Motion-Secondary: ROBERT ROSS et al VS. C.C. MOORE & CO. ENGINEERS

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                                BRAYTON®PURCELL LLP

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ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ., S.B. #73685
DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ, S.B. #154436
OREN P. NOAH, ESQ., S.B. #136310
ASHLEY J. BENSON, ESQ., S.B. #276326

ELECTRONICALLY
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BRAYTON*#PURCELL LLP Superior Court of California,
Attorneys at Law County of San Francisco
222 Rush Landing Road APR 25 2013
P.O. Box 6169

Clerk of the Court
BY: ALISON AGBAY
Deputy Clerk

Novato, California 94948-6169
(415) 898-1555
Tentative Ruling Contest Email: contestasbestosTR@braytonlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

ROBERT ROSS and JEAN ROSS,
Plaintiffs,

ASBESTOS
No. CGC-10-275731

} DECLARATION OF ASHLEY J. BENSON
IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT A.

)  TEICHERT & SON, INC.’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT

VS.
C.C. MOORE & CO. ENGINEERS;
Defendants as Reflected on Exhibit 1

attached to the Summary Complaint herein;
and DOES 1-8500.

Date: May 9, 2013

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Dept:_ 503, Hon. Teri L. Jackson
Trial Date: June 10, 2013

Action Filed: December 17, 2010

I, Ashley J. Benson, declare as follows:

1. Lam an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts in the State of
California and am an associate with the law firm of Brayton*Purcell LLP, attorneys of record
for plaintiffs herein and as such am fully familiar with the facts of this case and if called as a
witness regarding the matters set forth below, | would so testify.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit I are true and correct copies of pertinent excerpts of the
deposition transcripts of ROBERT ROSS. Mr. ROSS’s deposition was taken in his previous
matter, San Francisco Superior Court case number 274099, on February 20, 2008, February 21,
2008, February 22, 2008, March 4, 2008, March 11, 2008, March 12, 2008, December 15, 2008,

December 16, 2008, December 17, 2008, December 18, 2008, January 20, 2009, January 21,

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DECLARATION OF ASHLEY J. BENSON IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT A, TEICHERT & SON,
INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT2009, January 22, 2009, January 23, 2009, August 10, 2009, August 11, 2009, August 12,

2009, and August 13, 2009.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on April 25, 2013, at Novato, California.

Ashley J. ne

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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ROBERT ROSS,
Plaintiff,
vs. No. 274099
ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS,

Defendants.

DEPOSITION OF ROBERT ROSS
VOLUME I

(Pages 1 ~ 231)

Taken before EARLY K. LANGLEY, RMR

CSR No, 3537

February 20, 206087 |
Page 2 Page 4
1 INDEX 1 DEPOSITION OF ROBERT ROSS:
2 PAGE 2 .
Sono eee 3. BEIT REMEMBERED, that pursuant to Notice, and of
‘ eats 4 the 20th day of February 2008, commencing at the hour
5 130, 132, 148 5 of 9:35 am., in the offices of Aiken & Welch, One
6 464,168 6 Kaiser Plaza, Suite $05, Oakland, California, before
EXAMINATION BY MR. JONES 46, 104 7 me, EARLY LANGLEY, a Certified Shorthand Reporter,
, EXAMINATION BY MR. KASTER 62, 82, 88 8 personally appeared ROBERT ROSS, produced as a witness]
8 432 @ in said action, and being by me first duly sworm, was
9 EXAMINATION BY Ms i ios LOVAS 64, 82.88 10 thereupon examined as a witness in said cause.
10 110, 128, 131 dl
a ten 12 ---000--~
EXAMINATION BY MS, RASMUSSEN 64, 120, 129 13
13 EXAMMATION BY MS. TORESON & 4
14 EXAMINATION BY MS. GAMBINO 89 15 ERIC SOLOMON, Brayton Purcell, 222 Rush Landing}
is EXAMINATION BY MS. RASSOPOULOS ” 104 16 Road, Novato, California 94948, appeared on behalfof —
Io EXAMINATION BY MS-oKUMOTO tig 13,20 17. the Plaintiff
19 EXAMINATION BY MS. VOTAW 126, 163, 165 18
20 419 19 STEPHEN HARRINGTON (by telephone), Clapp,
EXAMINATION BY MS. FRENCH 152 20 Moroney, Bellagamba and Vucinich, 1111 Bayhiil Drive,
a EXAMINATION BY MS. HART 168 21 Suite 300, San Bruno, Califomia 94066, appeared on
22 22 behalf of the Defendant Contra Costa Electric.
EXAMINATION BY MR. THE 213 23
°° EXAMINATION BY MS. HOLWERDA 226 24
a 25
Page 3 Page 5
1 EXHIBITS i ERIN MCGAHEY (by telephone), Sinunu, Bruni,
2 DEFENDANTS’ ___ PAGE 2 LLP, 633 Pine Street, Suite 400, San Francisco,
3A oyacentied Local 16 retirees 27 3. California 94108, appeared on behalf of the Defendants
4 4 Valley Sheet Metal; Rosendin Electric.
B Collection of Mr. Ross's documents 69 5 H
5 in binder; handwritten notes; 6 SUSAN FRENCH, Archer Norris, 2033 North Main -}
6 typewritten notes 7 Street, Suite 800, Walmut Creek, California 94596
C Copies of handwritten notes 69 8 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Cahill; Anderson,
7 of Mr. Ross on yellow pieces 9 Rowe & Buckley; Frank Bonetti Plumbing, Inc.
of paper, 12 pages 10 i
8 ii SANDRA FOSTER LOVAS, Bassi, Martini, Edlin & #
% 12 Blum, 351 California Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, H
lt 13 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
12 14 Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
13 15
14 16 VINEET K. SOOD, AT&T Services, Inc., 525 Market{
te 17 Street, Room 2009, San Francisco, California 94105,
17 18 appeared on behalf of the Defendant Pacific Bell
18 19 Telephone Company.
ig 20
20 au ROBIN HART (by telephone), Becherer, Kannett &
3 22 Schweitzer, 2200 Powell Street, Suite 805, Emeryville,
33 23 California 94608, appeared on behalf of the Defendants
24 24 Bridgestone Firestone; Dillingham; Johnson Controls.
25 25

