ANSWER TO COMPLAINT (TRANSACTION ID # 19382904) FILED BY DEFENDANT A.O. SMITH CORPORATION

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On March 12, 2008 an asbestos case was filed by Breckler, Joann, and Breckler, Rodrick, represented by , and Donadio, David R, against Actuant Corporation, Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc., Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. et al. represented by Angstadt, Todd A, , Armstrong, William Henry et al. in the jurisdiction of San Francisco County. Judge Teri L. Jackson presiding.

                        
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MCKENNA LONG &
ALDRIDGE LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SAN FRANCISCO

CHRISTOPHER W. WOOD (BAR NO. 113291)
MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP

101 California Street ELECTRONICALLY
Alst Floor FILED
San Francisco, CA 94111 Superior Court of California,
Telephone: (415) 267-4000 County of San Francisco
Facsimile: (415) 267-4198 AP

CONC BRIS son
Attorneys for Defendant, t ~LI, Clerl
A.O, SMITH CORPORATION BY: ANNIE oe soul Clerk

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

RODRICK BRECKLER and JOANN CASE No. CGC-08-274566
BRECKLER,
DEFENDANT A.O. SMITH
Plaintiffs, CORPORATION’S ANSWER TO
PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT FOR
v. PERSONAL INJURY AND LOSS OF
CONSORTIUM - ASBESTOS
ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (BP) et ai.,
Defendants.

COMES NOW defendant, A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, for itself and for no other
defendant, to answer plaintiffs’ complaint on file herein as follows:

