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NO. 96-04855-A MANUEL RUIZ, ETAL., Plaintiffs, V. OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, ETAL., Defendants. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS CNA HOLDINGS, INC. AND CELANESE LTD.'S NOTICE OF FILING WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS Pursuant to. Paragraph 17 of this Court's Standing Order #1, Defendants CNA Holdings, Inc. and Celanese Ltd. hereby file and serve their Witness and Exhibit Lists (attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively) upon all parties. Respectfully submitted, KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 74035.1 6 Angela FU Hoyt State Bar No. 00796783 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77002-2730 (713) 220-8800 (713) 222-0843 (Facsimile) Michael E. Hutchins 1360 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1150 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 260-6080 Fax: (404) 260-6081 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS CNA HOLDINGS, INC. AND CELANESE LTD. OF COUNSEL: Marc E. Kasowitz Hector Torres KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES & FRIEDMAN LLP 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019 (212) 506-1700 (212) 506-1800 (Facsimile) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I herebyjsertify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served via facsimile and/oTtjand delivery and/or U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to all counsel of record on thisr?Qciav of July, 2001. 74035.1 2 RUIZ et al. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., et a/., In the 28th Judicial District of Nueces County, Texas; Cause No. 96-04855-A WITNESS LIST Rene Rolando Ruiz PLAINTIFF AND PLAINTIFF'S RELATIVES: Rene Rolando Ruiz 640 East Avenue H Robstown, Texas 78380 (512) 387-6304 Plaintiff _ Esperanza Ruiz 640 East Avenue H Robstown, Texas 78380 (512) 387-6304 Plaintiffs spouse Esther De Los Santos 640 East Avenue H Robstown, Texas 78380 Plaintiffs daughter Telephone number unknown Esmeralda Suarez 511 East Avenue G Robstown, Texas 78380 Plaintiffs daughter Telephone number unknown PLAINTIFF'S CO-WORKERS: Ruben Ruiz (brother) 913 Ohio Street Robstown, Texas 78380 (512) 767-7405 Thomas H. Morales 2706 Sabinas Corpus Christi, Texas 78405 (3b 1) 888-4106 Roy Garcia 3225 Sarita Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78416 (361)884-9808 Albert R. Valdez 7410 Lugano Corpus Christi, Texas 78413 (361)808-7821 J.B. Nowell 331 Hideaway Lane Lindale, Texas 75771 (903) 881-9015 Manuel Ruiz 109 Rachal Lane Robstown, Texas 78380 (361)767-2206 Plaintiffs brother Scott Ruston Telephone number and address unknown Mike Garcia Telephone number and address unknown Paul Coker Telephone number and address unknown Rafael Vela Telephone number and address unknown Ruiz -Witness List - Page 1 EXHIBIT A 74036.1 Jim Cherry 10833 Timbergrove Lane Corpus Christi, Texas 78410-2513 (361) 241-2043 Bob Miller 1626 15th Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78404-3426 (361) 883-3137 OR 4917 Chatfield Drive Corpus Christi, Texas 78413-2412 (361) 980-8110 Johnny Pope ^ Telephone number and address unknown "Blackie" Telephone number and address unknown "Rooster" Telephone number and address unknown Bob Coy Telephone number and address unknown Danny Casera Telephone number and address unknown Nurse Catherine Telephone number and address unknown Larry C. Kirk Telephone number and address unknown Ed Aleman 4318 Honduras Drive Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-5007 (361) 853-0037 OR 122 Bridge Street Cuero, Texas 77954-4504 (361) 275-6479 C. W. King Telephone number and address unknown Anderson "A.C." King Big Sandy, Texas 75755 (903)734-5165 Scott Storey Telephone number and address unknown Ramiro Garcia Telephone number and address unknown Frank Martinez Telephone number and address unknown PLAINTIFF'S MEDICAL PROVIDERS: Dr. Frank G. Mazza Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants of Austin, LLP and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1305 West 34th Street, Suite 400 Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 459-6599 Dr. Paul H. Harford Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants of Austin, LLP and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1305 West 34th Street, Suite 400 Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 459-6599 Spohn Hospital and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 600 Elizabeth Street Corpus Christi, Texas (361)881-3000 Ruiz -Witness List - Page 2 74036.1 PLAINTIFF'S FORMER EMPLOYERS: John N. Hunt