On December 03, 2013 a
Party Notice
was filed
involving a dispute between
Karidis-Koepke, Nancy,
Koepke, Harold,
and
A.B.C. Mobile Systems,
A.B.C. Mobile Systems, Individually And As,
American Honda Motor Co. Inc.,
Bell Industries, Inc.,
Bell Industries Inc., Individually And As,
Belnortel Corporation, D.B.A. A.B.C. Mobile Brake,
Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc.,
Borgwarner Morse Tec Inc., Individually And As,
Burlingame Auto Supply,
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.,
Cooper Industries Llc,
Cooper Industries, Llc, Individually And As,
Don L. Morris, Inc.,
First Doe Through Four Hundredth Doe, Inclusive,
Fmc Corporation-John Bean Automotive Equipment,
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Individually And As,
Folsom Auto Supply,
Ford Motor Company,
Foreland Parts, Inc.,,
Genuine Parts Company,
H.M. Royal, Inc.,
Honeywell International, Inc., Fka Allied Signal,,
Kelsey-Hayes Company,
Lear Siegler Diversified Holdings Corp.,,
Les Vogel Chevrolet Company,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
Morton International, Inc., A Rohm And Haas,
Morton International, Llc, Formerly Known As,
National Automotive Parts Association,
Parker Hannifin Corporation,
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Individually And As,
Pneumo Abex Llc, Individually And As Successor In,
Rox Automotive,
Shell Oil Company,
Specialty Foreign Auto Parts, Inc., Erroneously,
The Budd Company,
Thyssenkrupp Budd Company Sued As "The Budd,
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.,
University Distributors, Inc., Erroneously Sued,
Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.,
W. Berry Hurley Corporation, D.B.A. Federal Auto,
Karidis-Koepke, Nancy,
Koepke, Harold,
The Hertz Corporation,
for civil
in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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Joseph Satterley, Esq, (C.S.B. # 286890)
Carole Bosch, Esq. (C.S.B. # 239790) ELECTRONICALLY
Ryan Harris, Esq. (C.S.B. #287105)
RHarris kazanlaw.com FILED
KAZAN, McCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco
A Professional Law Corporation
Jack London Market MAY 06 2014
55 Harrison Street, Suite 400 Clerk of the Court
Oakland, California 94607 BY: WILLIAM TRUPEK
Telephone: (510) 302-1000 Deputy Clerk
Facsimile: (510) 835-4913
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
10 HAROLD KOEPKE and NANCY KARIDIS- Case No. CGC13276217
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Plaintiffs, ENTRY OF 4-18-14 ORDER DENYING
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VS. INC.’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY, e¢ ai.,
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Defendants.
15 Action Filed: December 3, 2013
Trial Date: June 16, 2014
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17 On May 1, 2014, plaintiffs served Notice of Entry of 4-18-14 Order Denying Volkswagen
18 Group of America, Inc.’s Motion for Protective Order, which inadvertently served without page 2
19 Attached as Exhibit A hereto is the Order, including page 2 of the Order.
20 DATED: May 5, 2014 KAZAN, McCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD
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Ryan Harris, Esq. (CSB. # 287105) APR 18 2014
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KAZAN, (¢CLAIN, SATT ERLEY & GREENWOOD
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‘A Professional Law Corporation
Jack London Market BY:
$5 Harrison Street, Suite 400
Oakland, California 94607
Telephone: (510) 302-1000
Facsimile: (510) 835-4913
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20 The motion for a protective order of defendant Volkswagen
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2k America”) came on for hearing on April 9, 2014 and was contin
Koepke and Nancy Kardis-Koepke
22 entitled court, Defendant VW-America and plaintiffs Harold
23 appeared through their respective counsel.
s of the parti ies and the
24 ‘The court, having reviewed the written and oral submission
1S HEREBY ORDERED that VW-
25 authorities cited therein, and good cause appearing therefor, IT
26 America’s motion for protective order is DENIED.
rule recognized in J iberty Mut.
27 Assuming, without deciding, that the “apex” deposition
1289-90, applies to a long-retired official
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Stuart perkins, the court conclides
as former Volkswa gen Group of America, Inc. president, Mr.
that there is nevertheless good cause to pr ermit the
taking of Mr. Perkins’ deposition here, The
depositions of high-level corporate officials are not
absolute. When a such an
limitations on.
discoverable matter, a depos! ition to
official has unique or superior personal knowledge of a
1289.
discover the official’s personal knowledge should be permitted. Id, at
merica’s corporate representative
Based on the testimony of Mr. Robert Cameron, VW-A
superior knowledge about the
in this case, the court concludes that Mr. Perkins likely has
parent company, and the information
formation of VW-America, its relationship to its German
hazards at the timeframe relevant to this
VW-America knew or should have known about asbestos
is 10 Jawsuit. Mr. Cameron testified that the two people with the most
informatiol n about such topics
Perkins, who resides in Fi jorida. Mr.