1. Pursuant to California Co…

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Teri L. Jackson

Document Filed Date

April 11, 2008

Case Filing Date

March 12, 2008

County

San Francisco County, CA

Parties

A.O. Smith Corporation Defendant
Actuant Corporation Defendant
Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Defendant
Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc. Defendant
All Asbestos Defendants Defendant
Allied Manufacturing Company Defendant
Allied Mfg Co., Inc. Defendant
Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust Defendant
Allsberry Mechanical Corporation Defendant
American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hyg Defendant
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Defendant
American Plumbing & Heating Supplies Defendant
American Plumbing And Heating Supplies Defendant
American Standard, Inc. Defendant
Amy Talarico Attorneys For Defendants
Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc. Defendant
Angstadt, Todd A Attorney For The Defendant
Armstrong, William Henry Attorney For The Defendant
Asbestos Defendants (B*P) As Reflected On Defendant
Asbestos Manufacturing Company Defendant
Ashley, Eugene Attorney For The Defendant
Auto Friction Corporation Defendant
Auto Specialties Manufacturing Company Defendant
Alan Brayton Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Alexandra Ozols Attorneys For Defendants
Alice Ahn Attorneys For Defendants
Allan Gutsche Attorney
Allison Mullings Attorneys For Defendants
Amee Mikacich Attorneys For Defendants
Amy Kimmel Attorneys For Defendants
Andrew Cary Attorneys For Defendants
Andrew Chew Attorney
Angus Macleod Attorneys For Defendants
Anne Acuna Attorney
Anne Payne Attorneys For Defendants
B.E.E Industrial Supply, Inc. Defendant
Bailey, Curtis R. Attorney For The Defendant
Baldor Electric Company Defendant
Bassi, Marte Joseph Attorney For The Defendant
Bayer Cropscience, Inc., As Successor To Amchem Defendant
Beach, David Francis Attorney For The Defendant
Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd. Defendant
Biderman, David T. Attorney For The Defendant
Bigge Crane And Rigging Co. Defendant
Blackard, Eugene Charles Attorney For The Defendant
Bodell, Daniel D. Attorney For The Defendant
Borg-Warner Corporation Defendant
Brainich, Marc Attorney For The Defendant
Brassbestos Brake Lining Company Defendant
Breckler, Joann Plaintiff
Breckler, Rodrick Plaintiff
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, Llc Defendant
Brown, Eugene Attorney For The Defendant
Bryan Steam Llc Defendant
Brydon, John R Attorney For The Defendant
Buckles-Smith Electric Company Defendant
Bucyrus International, Inc. Defendant
Burnham Corporation Defendant
Burnham Llc (Fka Burnham Corporation Which Will Do Defendant
Burnham Llp F/K/A Burnham Corporation Defendant
Buty, Madeline L Attorney For The Defendant
Brien Mcmahon Attorney
Bryan Parker Attorneys For Defendants
Calero, Anthony J. Attorney For The Defendant
Carl N. Swenson Co., Inc. Defendant
Carrier Corporation Defendant
Cbs Corporation, A Delaware Corporation, F/K/A Defendant
Chester C. Lehmann, Co. Inc., Dba Electrical Defendant
Chester C. Lehmann, Co., Inc. Defendant
Chrysler Llc Defendant
Clayton Industries, Inc. Defendant
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. Defendant
Connolly, Patrick J. Attorney For The Defendant
Consolidated Insulation, Inc. Defendant
Conway, Patricia Kantor Attorney For The Defendant
Cottle, Sean Allister Attorney For The Defendant
Cowperthwaite, John Graham Attorney For The Defendant
Craftsman Elevators, Inc. Defendant
Crane Service Corporation Defendant
Crosby, Thomas Carlisle Attorney For The Defendant
Csk Auto, Inc. Defendant
Curliano, Jason J Attorney For The Defendant
Camille Fong Attorneys For Defendants
Carla Crochet Attorneys For Defendants
Catherine Golden Attorney
Celeste Scott Attorney
Cesar Alvarado Attorneys For Defendants
Charles Sheldon Attorney
Christina Helwig Attorneys For Defendants
Christopher Hersom Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Christopher Nelson Attorney
Christopher Wood Attorneys For Defendants
Craig Hodgson Attorney
Daimlerchrysler Corporation Defendant
Dana Corporation Defendant
Does 1-8500 Defendant
Dollar, Steven Walter Attorney For The Defendant
Donadio, David R Attorney For The Plaintiff
Driscol, Iii, Alfred W. Attorney For The Defendant
Dumont, Richard Dana Attorney For The Defendant
Daniel Hoffman Attorney
David Ross Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Drexwell Jones Attorney
Eaton Electrical Inc. Defendant
Electrical Materials, Inc. Defendant
Emsco Asbestos Company Defendant
Edward Martinovich Attorneys For Defendants
Edward Tugade Attorneys For Defendants
Emma Nelson-Munson Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Eric Solomon Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Erin Mcgahey Attorney
Erin Orzel Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Ernest Faitos Attorneys For Defendants
Fadeff, Jeffery John Attorney For The Defendant
Farley, David E Attorney For The Defendant
Fdcc California, Inc. Defendant
Fdcc California, Inc., Defendant
Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Injury Trust Defendant
Fibre & Metal Products Company Defendant
Forcee Manufacturing Corporation Defendant
Ford Motor Company Defendant
Francis Pond Attorneys For Defendants
Gamba, Paul Joseph Attorney For The Defendant
Gambino, Mary Ellen Attorney For The Defendant
Garlock Sealing Technologies, Llc Defendant
Gatke Corporation Defendant
General Electric Company Defendant
General Motors Corporation Defendant
Genuine Parts Company Defendant
George Rossmann, Inc. Defendant
Gill, Raymond Lawrence Attorney For The Defendant
Goulds Pumps, Inc. Defendant
Grinnell Corporation Defendant
Grinnell Llc, Defendant
Guerrero, Christopher Attorney For The Defendant
Gary Brayton Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Geoffrey Sloniker Attorneys For Plaintiffs
George Sullivan Attorneys For Defendants
Gilbert Purcell Attorney
Grace Mori Attorneys For Defendants
Gregory Silver Attorney
H. Krasne Manufacturing Company Defendant
Haley Engineering Corporation Defendant
Hamilton Sunstrand Corporation Defendant
Haney, Jeffrey Nowlin Attorney For The Defendant
Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. Defendant
Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. Fka Kaiser Cement Defendant
Hartwell, Mortimer H Attorney For The Defendant
Hennessy Industries, Inc. Defendant
Hill, Roderick D. Attorney For The Defendant
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Defendant
Honda North America, Inc. Defendant
Honda Of America Mfg. Defendant
Honda Of Canada Mfg., A Division Of Defendant
Honda Of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. Defendant
Honda R&D America, Inc. Defendant
Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Defendant
Hondapower Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. Defendant
Honeywell International Inc., F/K/A Alliedsignal, Defendant
Hugo, Edward R Attorney For The Defendant
Hurst Boilers Defendant
Hillary Huth Attorneys For Defendants
Ingersoll-Rand Company Defendant
Isler, Curtiss L. Attorney For The Defendant
J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc. Defendant
Jack's Unlimited, Inc. Defendant
Jacks Unlimited, Inc. Defendant
Jackson, Gabriel Anne Attorney For The Defendant
Jack Clapper Attorney
James Anton Attorney
James Gilyard Attorneys For Plaintiffs
James Nevin Attorney
James Ostertag Attorneys For Defendants
James Pachl Attorney
Jane Yee Attorneys For Defendants
Janette Glaser Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Jeffrey Paccassi Attorney
Jennifer Alesio Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Jennifer Benaderet Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Jennifer Holt Attorney
Jennifer Johnson Attorneys For Defendants
Jennifer Supman Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Jesse Boyd Attorneys For Defendants
Jill Fox Attorney
John Burke Attorney
John Hughes Attorneys For Defendants
Joseph Adams Attorneys For Defendants
Joseph Duffy Attorneys For Defendants
Justin Fish Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Kannett, Mark Simon Attorney For The Defendant
Kelley, Sheila D Attorney For The Defendant
Kuenster, Jennifer A. Attorney For The Defendant
Kurowski, John Attorney For The Defendant
Karen Henry Attorneys For Defendants
Kasey Swisher Attorney
Katherine Allen Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Kelly Lack Attorney
Kenneth Atkinson Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Kenneth Stupak Attorneys For Defendants
Kevin Jamison Attorneys For Defendants
Kimberly Chu Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Kristen Louis Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Kristina Almquist Attorneys For Defendants
L.J. Miley Company Defendant
L.R. Trillo Company, Inc. Defendant
Lankford, Paul V Attorney For The Defendant
Larry Hopkins, Inc. Defendant
Lasco Brake Products Defendant
Lear Siegler Diviersified Holdings Corp. Defendant
Lee, Barry William Attorney For The Defendant
Logan, Peter Burton Attorney For The Defendant
Love, Mark A Attorney For The Defendant
Luskin, Vladislav Vitaly Attorney For The Defendant
Lance Wilson Attorneys For Defendants
Lauren Michals Attorneys For Defendants
Leonardo Vacchina Attorney
Leopoldo Chanco Attorneys For Defendants
Linda Nusser Attorneys For Defendants
Lisa Corman Attorney
Lisa Oberg Attorneys For Defendants
Lloyd Leroy Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Ma, Lillian C Attorney For The Defendant
Mackay, Norman Edward Attorney For The Defendant
Madco Welding Supply Co, Inc. Defendant
Madco Welding Supply Co., Inc. Defendant
Mansukhani, Roger Attorney For The Defendant
Maremont Corporation Defendant
Mccaffery, Timothy J Attorney For The Defendant
Mccall, Michael T Attorney For The Defendant
Mccarthy, Kenneth James Attorney For The Defendant
Mccowan, Jack Bramwell Attorney For The Defendant
Mckay, Molly Attorney For The Defendant
Mckeown, Francis Mcclintock Attorney For The Defendant
Mcmaster-Carr Supply Company Defendant
Mcneil, Constance Attorney For The Defendant
Medical Counsel Berry & Berry Defendant
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Defendant
Molded Industrial Friction Corporation Defendant
Morton International, Inc. Defendant
Mahsa Kashani Attorneys For Defendants
Maisie Sokolove Attorney
Manoj Shah Attorneys For Defendants
Matthew Davega Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Matthew Hickey Attorneys For Defendants
Meridith Miller Attorneys For Defendants
Michael Graham Attorneys For Defendants
Michele Barnes Attorneys For Defendants
Mitchell Malachowski Attorneys For Defendants
Molly Williams Attorneys For Defendants
National Transport Supply, Inc. Defendant
Nelson, Evan Craig Attorney For The Defendant
Nissan Forklift Corporation Defendant
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Defendant
Nissan North America, Inc. Defendant
North America And Nissan Technical Center North Defendant
Nancy Williams Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Naomi Fribourg Attorneys For Defendants
Nathan Newman Attorney
Negar Pirzadeh Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Nicole Gabroy Attorneys For Defendants
Nicole Gage Attorney
Nikki Mckennedy Attorney
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Defendant
Oren Noah Attorney
Pacific Scientific Company Defendant
Parker Hannifin Corporation Defendant
Peebels Equipment Company Defendant
Pietrykowski, Michael J. Attorney For The Defendant
Placerville Auto Parts, Inc. Defendant
Plant Insulation Company Defendant
Pneumo Abex Llc Defendant
Pollack, Dean Attorney For The Defendant
Pond, Frank D Attorney For The Defendant
Pratt & Whitney Defendant
Prindle, Kenneth B Attorney For The Defendant
Pamela Stevens Attorney
Patrick Callahan Attorney
Patrick Salceda Attorneys For Defendants
Paul-Erik Lannus Attorney
Peter Gilbert Attorneys For Defendants
Phyra Mccandless Attorney
Pro Per Attorney For The Defendant
Quintec Industries, Inc. Defendant
R.E. Cuddie Co. Defendant
Ray L. Hellwig Mechanical Co. Inc. Defendant
Ray L. Hellwig Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Defendant
Redwood Plumbing Co., Inc. Defendant
Reynolds, Richard Leroy Attorney For The Defendant
Ridley, Shawn Michael Attorney For The Defendant
Riteset Manufacturing Company Defendant
Robert Bosch Corporation Defendant
Robert Bosch Llc Defendant
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Defendant
Rossendale-Ruboil Company Defendant