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1 ESTIE A. MANCHIK, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, i ZACH LEWIS (by telephone), Dal Soglio &
2 350 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, 2 Martens, 2250 East Imperial Highway, Suite 200, El
3 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 3 Segundo, Califomia 90245, appeared on behalf of the
4 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior 4 Defendant Aerojet General Corporation. i
5 University. 5 . :
6 6 MARY PAK, Foley & Mansfield, 1111 Broadway, i
7 JOHN KIRBY (by telephone), Bumham & Brown, 7 10th Floor, Oakland, California 94612, appeared on i
8 1901 Harrison Street, 11th Floor, Oakland, California B behalf of the Defendant D,W. Nicholson Corporation. '
9 94604, appeared on behalf of the Defendants Golden Gate 9 .
10 Drywall, Inc; S.W. Spencer & Son, Inc. 10 FAITH WOLINSRY (by telephone), Glaspy & Glaspy,}
1i 11 100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 750, Walnut Creek, California ff
12 DREXWELL M. JONES, Buty & Curliano, 555 12th 12 94596, appeared on behalf of the Defendant Fairmont
13 Street, Suite 1280, Oakland, California 94607, appeared 13 Hotel.
14 on behalf of the Defendants Western Building Materials 14
15 Supply; Beasley Plumbing. is JOE SPATARO, Gordon & Rees, 275: Battery Street,
16 16 20th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111, appeared.
7 JENNIFER RASMUSSEN, Pond North, 505 Montgomery] 17 on behalf of the Defendants Hussman Corporation;
18 Street, {3th Floor, San Francisco, Califomia 94111, 18 Rosendahl Corporation. :
19 appeared on behalf of the Defendant Temporary Plant 19 .
20 Cleaners. . 20 MARIA ZEYREK (by telephone), Haight, Brown &
22 21 Bonesteel, 100 Bush Street, 27th Floor San Francisco,
22 JULIE FARRAH, Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, -22 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
23 Day, 111 Sutter Street, Suite $75, San Francisco, 23 Robert Shaw Controls Company.
24 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 24
25 Ampex Corporation. 25
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i ROLAND THE, Brydon, Hugo & Parker, 135 Main 1 GREGORY KIM (by iclephone), Hassard Bonnington,
2 Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94105, 2 Two Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor, San Francisco,
3 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Foster Wheeler; 3 California 941.11, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
4 Perini Corp.; Fireman's Fund. 4 Sequoia Ventures,
3 §
6 BEN HOLL (by telephone), Drinker, Biddle & 6 JUSTIN MCKENNA (by telephone), Bullivant Houser
7 Reath LLP, 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor, San 7 Bailey, 1415 L Street, Suite 1000, Sacramento,
8 Francisco, California 94105, appeared on behalf of the 8 California 95814, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
9 Defendant Monsanto, 9 Louisiana Pacific.
10 10 Hl
qi LEE KASTER, GARRETT DEAL, Filice, Brown, Eassa] 12 NOLA VEGANES CHAVEZ, McKenna, Long & Aldridge,
12 & McLeod, 1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor, Oakland, 12 101 California Strect, 41st Floor, San Francisco,
13 Califomia 94612, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 13 California 94111, appeared on behalf of the Defendants
14 Hewlett Packard. 14 Dz. Zelinsky & Sons, Inc.; ITT Industries, Inc.;
15 15  Metaiclad Insulation Corporation; Rudolph & Sletten.
16 HOLLY ACEVEDO (by telephone), Filice, Brown, 16
17 Eassa & McLeod, 1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor, ay MARY ELLEN GAMBINO, Schiff Hardin, One Market
18 Oakland, California 94612, appeared on behalf of the 18 Spear Street Tower, San Francisco, California 94105,
19 Defendant Tosco Refining Company. 15° appeared on behalf of the Defendant F.P. Lathrop
20 20 Construction Company.
2) SABRINA AXT, Foley & Mansfield, 1111 Broadway, | 22
22 10th Floor, Oakland, California 94612, appeared on 22
23 behalf of the Defendants A&A Mechanical Contractors, 23
24 Ine., Fluor Corporation; Raymond Interior 24
25 _Systems-North. 25