Ii are Mr. Hahn, currently residing in Germany, and Mr,
mid-1960s and can testify regarding
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Perkins submitted by VW-America in
15 The court has also considered the declaration of Mr.
‘Volkswagen’s use of asbestos. Mr, Perkins’
16 support of its motion, which denies knowledge of
“s 17 asserted lack of knowledge, however, is itself relevant to
plaintiffs’ claims in this action.
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19 Perkins’ personal knowledge likely encompasses information relevan
fraud, malice, and conscious
20 defendant’s conduct constituting express or implied oppression,
to explore Mr. Perkins’ personal
aL disregard for the safety of others. The plaintiffs have a right
knew or should have known at
22 knowledge of discoverable information as to what VW-America
his asserted lack of knowledge.
23 the time of its creation and to cross-examine him regarding
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24 Mr. Perkins’ counsel has conferred with plaintiffs’ counse
home in Flor ida, There is no
25 deposition that is convenient to Mr. Perkins, to take place near his
sonably inconvenience or har ass Mr.
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PROOF OF SERVICE
Harold Koepke and Nancy Karidis-Koepke v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
San Francisco County Superior Court Case No. CGC13276217
At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. Tam
employed in the County of Alameda, State of California. My business address is Jack London
Market, 55 Harrison Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94607.
On May 5, 2014, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as:
NOTICE OF ERRATA RE: NOTICE OF ENTRY OF 4-18-14 ORDER DENYING
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.’°S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER
on the interested parties in this action as follows:
SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
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BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE: | electronically served the document(s) described above
li via File & ServeXpress, on the recipients designated on the Transaction Receipt located on the
File & ServeXpress website (https://secure.fileandservexpress.com) pursuant to the Court Order
12 establishing the case website and authorizing service of documents.
13 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct.
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BERRY & BERRY BRYDON, HUGO & PARKER
P.O. Box 16070 135 Main Street
Oakland CA 94610 20th Floor
Telephone: (510) 835-8330 San Francisco CA 94105
Facsimile: (510) 835-5117 Telephone: (415) 808-0300
FOR: DESIGNATED DEFENSE COUNSEL Facsimile: (415) 808-0333
FOR: TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.,
INC.
BURNHAM BROWN CARROLL, BURDICK & MCDONOUGH
1901 Harrison Street 44 Montgomery Street
11th Floor Suite 400
Oakland CA 94612 San Francisco CA 94104
Telephone: (510) 444-6800 Telephone: (415) 989-5900
Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 Facsimile: (415) 989-0932
FOR: BORG WARNER MORSE TEC INC., FOR: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
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MOBILE SYSTEMS sii/pae/et ASSOC Suite 1900
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2a San Francisco CA 94111 Suite 1800
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Facsimile: 415-986-8054 Telephone: (415) 288-9800
19 FOR: THE BUDD COMPANY Facsimile: (415) 288-9802
FOR: FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., FMC
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AUTO EOUIP SERV DIV OF FMC
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KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN LANKFORD CRAWFORD & MORENO LLP
22 450 Pacific Avenue 1850 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
San Francisco CA 94133 Suite 600
23 Telephone: (415) 398-6000 Walnut Creek CA 94596-4426
Facsimile: (415) 981-0136 Telephone: 925-300-3520
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HOLDINGS CORP., LEAR SIEGLER FOR: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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LAW OFFICES OF KARL R. MORTHOLE LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
57 Post Street LLP
Suite 804 221 N. Figueroa Street
San Francisco CA 94104 Suite 1300
Telephone: 415-986-0227 Los Angeles CA 90012
Facsimile: 415-986-1734 Telephone: (213) 250-1800
FOR: W. BERRY HURLEY CORPORATION, Facsimile: (213) 580-7942
d.b.a, FEDERAL AUTO PARTS FOR: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
INC.
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT McKENNA, LONG & ALDRIDGE
1999 Harrison Street One Market Plaza
Suite 2600 Spear Tower, 24th Floor
Oakland CA 94612-3541 San Francisco CA 94105
Telephone: (510) 433-2600 Telephone: (415) 267-4000
Facsimile: (510) 433-2699 Facsimile: (415) 267-4198
FOR: THE HERTZ CORPORATION FOR: KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
10 NIXON PEABODY LLP POND NORTH
One Embacadero Center 350 South Grand Avenue
oa lI 18th Floor Suite 3300
San Francisco CA 94111 Los Angeles CA 90071
12 Telephone: (415) 984-8200 Telephone: (213) 617-6170
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17 520 Pike Street 330 N. Brand Blvd.
Suite 2200 Suite 650
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Telephone: 206-462-7560 Telephone: 213-437-9700
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FOR: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF FOR: PARKER HANNIFIN CORPsii pae et
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633 West Fifth Street 50 California Street
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Los Angeles CA 90071 San Francisco CA 94111
24 Telephone: (213) 439-9400 Telephone: 415-433-3900
Facsimile: (213) 439-9599 Facsimile: 415-433-3950
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601 Montgomery Street
9th Floor
San Francisco CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 781-7072
Facsimile: (415) 391-6258
FOR: DON L. MORRIS, INC., SPECIALTY
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