Rudolph And Sletten, Inc. Defendant
Ryan, Mary Margaret Attorney For The Defendant
Randall Bernard Attorney
Rene Casilli Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Reshma Bajaj Attorney
Richard Chon Attorneys For Defendants
Richard Grant Attorney
Robert Crane Attorney
Rochelle Ileto Attorney
Ron Archer Attorneys For Plaintiffs
Rosanna Moreno Attorney
S & S Welding, Inc. Defendant
S. H. Coley Construction Company Defendant
San Jose Boiler Works, Inc. Defendant
Sasco Defendant
Sasco (Fka Sasco Electric) Defendant
Scadden, James G. Attorney For The Defendant
Schneider Electric Usa, Inc. Defendant
Scott Co. Of California Defendant
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Defendant
Silver Line Products, Inc Defendant
Sinunu, James Najeeb Attorney For The Defendant
South Bay Electric Defendant
Southern Friction Materials Company Defendant
Spaulding, Steven Scott Attorney For The Defendant
Standard Motor Products, Inc. Defendant
Standco, Inc. Defendant
Stuart-Western, Inc. Defendant
Super Shops, Inc. Defendant
Sara Triplett Attorneys For Defendants
Scott Shepardson Attorneys For Defendants
Sharon Holwerda Attorney
Steven Clarence Attorneys For Defendants
Steven Sobel Attorneys For Defendants
Susana Garcia Attorneys For Defendants
Susana Gonzales Attorneys For Defendants
The Budd Company Defendant
The Jack Dymond Company Defendant
The Jack Dymond Company. Defendant
Torres, Julie Ann Attorney For The Defendant
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Defendant
Trane Us Inc. Fka American Standard Inc. Defendant
Tami Oei Attorney
Tara Woodward Attorneys For Defendants
Thomas Moses Attorney
Thomas Steig Attorney
Timothy Barteau Attorneys For Defendants
Timothy Connor Attorneys For Defendants
Tina Naicker Attorneys For Defendants
Todd Duplanty Attorney
Todd Thacker Attorneys For Defendants
U.S. Spring & Bumper Company Defendant
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Defendant
Union Carbide Corporation Defendant
Unique Electronic Transfer & Storage, Inc. Defendant
Unique Electronic Transfer And Storage, Inc. Defendant
United Technologies Corporation Defendant
Universal Friction Materials Company Defendant
Viacom, Inc. Defendant
Vahishta Falahati Attorneys For Defendants
W. L. Larsen, Inc. Defendant
W.L. Larsen, Inc. Defendant
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Defendant
Westburne Supply Inc. Defendant
Westburne Supply, Inc. Defendant
Wheeling Brake Block Manufacturing Company Defendant
Wood, Christophe Wetherill Attorney For The Defendant
Wood, Jeffrey Scott Attorney For The Defendant
Walter Rundin Attorneys For Defendants
William Rowell Attorneys For Defendants
York International Corporation Defendant
Zachariah Baker Attorneys For Defendants
['Armstrong, William Henry'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Bailey, Curtis R.', 'Kurowski, John', 'Logan, Peter Burton'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Bassi, Marte Joseph'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Biderman, David T.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Blackard, Eugene Charles'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Bodell, Daniel D.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Brainich, Marc'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Brown, Eugene'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Brydon, John R'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Buty, Madeline L', 'Curliano, Jason J'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Buty, Madeline L'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Connolly, Patrick J.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Conway, Patricia Kantor'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Crosby, Thomas Carlisle'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Curliano, Jason J'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Donadio, David R'] Attorney For The Plaintiff
['Dumont, Richard Dana'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Fadeff, Jeffery John'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Farley, David E'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Gambino, Mary Ellen'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Gill, Raymond Lawrence'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Haney, Jeffrey Nowlin', 'Ryan, Mary Margaret'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Hartwell, Mortimer H'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Hill, Roderick D.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Hugo, Edward R'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Isler, Curtiss L.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Jackson, Gabriel Anne'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Kannett, Mark Simon'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Kelley, Sheila D'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Kuenster, Jennifer A.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Love, Mark A'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Ma, Lillian C'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mackay, Norman Edward'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mansukhani, Roger'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mccall, Michael T'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mccarthy, Kenneth James'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mccowan, Jack Bramwell'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mckeown, Francis Mcclintock'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Mcneil, Constance'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Nelson, Evan Craig'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Pollack, Dean'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Pond, Frank D'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Prindle, Kenneth B'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Ridley, Shawn Michael'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Scadden, James G.'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Sinunu, James Najeeb'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Spaulding, Steven Scott'] Attorney For The Defendant
['Torres, Julie Ann'] Attorney For The Defendant

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