and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Star Route Palcious, Texas 77465 Telephone number unknown Alford Refrigerated Warehouses of Corpus Christi, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 260 McBride Corpus Christi,J^exas 78403 Telephone number unknown C H & B E Bigler Bigler & Bigler and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Box 3173 330 Westchester Dr. Corpus Christi, Texas 78404 Telephone number unknown Braselton Construction Company and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1524 N. Port Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-1788 (361) 882-1788 J.M. Counts Counts Concrete Company and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Box 5404 Corpus Christi, Texas 78400 Telephone number unknown Ruiz -Witness List - Page 3 J.L. Harrison Const. Co., Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Box 6098 Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Telephone number unknown Gerald Degough G & G Construction and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 4634 Dody Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 Telephone number unknown Mercury Construction Co., Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 47 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Telephone number unknown Bur Tex Constructors, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 7501 Up River Rd. P.O. Box 4765 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469 Telephone number unknown W.W. Dominy Service Industries and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 5604 Old Brownsville Rd. Corpus Christi, Texas 78417-0975 (361)289-1414 James H. Greer interests Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 7327 Houston, Texas 77248 Telephone number unknown 74036.1 Horace V. Wells CESCO Company and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 2524 Holly Rd. Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 Telephone number unknown Richard Hayley Properties and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 10007 Corpus Christi, Texas 78410 Telephone number unknown Fairbairn Electric, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1821 N. Port Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0120 (361) 883-1501 Adolfo Ramirez Ramirez Construction and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 7238 Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 Telephone number unknown Refinery Maintenance, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 3504 Lawrence Dr. P.O. Box 3611 Corpus Christi, Texas 78404 Telephone number unknown Refinery Maintenance, Inc. % Tom W. White CPA and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 600 Bldg. Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Telephone number unknown Ruiz -Witness List - Page 4 Goldston Company, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 210 S. Caranahua St. Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0304 (361) 888-8100 Raymond M. Weichert Maurice Insulation & Supply Co. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 9489 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Telephone number unknown Edwin Singer and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Box 29 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Telephone number unknown Mundy Industrial Maintenance, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 721601 Houston, Texas 77272 Telephone number unknown OR Mundy Companies and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1150 Wilcrest Drive Houston, Texas 77099-3434 (281) 530-8711 Moore Burger Enterprises, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 4401 Austin, Texas 78700 Telephone number unknown 74036.1 Waychoff & Waychoff Waychoff Brothers Contractors and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives Box 4110 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Telephone number unknown OR Waychoff Contruction 4444 Corona Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-0432 (361)814-8742 Scott Electric Co. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1919 N. Port Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0120 (361) 884-6325 Harwick Foundations Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 36018 Wish-I-AH Rd Auderry, CA 93602 Telephone number unknown Bay, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 1414 Corn Products Rd. P.O. Box 9908 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469 Telephone number unknown BBI, Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives P.O. Box 9908 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469 Telephone number unknown Ruiz -Witness List - Page 5 1-37 Gulf Limited J.W. Ottinger and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 240 S.W. 12th Ave. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 Telephone number unknown Basic Industries of Texas Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 9139 Wallisville Rd. Houston, Texas 77029 (713) 671-9036 Professional Constructors Inc. and/or Custodian of Records and/or Designated Representatives 2500 Wilcrest Dr. Ste. 600 Houston, Texas 77042 Telephone number unknown PLAINTIFF'S DESIGNATED EXPERTS: All experts identified in Plaintiffs' Answers to Interrogatory Nos. 16, 24 and 25 to Master Discovery Requests to All Plaintiffs in all Asbestos-Related Personal Injury and Death Cases filed on March 28, 1997 All experts identified in Plaintiff Rene Rolando Ruiz' Disclosures Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194 filed on March 19, 1999 All experts identified in Plaintiff Rene Rolando Ruiz' First Amended Disclosures Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194 filed on June 3, 1999 All experts identified in Plaintiff Rene Rolando Ruiz' Supplemental Answers to All Defendants' Interrogatories (Wellington Defendants), (The Center for 74036.1 Claims Resolution Defendants) and (Master Discovery Requests) / (Expert and Fact Witnesses) and Supplement Disclosures Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194 (D), (E), (F) and (H) filed on March 29, 2000 DEFENDANTS CNA HOLDINGS. INC. AND CELANESE LTD.'S DESIGNATED EXPERTS: J. LeRoy Balzer, Ph.D. 408 Horse Trail Court Alamo, California 94507 (925) 274-082&, Lawrence R. Birkner, CIH, CSP McIntyre, Birner & Associates, Inc. 2026 El Monte Drive Thousand Oaks, California 91362-1822 (805) 494-8173 James D. Crapo, M.D. National Jewish Medical and Research Center 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206 (303) 398-1436 Dorsett D. Smith, M.D. 4310 Colby Avenue, Suite 201 Everett, Washington 98203 (425) 259-5171 Charles S. Laubly 2225 North Tucson Boulevard Tucson, Arizona 85716 Telephone number unknown John R. Holcomb, M.D. 4410 Medical Drive San Antonio, Texas 78229-0373 (210) 692-9400 Patrick McMillan Conoley, M.D., D.A.B.R. M.B.A. 4527 Nenana Drive Houston, Texas 77035-3627 (713) 729-7863 John R. Pettigrove Thomas-Spann Clinic, P.A. 7121 S. Padre Island Drive, #300 Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 (361)696-6200 DEFENDANTS CNA HOLDINGS. INC. AND CELANESE LTD/S FACT WITNESSES: Charles S. Laubly 225 North Tucson Boulevard Tucson, Arizona 85716 Cecil Munn 801 Cherry Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 T. Rogers Shandley 234 Turpin Dr. Lewisville, TX 75077 Kathleen Poole Adamik 14 Knollwood Dr. Mendham, NJ Ruiz -Witness List - Page 6 74036.1 Mr. Laubly was employed in various capacities by Celanese in the field of industrial medicine, industrial hygiene, or environmental safety and health. He may provide testimony regarding workplace conditions at Celanese plants, evolving principles and methodologies in his field and their application to Celanese, and the historical development of information and knowledge on the part of Celanese regarding the particular hazards associated with asbestos exposure. Mr. Laubly may also provide testimony regarding Celanese's corporate awareness of and approach to asbestos health issues. Mr. Munn was former in-house counsel for Champlin Petroleum Co. Mr. Munn has knowledge regarding CNA Holdings, Inc.'s stock ownership interests in Champlin Petroleum Co. and Pontiac Refining Corp., as well as CNA Holdings, Inc.'s lack of any other involvement with those companies. Mr. Shandley, the former corporate level purchasing manager for Celanese, may provide testimony regarding CNA Holdings, Inc.'s lack of involvement with Champlin and/or Pontiac. Ms. Adamik, Casualty Insurance Manager for Celanese Americas Corporation, may also provide testimony regarding CNA Holdings, Inc.'s stock ownership interests and the sale of those interests in Champlin and Pontiac, as well as the origins and corporate history of Celanese, Ltd. Ruiz -Witness List - Page 7 74036.1 NO. 96-04855-A MANUEL RUIZ, et al. Plaintiffs, vs. OWENS CORNING (a/k/a OWENS CORNING CORPORATION), et al. Defendants. 9 9 9 9 IN THE DISTRICT COURT NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS CNA HOLDINGS, INC. AND CELANESE LTD.'S _ TRIAL EXHIBIT LIST Ex. # Date Description 1. 03/23/00 Medical Records from Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants of Austin (Drs. Frank Mazza and Paul Harford) 2. 03/23/00 Negative Deposition for Radiology Records from Spohn Shoreline Hospital 3. 