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i ANTHONY CHIOSSO, ALBERT THUESEN (by telephone) 1 LINDA S, VOTAW, Manatt Phelps & Phillips, One
2 Jackson & Wallace, $5 Francisco Street, Suite 600, San 2. Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000, San Francisco,
3. Francisco, California 94113, appeared on behalf of the 3 California 94111, appeared on behalf ofthe Defendant
4 Defendants Colgate Palmolive; Goodloe E. Moore. 4 Cal-Steam.
5 5
6 ANJALI NAGPAL, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & 6 ARTHUR J. RELIFORD, IR., P. STEPHEN FARDY,
7 Smith, One Sansome Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco, 7 Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP, 330 North Wabash, Chicago,
8 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 8 Illinois 60611, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
9 Plant Insulation Company. 9 Earthgrains Baking Company, Inc.
10 10
aL STEVEN LATHRAM, Lynch, Gilardi & Grummer, 475 i ALEXANDRA NASSOPOULOS, Walsworth, Franklin,
12 Sansome Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, California 12 Bevins & McCall, 601 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San
13 94111, appeared on behalf of the Defendant Swinerton 13 Francisco, California 94111, appeared on behalf of the
14 Builders 14 Defendants Cleaver-Brooks, Inc; Oscar E. Erickson,
1s 15: Inc.; The Henry Company.
16 KATHY HUYNH (by telephone), Low, Ball & Lynch, 16
17 505 California Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, 17 KRISTI K. ORUMOTO, Waisworth, Franklin, Bevins
18 California, 94111, appeared on behalf of the Defendants 18 & McCall, 601 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San
19 O.C. McDonald & Co.; Cooper Brothers. 19 Francisco, California 94111, appeared on behalf of the
20 20 Defendants Dee Engineering; Pierce Enterprises.
2i JEFF MINNERY (by telephone), Gibson, Dunn & 21
22 Crutcher, One Montgomery Street, Post Montgomery. 22
23 Center, San Francisco, California 94104-4505, appeared 23
24 on behalf of the Defendant Genentech. 24
25 25
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1 JANE BLUMBERG, Prindle, Decker & Amaro, 369 1 SHARON HOLWERDA, Vasquez & Estrada LLP, 10008 .
2 Pine Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, California 2 Fourth Street, Avenue, Suite 700, San Rafael, I
3 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendants 3. California 94901, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
4 Consolidated Insulation Company, Frederick Meiswinkel, 4 FDCC, Inc.; Lamons Metal Gasket, Monterey Mechanical;
5 Inc.; C.F, Braun; Triple A Machine Shop; Trane US Inc. 5 Scott Co.
6 6
7 CHRISTINE TORESON, Perkins Coie, 180 Townsend| 7 JOSHUA D. WHITE, Yaron & Associates, 601
8 Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, California 94107, 8 Califomia Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco, .
9 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Honeywell 9 California 94108, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
10 Corporation; Georgia-Pacific. 10 Todd Shipyards Corp.
al 41
12 CONNIE LEAHY (by telephone), Sedgwick, Detert, | 12
13° Moran & Amold, One Market Plaza, Steuart Tower, 8th 13
14 Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, appeared on 14
15 behalf of the Defendant PG&E. is
16 16
iT ALLISON B, SUROWITZ, Selman Breitman, 33 New | 17
18 Montgomery Steet, Sixth Floor, San Francisco, 18
19 California 94105, appeared on behalf of the Defendants 19
20 Atlas Heating; Douglass Insulation. 20
21 2.
22 MICHELLE HIRTH (by telephone), Sheppard Mullin, | 22
23 Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California 23
24 94it 1, appeared on behalf of the Defendant MRC 24

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1 ROBERT ROSS, 1 onyour credibility, do you understand that?

2 swor as a witness, 2 A. Yes.

3 testified as follows: 3 Q. if you need to take a break at any time for any
4 EXAMINATION BY MS. NAGPAL: 4 reason whether to stretch your legs, speak to-your

5 Q. Good moming, Mr. Ross. 5 attorney and just let me know, we'll be happy to

6 A. Good morming. 6 accommodate you; okay?

7 Q. My name is Anjali Nagal. I introduced myself 7 A. Yes.

8 to you off the record. I'm going to be the attorney 8 Q. We try to break every hour and it's about a

9 asking you the majority of the questions this morning, 9 little after 9:30. Now so we'll probably take our
10 although there are several other attorneys in this room 10 first break about 9:30 and if you need to take a break
11. and the adjoining room and on the phone that will also 11 earlier let me know. 2

12 have the opportunity to ask you questions, okay? 12 A. Okay.

