review and
copying at a mutually convenient time at Plaintiff's expense
2.
Build Sheets previously kept on microfiche and converted to electronic format for
Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks assembled prior to 1988 are stored as TIFF tagged image
file format files For Kenworth vehicles these digitized Build Sheets are for trucks
assembled from the late 1960's to 1987. For Peterbilt vehicles these digitized Build Sheets
are for trucks assembled from the early 1970's to 1987. PACCAR can make all TIFF files
available to Plaintiff at Plaintiff's expense upon reasonable notice These files are indexed
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by chassis number so with that information documents specific to a particular truck can
be identified and
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Build Sheets for trucks assembled from 1988 to the present are available
electronically in vertical bar delimited text files PACCAR can make these vertical bar
delimited text files available to Plaintiff at Plaintiff's expense upon reasonable notice
Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer should
new or additional information be obtained
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and as PACCAR understands this Interrogatory PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the documents bates labeled PACCAR002249-002368 which are the supportive documents for the truck sold to Alan Morris in 1999 as referenced above Answering further PACCAR directs Plaintiff to the correspondence served on December 16 which explained that PACCAR does not have the ability to search the build sheets originally stored on microfiche as requested by Plaintiff and made the build sheets available for inspection by Plaintiff's counsel Discovery is ongoing and PACCAR reserves the right to supplement or amend its Answer to this Interrogatory if new or additional information is obtained
AS TO OBJECTIONS
s Thomas P. Bernier
Thomas P. Bernier CPF 8312010042 8312010042 Scott J. McDowell CPF 0606130209 DeHay & Elliston LLP 36 S. Charles Street Suite 1400 Baltimore Maryland 21201 Telephone 410.783.7019
Facsimile 410.783.7221
tbernier@dehay.com smcdowell@dehay.com
Attorneys for Defendant
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PACCAR Inc. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on January 3 2025 a copy of Defendant Paccar Inc's Objections and Responses to Plaintiff Rosalind Morris First Set of Interrogatories to be served electronically via File & Serve Xpress to all counsel of record
s Thomas P. Bernier Thomas P. Bernier
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e.
VERIFICATION
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_- I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the foregoing
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Responses to Plaintiff Rosalind Morris Case Specific Interrogatories and Plaintiff Mary
Kathleen Bradley's Case Specific Interrogatories to Defendant are true and correct based upon
itera her knowledge and information obtained
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sare
| Executed on the 3rd day of January 2025
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Corporate Representative