03/28/00 Negative Deposition for Personnel and Payroll Records from Braselton Construction Co. 4. 03/21/00 Negative Deposition for Personnel and Payroll Records from Fairbairn Electric, Inc. 5. 03/21/00 Personnel and Payroll Records from Mundy Industrial Maintenance Inc. 6. 00/00/00 Negative Deposition for Personnel and Payroll Records from Waycoff Brothers Contractors 7. 00/00/00 Personnel and Payroll Records from Bay, Inc. 8. 01/17/00 Deposition and Exhibits of Rene Rolando Ruiz taken on 1/17/00 9. 00/00/00 Chest x-rays produced by Plaintiff 10. 03/27/97 Plaintiffs Answers to Interrogatory Nos. 16, 24 and 25 to Master Discovery Requests to All Plaintiffs in all Asbestos-Related, Personal Injury and Death Cases Ruiz- Trial Exhibit List- Page 1 EXHIBIT B 62356.1 11. 04/11/97 Plaintiffs Answers to Master Discovery Requests to All Plaintiffs in all Asbestos-Related, Personal Injury and Death Cases Filed in Nueces County and attachments and verification 12. 11/10/98 Answers to Defendant Union Pacific Resources Company's First Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and verification 13. 12/03/98 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Answers to Interrogatory No. 26 to Master Discovery Requests to All Plaintiffs in all Asbestos-Related, Personal Injury and Death Cases 14. 01/13/99 15. 03/19/99^ Plaintiffs Answers to Defendant Reynold Metals Company's First Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production and verification Plaintiffs Disclosures Pursuant to TRCP 194 16. 04/08/99 Plaintiffs Supplemental Answers to Master Discovery and attachments and verification 17. 06/03/99 Plaintiffs First Amended Disclosures Pursuant to TRCP 194 18. 03/29/00 Plaintiffs Supplemental Answers to All Defendants' Interrogatories (Wellington Defendants), (The Center for Claims Resolution Defendants) and (Master Discovery Requests) / (Expert and Fact Witnesses) and Supplemental Disclosures Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194 (D), (E), (F) and (H) and verification 19. 04/26/00 Verification of Plaintiffs' Supplemental Answers to All Defendants' Interrogatories. 20. 07/12/01 Plaintiffs Second Supplemental Answers to All Defendants' Interrogatories (Wellington Defendants), (The Center for Claims Resolution Defendants) and (Master Discovery Requests) / (Expert and Fact Witnesses) and Supplemental Disclosures Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194 (D), (E), (F) and (H) and verification CELANESE-RELATED AND OTHER EXHIBITS 21. 08/28/69 Agreement between Union Pacific Petroleum Corporation and Celanese Corporation Providing for the Acquisition by Union Pacific Petroleum Corporation of all of the Issued and Outstanding Capital Stock of Champlin Petroleum Company and Pontiac Refining Corp. 22. 06/01/67 Contract between First City National Bank of Houston, as Trustee of the Gulf Oil Foundation and Celanese Corporation Ruiz - Trial Exhibit List- Page 2 62356.1 23. 09/01/64 Plan and Agreement of Merger Between Celanese Corporation of America and Champlin Oil & Refining Co. 24. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of Patrick McMillan Conoley, M.D., D.A.B.R., M.B.A. 25. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of J. LeRoy Balzer, Ph.D. 26. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of James D. Crapo, M.D. 27. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of Lawrence R. Birkner, CIH, CSP 28. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of Dorsett D. Smith, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P., F.A.C.O.E.M. 29. 00/00/00 Curriculum Vitae of John R. Holcomb, M.D. 30. 01/19/01 Affidavit of T. Rogers Shandley 31. 03/29/00 Affidavit of Cecil E. Munn 32. 01/23/01 Affidavit of Charles S. Laubly 33. 06/06/00 Report by Dr. John R. Pettigrove, including PFT and x-rays. 34. 00/00/00 Report prepared or to be prepared by Dr. Patrick McMillan Conoley 35. 01/11/01 Deposition of Kathleen Poole Adamik taken in Clark v. Union Pacific Resources Company, et al., no. 98-317-G, in the 319th District Court of Nueces County, Texas. Celanese specifically adopts by reference and reserves the right to use each and every document or exhibit identified by any other party in this case. Celanese also reserves the right to utilize blowups or enlargements of any document or exhibit listed herein, or of any document or exhibit identified by any other party in this case. Celanese also specifically reserves the right to utilize medical/scientific/industrial hygiene articles, text books, reports and letters, all of which are in the public domain, for purposes of expert examination and cross-examination. Ruiz- Trial Exhibit List- Page 3 62356.1