13 A. Okay. 13 Q. You're doing really great in providing.a verbal

14 Q. Can you hear me okay so far? : 14 response, but I just want you to know that nods of the
15 A. So far. 15 heads, shrugs of the shoulders, and "uh-huh" and

16 Q. Do you understand that you have taken an oath 16 “huh-uh,” although they will be noted for thé record, .
17 to tell the truth? 17 we may not be able to understand what that means when
18 A. Yes, ma'am. 18 we are reading the transcript; do you understand that?
19 Q. And everything that you are saying today is 19 A. Yes, ma'am.

20 testimony as if you were in a court of law, do you 20 Q. I'm going to be: asking you questions about

21 understand that? 21° information that goes back quite a few years, and you
22 A, Yes, ma'am. 22 may not remember an exact date. You may not remember}|

23 Q. And your testimony and the questions that] ask | 23 an exact name, an exact location, but what I am
24 you are being taken down verbatim, word for word by the| 24 entitled to today is your best recollection and your

25 court reporter who is sitting to my right, do you 25 best estimate.
Page 15 Page 1
1 understand that? ° 1 Do you understand that?
2 A. Yes. 2 A, Yes, ma'am.
3 Q. For that reason we need to get a verbal 3 Q. Lalso don't want you to guess and speculate
4 response to every question that I ask you, do you 4 because that doesn't help us and that doesn’t help you
S understand that? 5 either.
6 A. Yes. 6 Do you understand that?
7 Q. And you're doing really great so far. I just 7 A. Yes, ma'am.
8 need to tell you what the ground rules of the 8 Q. And I know you know what the difference is

9 deposition are even though your attorney has probably 2 between a guess and an estimate, or an approximation.
10 told you what they are just, so that we know we're on 10 But I'm going to give you a little example anyway. If
11° the same page or that we have it on the record; okay? 11 1 were to ask you to estimate the length of this table
12 A. Okay. 12 you could probably take a look at it and give me an
13 Q. After the deposition is completed you will have 13 educated estimate of it, is it correct?

14 an opportunity to review the transcript either by 14 A. Yes, .

15 coming into the court reporter's office or if your 15 Q. If I were to ask you the length of my dining
16 attorney chooses to send you a copy you can review 16 table at home that would be something you would be
17 that, and make any changes that you feel are 17 speculating about; is that correct?

18 appropriate. Do you understand that? 18 A, Yes.

ig A, Yes. 19 Q. Okay.

20 Q. However, I do have to caution you that changes. 20 And, I'm also going to be asking you questions
21 that you make, if they are substantive in nature as 21 that may seem redundant in nature for each job site,
22 opposed to a spelling change, or something minor like 22 for instance, but you -- just be patient and bear with
23 that, a date, minor date change, change of amount or 23 me and we'll get through it because that's just the way
24 something like that, myself or anybody else can be 24 this process works and we have to go through your
25 changes and that may have a bearing | 25 ire jt i

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1 A. Ican't remember that. Powerhouse is -- to the | 1 times, ten times, a dozen times?
2 best of my knowledge it was Eagle-Picher, 2 A. Many times. I'll give you an example if you
3 Q. Again, you're looking at a document that's in 3 like. I'm adding on to this but I'll give you an
4 your orange binder, Exhibit B, is that a list of 4 example. We used to skin a saw, this is just one of
5 products that you created? 5 the things we did. And we'd score the blocks. So they
6 A. Yes. I created some of these products. | put 6 would break easily over the vessels. ‘And that’s, you
7 everything altogether. I researched things that did 7 know, that's quite a bit if you're scoring four boxes
8 that and did that the best I could. 8 of block, why, that's a lot. I don't remember. Many
9 Q. When did you create that list? 9 times.
10 A. The last six or seven months and I had some 10  . Q. Is that something you did on a daily basis?
11 given to me by the union. il A. No. Depends if they were doing a tank or not.
12 Q. And when you say you did some research, what] 12 Q. And when you were either mixing any of the mud |
13 kind of research did you do? 13 or scoring any of the block or cutting into any of the i
14 A. Talking to people, thinking about things, just | 14 pipe covering at the fertilizer plant in Helm, did you
15 try to go over in my mind what happened at that 15 ever wear any kind of a mask or a respirator?
16 particular time. 16 A. That was the start of my career. At that
a7 Q. And is there a particular time frame that those | 17 particular time, no.
18 materials cover? In other words, did you look ata 18 Q. Did you use any gloves when you were cutting
19 particular time frame in your job history and then 19 into the material or mixing the mud?
20 create a list of products that you worked with or 20 A. No, ma'am.
21° around in that time frame? 21 Q. Was this néw construction of a fertilizer plant
22 A. No, uh-uh. But these -- no. 22 or was this plant already in existence?
23 Q. That's just throughout your career? 23 A. Well, to my best recollection, it was already
24 A. Throughout my career I used most of these 24 inexistence. This was just an add-on to it.
25 products, yeah, until they, yes. 25. Q. Did you see any demolition or tearout being H
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L Q. And you said you also took pipe covering to 1 performed at the fertilizer plant?
2 mechanics. Was there some other material or are you | 2 A. Not that I can -- not that I can -- not -- I
3 referring to the mud that you mixed? 3 don't have any recollection of. H
4 A. I distributed -- 4 MR. SOLOMON: Technically speaking, if there’
5 MR. SOLOMON: Objection. The question is not} 5 any tie-ins and some insulation is removed in a tie-in,
6 coherent. 6 that falls into what they're describing as a tearout.
7 Go ahead, sir. 7 [just want to make sure you're clear on their question
8 THE WITNESS: I distributed mud, different 8 which I think is designed to be unclear.
2 types of mud, and | distributed the pipe covering to 9 THE WITNESS: Well, I seen that.
10 the mechanics on the job. 10 BY MS. NAGPAL:
11 BY MS. NAGPAL: i Q. You saw some tie-in work?
12 Q. Do you know the brand name, manufacturer or | 12 A. Well, yes. They had existing. Do you want me
13 supplier of the pipe covering? 13 to explain. how it is?
14 A. I'm almost -- the best of my recollection it 14 Q. Sure.
15 was J-M. 15 A. They have existing 6-inch pipe with asbestos on {I
16 Q. Were you in the presence of any -- strike that. 16 it. They want to tie in there, they had to tear out
17 Did you ever have to cut into any of the J-M 17 the asbestos, let it fall all over, stick it in there,
18 pipe covering? 18 weld the pipe and somebody has to go in there
19 A. Didi? 19 eventually and patch all that up and carry on with
20 Q. Correct. 20 their work.
21 A. Yes. 21 Q. Do you know the brand name or manufacturer of ff
22 Q. And how many times do you recall cutting into | 22 any of the existing pipe covering that is tom off at H
23 that material? 23 the fertilizer plant in Helm?
24 A. Many times. 24 A. [can't remember -- I can't remember anything.
25 Q. Can you estimate for me whether it was five 25 I can't recall anything.

