On December 17, 2010 a Party Discovery was filed involving a dispute between Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, and Acco Engineered Systems, Inc., Advanced Mechanical, Advance Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Air Systems Mechanical Contractor, A & K Heating Company, Inc., Albay Construction Company, Allen-Simmons Heating & Sheet Metal Company Inc., Allied Fire Protection, Allied Sprinkler Company, Inc., Allsberry Mechanical Corporation, Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc., Associated Insulation Of California, A. Teichert & Son, Inc., Balliet Bros. Construction Corporation, Banner Drywall & Painting Co. Inc., Barnes Construction Co., Bayer Cropscience Inc., Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Successor To Amchem, Bell Products Inc., Beta Mechanical Contractors, L.P., Bragg Investment Company, Inc., Cahill Construction Co., Inc., Cahill Construction Services, Inc., Cahill Contractors, Inc., California Drywall Co., Castro Construction, Inc., C.C. Moore & Co. Engineers, Cincinnati Valve Company, Cjr Plastering, Clausen-Patten, Inc., Clausen-Patten, Inc., A Dissolved Corporation, Climate Air, Inc., Climate Control Co., Inc., Collins Electrical Company, Inc., Commair Mechanical Services, Consolidated Insulation, Inc., Cosco Fire Protection, Inc., Cosco Sprinkler, Critchfield Mechanical, Inc., C & R Plastering, Inc., Csk Auto, Inc., Cupertino Electric, Inc., Delucchi Sheet Metal Works, Dilland Sederberg Plumbing, Does 1-8500, Domco Products Texas Inc., Domco Products Texas, L.P., Donovan Construction, Dorn Refrigeration, Dorn Refrigeration And Air Conditioning, Dpr Construction, Duro Dyne Corporation, D.W. Nicholson Corporation, D. Zelinsky & Sons, Inc., Emil J. Weber Electric Co., Erwin Mechanical Inc., Ex- Fme, Inc. (Fka Fischbach And Moore Electric,, Fairmont Hotel Company, Fluor Corporation, Foley Electric Co., Foley Electric, Inc., Fuller Floors, General Mills, Inc., Giampolini & Co., Graybar Electric Company, Inc., Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. Formerly Known As, Harold Beasley Plumbing And Heating, Inc., Harry Lee Plumbing & Heating, H & C Investment Associates, Inc., Henry C. Beck Company, Imperial Plastering & Drywall, Insulation Specialties, Inc., James A. Nelson Co., Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Jones Plastering Company, Joseph Bruno Sheet Metal Co., Inc., J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., J.W. Mcclenahan Company, J.W. Mcclenahan Company, Inc., Kentile Floors, Inc., Laub Sheet Metal Works, Lone Star Industries, Inc., Mack Construction Co., Magee, Robert, Malm Metal Products, Inc., Marine Engineering And Supply Company, Marshco Auto Parts, Inc., Mattock Construction Company, Mcclure Electric, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Michael Brothers, Midstate Mechanical, Inc., Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines, Inc., Monsanto Company, Sued As "Pharmacia Corporation", Oakfabco, Inc., Ortho-Craft, Pacific Fireproofing, Pacific Mechanical Corporation, Parker Insulation Contracting & Supply Co. Inc., Perini Corporation, Pharmacia Corporation, Which Will Do Business In, Pribuss Engineering, Pribuss Engineering, Inc., Raymond Interior Systems-North, Red Top Electric Co. Emeryville, Inc., Robert Magee, Rollie R. French, Inc., Rollins Construction, Rountree Plumbing & Heating Inc., Scott Co. Of California, S F L, Inc., S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc., Slakey Brothers, Inc., Sugden Engineering Co., Swinerton Builders, Temper Insulation, Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc., Texaco, Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The W.W. Henry Company, Tuttle And Bailey Corp, Van Mulder Sheetmetal, Van-Mulder Sheet Metal, Inc., Walnut Creek Sheet Metal, Furnace & Air, W.C. Thomason, W.C. Thompson, Webcor Builders, Inc., Westburne Supply, Inc., Willard Electric, Wright Schuchart Harbor, Wright Schuchart Harbor Company, Ross, Jean, Ross, Robert, for civil in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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WILLIAM M. HAKE, ESQ. (SBN 