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SIGNATURE OF WITNESS

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

)
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA =)

That ROBERT ROSS, in the foregoing deposition
named, was present and by me swom as a witness in the
above-entitled action at the time and place therein

9 specified:

‘That said deposition was taken before me at said
time and place, and was taken down in shorthand by me,
a Certified Shorthand Reporter of the State of
California, and was thereafter transcribed into
typewriting, and that the foregoing transcript
constitutes a full, true and correct report of said
deposition and of the proceedings that took place;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder subscribed my
hand this 2nd day of March 2008.

1
2
3
4
5 1,EARLY K. LANGLEY, do hereby certify:
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7
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EARLY K. LANGLEY, CSR No. 3537
State of Califomia

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Vol. I 2/20/08IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
~~ -000--—
ROBERT ROSS,
Plaintiff,
vs. No. 274099
ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS,

Defendants.

DEPOSITION OF ROBERT ROSS
VOLUME If

(Page to 232 - 506)

Taken before EARLY K. LANGLEY, RMR
CSR No, 3537

February 21, 2008Page 233 : Page 235
ERIN MCGAHEY, Sinunu, Bruni, LLP, 633 Pine

z INDEX 1
5 EXAMINATION DY MS.RASMUSSEN 245,283,306 2 Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94108,
4 3 x 36 3. appeared on behalf of the Defendants Valley Sheet
432, 463 4 Metal; and Rosendin Electric, Incorporated.
3 5
« DAAMINATION DY ME EASTER am 6 SUSAN PRENCH, Archer Norris, 2033 North Main
7 BXAMINATION BY i rey nm 308 7 Street, Suite 800, Walnut Creek, California 94596
4 aye ae 8 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Cahill
. a 9. Construction Company; Anderson, Rowe & Buckley; and
» EXAMINATION BY MS. FOSTER LOVAS 278, 304, 339 10 Frank Bonetti Plumbing, Incorporated.
10 363, 372, 388 11
n 405, 004 12 SANDRA FOSTER LOVAS, Bassi, Martini, Edlin &
2 EXAMINATION BY MS. OKUMOTO ——_ 282, 339, 429 13 Blum, 351 California Street, Suite 200, San Francisco,
EXAMINATION BY MS, LEAHY 308 14 California 94104, appeared on; behalf of the Defendant
2 MAMINATION BY MS. VOTAW 340 15 - Kaiser Gypsum Company, Incorporated.
a 16 .
ag TXAMINATION BY MS. GAMBINO 360, 409, 428 a7 VINEET K. SOOD, AT&T Services, Inc., 525 Market}
16 EXAMINATION BY ae 360, 372, 387 18 Street, Room 2009, San Francisco, California 94105,
17), EXAMINATION BY MR. JONES 388. 19 appeared on behalf of the Defendant Pacific Bell
{iE Beamionay sac sao 20 Telephone Company.
20 EXAMINATION BY MS. TORESON 456 21
a EXAMINATION BY MR. RELIFORD 477 22
23 EXHIBITS + 23
DEFENDANTS: PAGE
24 24
D Document entitied "Exhibit A" 248 25
2598 pages with handwriting
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L DEPOSITION OF ROBERT ROSS 1 ROBIN HART, Becherer, Kannett & Schweitzer,
2 2 2200 Powell Street, Suite 805, Emeryville, California
3 BE IT REMEMBERED, that pursuant to Notice, and on 3 94608, appeared on behalf of the Defendants Bridgestone
4 the 21st day of February 2008, commencing at the hour 4 Firestone; Dillingham Construction Corporation; and
5 of 9:07 am,, in the offices of Aiken & Welch, 5 Johnson Controls, incorporated.
6 Incorporated, One Kaiser Plaza, Suite 505, Oakland, 6 .
7 California, before me, EARLY LANGLEY, a Certified 7 ESTIE A. MANCHIK (by telephone), Barg Coffin
8 Shorthand Reporter, personally appeared ROBERT ROSS, 8 Lewis & Trapp, 350 California Steet, 22nd Floor, San
2 produced as a witness in said action, and being by me 9 Francisco, California 94104, was present on behalf of
10 first duly sworn, was thereupon examined as a witness 10 the Defendant The Board of Trustees of the Leland
11. in said cause. : 11 Stanford Junior University. |
12 : 12
43 ~--000--- 13 JOHN KIRBY (in person and by telephone),
14

. 14 Bumham & Brown, [1901 Harrison Street, | ith Floor,
18 ERIC SOLOMON, Brayton Purcell, 222 Rush Landing. 15 Oakland, California 94604, appeared on behalf of the

16 Road, Novato, California 94948, appeared on behalf of 16 Defendants Golden Gate Drywall, Incorporated; and SW.
17) the Plaintiff, 17° Spencer & Son, Incorporated.

18 is

19 STEPHEN HARRINGTON, Clapp, Moroney, Bellagamba] 19 DREXWELL M. JONES, Buty & Curliano, 555 121
20 and Vucinich, 1111 Bayhill Drive, Suite 300, San Bruno, 20 -Street, Suite 1280, Oakland, California 94607, appeared
21 California 94066, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 21. on behalf of the Defendants Western Building Materials
22 Contra Costa Electric, Incorporated. 22 Supply; and Beasley Plumbing.

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1 JENNIFER RASMUSSEN, Pond North, 505 Montgomery} 1 JOE SPATARO, Gordon & Rees, 275 Battery Street,
2 Street, [3th Floor, San Franciséo, California 94111, 2° 20th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111, appeared
3 appeared on behalf of the Defendant Temporary Plant 3 on behalf of the Defendants Hussman Corporation; and
4 Cleaners. 4 Rosendahl Corporation.
5 5
6 CYNTHIA SOLIMAN, Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, 6 MARIA ZEYREK (by telephone), Haight, Brown &
7 Day, 111 Sutter Street, Suite 575, San Francisco, 7 Bonesteel, 100 Bush Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco,
8 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 8 California 94104, was present on behalf of the
3 Ampex Corporation. 9 Defendant Robert Shaw Controls Company.
10 10
12 ROLAND THE, Brydon, Hugo & Parker, 135 Main al GREGORY KIM (by telephone), Hassard Bonnington,
12 Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94105, 12 Two Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor, San Francisco,
13 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Foster Wheeler 13 California 94111, was present on behalf of the
14 Corporation; Perini Corporation; and Fireman's Fund. 14 Defendant Sequoia Ventures, Incorporated.
15 15
16 BEN HOLL (by telephone), Drinker, Biddle & 16 JUSTIN MCKENNA (by telephone), Bullivant Houser
17 Reath LLP, 50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor, San 17 Bailey, 1415 L Street, Suite 1000, Sacramento,
18 Francisco, California 94105, was present on behalf of 18 California 95814, was present on behalf of the
19. the Defendant Monsanto Corporation. 19 Defendant Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. ”
20 3 20
2. LEE KASTER, GARRETT DEAL, Filice, Brown, Eassa | 21 JOSHUA D. WHITE, Yaron & Associates, 601
22 & McLeod, 1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor, Oakland, 22 California Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco,
23 California 94612, appeared on behalf of the Defendant 23 California 94108, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
24 Hewlett-Packard Company. 24 Todd Shipyards Corporation.
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1 HOLLY ACEVEDO (by telephone), Filice, Brown, 1 NOLA VEGANES CHAVEZ, McKenna, Long & Aldridge,
2  Eassa & McLeod, 1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor, 2 101 California Street, 41st Floor, San Francisco,
3 Oakland, California 94612, was present on behalf of the 3 California 94111, appeared on behalf of the Defendants ~
4 Defendant Tosco Refining Company. 4D, Zelinsky & Sons, Incorporated; ITT Industries,
5 5 Incorporated; Metalclad Insulation Corporation; and
6 SABRINA AXT, Foley & Mansfield, 111] Broadway, | 6 Rudolph & Sletten, Incorporated.
7 10th Floor, Oakland, California 94612, appeared on 7 .
8 behalf of the Defendants A&A Mechanical Contractors, 8 MARY ELLEN GAMBINO, Schiff Hardin, One Market
2 Incorporated; Fluor Corporation; and Raymond Interior 9 Spear Street Tower, San Francisco, California 94105,
10 . Systems-North. 10 appeared on behalf of the Defendant F.P. Lathrop
1. 11 Construction Company.
12 ZACH LEWIS (by telephone}, Dai Soglio & 12
13. Martens, 2250 East Imperial Highway, Suite 200, El 13 ALBERT THUESEN (by telephone), Jackson &
14 Segundo, California 90245, was present on bebalf of the 14 Wallace, 55 Francisco Street, Suite 600, San Francisco,
15 Defendant Aerojet General Corporation: 15 California 94113, was present on behalf of the
16 16 Defendants Colgate-Palmolive Company; and Goodloe E.
17 MARY PAK, Foley & Mansfield, 1111 Broadway, 17 Moore.
18 10th Floor, Oakland, California 94612, appeared on 18
13. behalf of the Defendant D.W. Nicholson Corporation. 19 ANJALI NAGPAL, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard &
20 . 20 Smith, One Sansome Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco,
ar FAITH WOLINSKY (by telephone), Glaspy & Glaspy,| 21 California 94104, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
22 100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 750, Wainut Creek, California | 22 Plant Insulation Company.
23 94596, was present on behalf of the Defendant Fairmont 23