110956) Bill. Hake@wilsonelser.com JEREMY C. BERLA, ESQ. (SBN 267331) Jeremy.Berla@wilsonelser.com ROCKFORD M. HEARN, ESQ. (SBN 269074) ELECTRONICALLY Rockford. Hearn@wilsonelser.com WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, eee EDELMAN & DICKER LLP County of San Francisco 525 Market Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2725 08/12/2015 Telephone: (415) 433-0990 BY:RONNIE OTERO Facsimile: (415) 434-1370 Deputy Clerk Attorneys for Defendants ADVANCE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. ANDERSON, ROWE & BUCKLEY, INC. BELL PRODUCTS, INC. COLLINS ELECTRICAL COMPANY, INC, EMIL J. WEBER ELECTRICAL COMPANY, INC, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ROBERT ROSS AND JEAN ROSS, Case No.: CGC-10-275731 Plaintiffs, DECLARATION OF JEREMY C. BERLA IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO EXCEED vs. PAGE LIMIT ON JOINT DEFENSE MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE C.C, MOORE & CO., ENGINEERS, et al., EXPECTED TRIAL TESTIMONY AND DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF DR. Defendants. DAVID SCHWARTZ, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REQUEST FOR AN EVIDENCE CODE SECTION 402 HEARING Complaint: December 17, 2010 Trial Date: August 10, 2015 I, Jeremy C. Berla, declare as follows: 1, Iam an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California and an associate of the law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, attorneys of record for Defendants Advance Mechanical Contractors, Inc.; Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc.; Bell Products, Inc.; Collins Electrical Company, Inc.; and Emil J. Weber Electrical Company, Inc. I 1 DECLARATION OF JEREMY C. BERLA IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT ON JOINT DEFENSE MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EXPECTED TRIAL TESTIMONY AND DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF DR. DAVID SCHWARTZ, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REQUEST FOR AN EVIDENCE CODE} SECTION 402 HEARINGhave personal knowledge of each fact stated in this declaration and if called upon to testify, could and would competently testify thereto. 2. This declaration is filed in response to the Court’s Asbestos Case Management Order, signed on May 7, 2014, limiting motions in limine to five pages. However, it is worth noting that the Court’s Asbestos Case Management Order does not expressly set a page limit for requests for Evidence Code section 402 hearings and/or motions in limine to exclude experts witnesses. 3. Our firm is filing the accompanying Joint Defense Motion In Limine To Exclude Expected Trial Testimony And Deposition Testimony of Dr. David Schwartz, Or In The Alternative, Request For An Evidence Code Section 402 Hearing (hereinafter, the “Joint Defense Motion/Request for 402 Hearing”), which is ten (10) pages long, 4. The Joint Defense Motion/Request for 402 Hearing cannot adequately brief the issues that need to be resolved with a five-page brief. The issues presented, relating to scientific matters of alleged asbestos colon cancer causation, are complex. In addition, Dr. Schwartz has been deposed on several prior occasions regarding the issue of medical causation at hand, requiring descriptions of his testimony not only in this case, but also two other recent cases. This encompasses a total of four deposition transcripts and one transcript of a court’s Evidence Code 402 hearing in which the court ultimately ruled to exclude Dr. Schwartz. 5. If granted, the Joint Defense Motion/Request for 402 Hearing will settle issues central to the case, simplifying and shortening the trial or potentially assisting the parties to resolve. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 12, 2015, in San Francisco, California. fery C. Berla, Esq. 2 DECLARATION OF JEREMY C. BERLA IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT ON JOINT DEFENSE MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EXPECTED TRIAL TESTIMONY AND DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF DR. DAVID SCHWARTZ, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, REQUEST FOR AN EVIDENCE CODE| SECTION 402 HEARING