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1 STEVE LATHRAM, Lynch, Gilardi & Grammer, 475 | 1 ARTHUR J. RELIFORD, JR., P. STEPHEN FARDY,
2 Sansome Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, California 2 Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP, 330 North Wabash, Chicago,
3 94111, appeared on behalf of the Defendant Swinerton 3 Iilinois 60611, appeared on behalf of the Defendant
4 Builders. 4 Earthgrains Baking Company, Incorporated.
5 s
6 KATHY HUYNH (by telephone), Low, Ball & Lynch} € STEVEN J. SHIN, Walsworth, Franklin, Bevins &
7 505 California Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, 7 McCall, 601 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San
8 California 94111, was present on behalf of the 8 Francisco, California 94111, appeared on behalf of the
9 Defendants O.C. McDonald & Co.; and Cooper Brothers. 9 Defendants Cleaver-Brooks, Incorporated; Oscar E.
10 10 Erickson, Incorporated; and The Henry Company.
il JEFF MINNERY (by telephone), Gibson, Dunn & ih
12 Cyutcher, One Montgomery Street, Post Montgomery 12 KRISTI K. OKUMOTO, Walsworth, Franklin, Bevins|
13 Center, San Francisco, California 94104-4505, was 13° & McCall, 601 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San
14 present on behalf of the Defendant Genentech, 14 Francisco, California 94111, appeared on behalf of the
15 Incorporated. 15 Defendants Thomas Dee Engineering Company; and Pierce}
16 16 Enterprises.
17 JANE BLUMBERG (by telephone), Prindle, Decker &| 17
18 Amaro, 369 Pine Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, 18 BRIAN NUSSBAUM, Vasquez & Estrada LLP, 1000
19 California 94104, was present on behalf of the. 19 Fourth Street, Avenue, Suite 700, San Rafael,
20 Defendants Consolidated insulation Company; Frederick 20 California 94901, appeared on behalf of the Defendants
21. Meiswinkel, Incorporated; C.F. Braun Company; Triple A | 21 FDCC, Incorporated; Lamons Metal Gasket Company;
22 Machine Shop; and Trane US, Incorporated. 22 Monterey Mechanical Company; and Scott Co.
23 " 23
24 24
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i CHRISTINE TORESON, Perkins Coie, 180 Townsend} 1 ROBERT ROSS,
2 Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, California 94107, 2 previously sworn as a witness,
3 appeared on behalf of the Defendants Honeywell 3 testified as follows:
4 International, Incorporated; and Georgia-Pacific 4 MR. SOLOMON: Good moming. This is Eric
5 Corporation. 5 Solomon, Last night, or this morning, it came to my
6 6 attention that my client has a couple of reg books
7 CONNIE LEAHY (by telephone), Sedgwick, Detert, 7 pertaining to years during which he served as an
.8 Moran & Arnold, One Market Plaza, Steuart Tower, 8th 8 insulator. I believe I had one year for the '75, one
9 Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, was present on 9 for the year '76 and one for the year '79. I gave
10 behalf of the Defendant PG&E. 10 those to Early and I think she is already making
1 11 arrangements to get a couple of copies made. I'm not
12 ALLISON B. SUROWITZ, Selman Breitman, 33 New | 12 sure how many of you will want more.
13 Montgomery Street, Sixth Floor, San Francisco, 13 (Phone interruption.)
14 California 94105, appeared on behalf of the Defendants 14 (Off the record:)
15 Atlas Heating & Air Conditioning; and Douglass 15 MS. RASMUSSEN: You were going to state
16 Insulation Company. 16 something on the record in reference to documents he
a7 17 produced this morning?
18 | LINDA S. VOTAW (by telephone), Manatt Phelps & | 18 MR. SOLOMON: Right. I was in the middle of
19° Phillips, One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3000, San 19 that. Okay. We did produce three logbooks pertaining
20 Francisco, California 94111, was present on behalf of 20 to the years 1975, 1976, and 1979.
21 the Defendant Cal-Steam Supply, Incorporated. 21 Some copies are being made, but there will
22 22 probably have to be more made depending on how many,
23 23 people want them. I'm not sure if he has other i

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1 A. Yes, ma'am.
2 Q. Do you know what -- for what purpose the masks
3 were provided to you?
4 MR. SOLOMON:. Well, objection. That seeks the
5 witness to speculate. Lacks foundation of personal
€ knowledge.
7 Go ahead, sir.
8 MS. RASMUSSEN: I'll strike the question.
3 BY MS. RASMUSSEN:
10 Q. Were you ever told for what purpose the masks
11 were provided to you?
12 A. No, ma'am.
13 Q. Were you told you were required to wear a mask?
14 A,.No, ma‘am.
15 Q. Why did you wear a mask?
16 A. I personally wore a mask because asbestos and
17 fiberglass made me cough. So, I just eliminated that.
18 Q. Would you wear the same mask all day or would
19 you wear more than one different mask --
20 A. No. .
21 Q. -- in any given day?
22 A, Just one day. One mask.
23 Q. Would you change the mask daily?
24 A. Yes, ma'am,
25 Q. Did you ever attend any union meetings where

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1 the use of masks was discussed?
2 A. No, ma'am.
3 Q. Did you ever receive any materials from your
4 union regarding the use of paper masks.or other types
Sof respiratory equipment?,
6 A. No, ma'am.
7 MS. RASMUSSEN: Follow-up on the PG&E Pittsburg
8 site? .
9 MS. NAGPAL: Good morning --
MS, LEAHY: I have -- -
MR. SOLOMON: Connie, we are going to go ahead
and finish the table first, but we won't forget you.
Anjali has some questions,
MS. RASMUSSEN: I should have been more clear.
We'll do follow-up in the room first.
EXAMINATION BY MS. NAGPAL:
Q. Sir, what insulating products were you using at
the PG&E Pittsburg facility in the 1960 time frame that
we're talking about?
A. Johns-Manville.
Q. Anything else?
A. We used metal, the mastics that I mentioned.
Eagle-Picher mud.
Q. Is that it?

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Q. Lunderstand that Western Asbestos had the
piping contract.

A. Yes, ma'am.

Q. And were there any other insulators, insulating
contractors at this site other than Western Asbestos?

A. Yes, ma'am.

Q. What other insulating contractors were at this
site? .
MR. SOLOMON: Objection. The question ignores|
his prior testimony, so it's harassing and oppressive.

Go ahead, sir.
THE WITNESS: LT. Thorpe & Sons.
BY MS. NAGPAL:

Q, And they were working on the boilers; is that
correct?

A. Yes, ma'am. .

Q. And, do you know the brand or manufacturer or ff
supplier of the insulating materials that J.T. Thorpe
was using?

A. Tcan't remember at this time.

Q. Other than insulation on the pipes and boilers,
did you see anybody insulate any other equipment or
vessels?

A. lcan't remember at this time.
Q. What was the size of the Western Asbestos crew

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at this jobsite?
A. It varied. I'd say anywhere from 10 to 40 men.

MS. NAGPAL: Thank you, sir.

That's all T have.

MR. SOLOMON: Anybody else in the room or shall
we go to the phone?

EXAMINATION BY MS. FOSTER LOVAS:
Q: You had mentioned some information at the site.
A, Yes, ma'am,
Q. Is it tme that John Hoyt, Roger Fonken and
Donald Cox are all clients of Brayton Purcell?

MR. SOLOMON: Well, I don’t know if he knows
that or not.

MS. FOSTER LOVAS; May I ask you or would you
be -- L

MR. SOLOMON: You can ask me anything you want. []
Only problem is I'm not under oath so I have no
obligation to respond.

MS, FOSTER LOVAS: Well, do you choose to
respond?

MR. SOLOMON: I could tell you that Roger
Fonken is our client, John Hoyt, J don't know if he's
alive. He was our client. If he's alive, he's our
client, Eddie Story is dead. Jack Kish is dead. Who
else am I being asked about?

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i
2 Q. And—
3 MR. SOLOMON; Tell you what. I'm not going to
4 cut off your questioning, but just for today. {think
5 he's tired and he's had enough.
6 MR. SHIN: That's fine.
7 MR. SOLOMON: Can we go off the record?
8 MS. NAGPAL: Yes.
9 MR. SOLOMON: Resume tomorrow moming at 9:00]
10 (Whereupon, the deposition was adjourned
i at 2:50 p.m.)
12 (Total time elapsed: 9 hours 19 minutes.)

SIGNATURE OF WITNESS

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA) :

)
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA)

1, EARLY K. LANGLEY, do hereby certify:

‘That ROBERT ROSS, in the foregoing deposition
named, was present and by me sworm as a witness in the
above-entitled action at the time and place therein

9 specified;
10 That said deposition was taken before me at said
11. time and place, and was taken down in shorthand by me,
12 a Certified Shorthand Reporter of the State of
13 California, and was thereafter transcribed into
14  typewriting, and that the foregoing transcript
15 constitutes a full, true and correct report of said
16 deposition and of the proceedings that tock place;
17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder subscribed my
18 hand this 2nd day of March 2008.

EARLY K. LANGLEY, CSR No. 3537
24 State of California

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