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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/10/2023 10:29 PM INDEX NO. 190002/2023
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 148 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/10/2023
EXHIBIT 63
FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/10/2023 10:29 PM INDEX NO. 190002/2023
In the Matter Of: Walsh vs Jack Linard
Walsh vs 3M Company 30(b)(6) February 03, 2021
3M Company 1
JACK LINARD ·1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Volume 1
February 03, 2021 · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Pages 1-208
* ·2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Exhibits:· 1-13
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·3 · · · · · ·COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
·4 Middlesex County· · · · · · Superior Court
·5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Civil Action No. 19-2789
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·7 KATHEY A. WALSH and
·8 DOUGLAS S. WALSH
·9 · · · · · · Plaintiffs
10 vs.
11 3M COMPANY, et al.
12 · · · · · · Defendants
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· · ··30(b)(6) VIDEOTAPED VIDEOCONFERENCE DEPOSITION OF
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· · ·· · · · · · · CONOPCO BY JACK E. LINARD
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· · ·· · · Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 10:08 a.m.
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· · ·---Reporter:· Joan M. Cassidy, CSR, RPR, RMR, CRR---
23 · · · · · · · · · · · LEXITAS
· · ·· · · · · ·508-478-9795· Fax 508-478-0595
24 · · · · · · · · www.lexitaslegal.com
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·1 APPEARANCES (Everyone present, including counsel, ·1 Present for Henry Schein, Inc.:
· · ·the witness and court reporter, appeared remotely): · · ·· · Harris Beach PLLC
·2 ·2 · · Bradley M. Wanner, Esq.
·3 Present for Plaintiffs: · · ·· · 100 Wall Street
· · ·· · Belluck & Fox LLP ·3 · · New York, New York 10005
·4 · · William N. Papain, Esq. · · ·· · 212-687-0100
· · ·· · 546 Fifth Avenue ·4 · · drothschild@harrisbeach.com
·5 · · New York, New York 10036 ·5
· · ·· · 212-681-1575· Fax: 212-681-1574 · · ·Present for Brenntag Specialties; Whittaker, Clark &
·6 · · wpapain@belluckfox.com ·6 Daniels, Inc.:
·7 · · ·· · Melick & Porter, LLP
· · ·Present for Elizabeth Arden, Inc.; Honeywell ·7 · · Whitney K. Barrows, Esq.
·8 International, Inc. f/k/a AlliedSignal, Inc., as · · ·· · One Liberty Square
· · ·successor-in-interest to The Bendix Corporation: ·8 · · Boston, Massachusetts 02109
·9 · · Cetrulo LLP · · ·· · 617-523-6200· Fax: 617-523-8130
· · ·· · Hayley Kornachuk, Esq. ·9 · · wbarrows@melicklaw.com
10 · · Two Seaport Lane 10
· · ·· · Boston, Massachusetts 02210 · · ·Present for Coty, Inc.:
11 · · 617-217-5500· Fax: 617-217-5200 11 · · Morrison Mahoney LLP
· · ·· · hkornachuk@cetllp.com · · ·· · Christopher C. Storm, Esq.
12 12 · · 250 Summer Street
13 Present for Whip Mix: · · ·· · Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1181
· · ·· · Cetrulo LLP 13 · · 617-439-7500· Fax: 617-439-7590
14 · · Susan A. Jackson, Esq. · · ·· · cstorm@morrisonmahoney.com
· · ·· · Two Seaport Lane 14
15 · · Boston, Massachusetts 02210 15 ALSO PRESENT:· Taylor Davis, Videographer,
· · ·· · 617-217-5500· Fax: 617-217-5200 · · ·· · · · · · · · ·Lexitas
16 · · sjackson@cetllp.com 16
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· · ·Present for Conopco: 18
18 · · Foley & Mansfield 19
· · ·· · Benjamin J. Hegvik, Esq. 20
19 · · 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 600 21
· · ·· · St. Louis, Missouri 63105 22
20 · · 314-925-5700· Fax: 314-925-5701 23
· · ·· · bhegvik@foleymansfield.com 24
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· · ·· · Lowenstein Sandler
22 · · Gavin J. Rooney, Esq.
· · ·· · One Lowenstein Drive
23 · · Roseland, New Jersey 07068
· · ·· · 973-597-2500 Fax: 973-597-2400
24 · · grooney@lowenstein.com
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·1 · · · · · · · · · · I N D E X ·1 Exhibit 5, Documents re safety· · · · · ·132
·2 ·2 clearance for White Diamonds dusting
·3 · · · · · · · · · EXAMINATIONS ·3 powder, Bates Walsh_037367-037375
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·4 Jack E. Linard ·4
·5 · · · ·BY MR. PAPAIN· · · · · · · · · · ·7 ·5 Exhibit 6, Multi-page document re· · · · 142
·6 ·6 specification for puff to be used with
·7 · · · · · · · · ·EXHIBITS MARKED ·7 Emeralds product, first page of which
·8 ·8 is titled "Document 27WD," Bates
·9 Exhibit 1, Witness's CV· · · · · · · · · 14 ·9 Walsh_005659-005665
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11 Exhibit 2, One-page document showing· · ·99 11 Exhibit 7, Cyprus Industrial Minerals· · 163
12 raw materials numbering change from 12 Company material safety data sheet,
13 56- to 50-, Bates UUP_016895 13 Bates Walsh_037776-037780
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15 Exhibit 3, Multiple-page document re· · ·115 15 Exhibit 8, Multiple purchase orders· · · 164
16 batch cards, first page of which is 16 for Suprafino talc, Bates Walsh_037781
17 entitled "Document 140 WD," Bates 17 through 37793
18 Walsh_024876-024905 18
19 19 Exhibit 9, Document entitled· · · · · · ·169
20 Exhibit 4, Specification for· · · · · · ·119 20 "Elizabeth Arden Purchasing Department
21 manufacturing Elizabeth Taylor Passion 21 Annual Report, 1995," Bates
22 dusting powder at Kolmar Labs, first 22 UUP_022380-022540
23 page of which is entitled "Document 23
24 137 WD," Bates Walsh_026770-026786 24
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·1 ·Exhibit 10, One-page memo dated June· · ·177 ·1 · · · · · · · · P R O C E E D I N G
·2 ·11, 1973, Bates UUP_25773 ·2 · · · · · · VIDEOGRAPHER:· Today's date is February
·3 ·3 3, 2021.· The time is 10:08 a.m.· We are on the
·4 ·Exhibit 11, Interoffice memo from W.· · ·178 ·4 record.
·5 ·McGuinness to M. Berdick dated 3/7/73, ·5 · · · · · · · ·Jack E. Linard, Sworn
·6 ·Bates UUP_016243 ·6 · · · · · · · · · · EXAMINATION
·7 ·7 BY MR. PAPAIN:
·8 ·Exhibit 12, Multiple documents re· · · · 191 ·8 · · Q.· Good morning, Mr. -- is it "Dr. Linard"?
·9 ·safety assessment for Eternity Moment ·9 · · A.· You can use "Dr.," but -- it's "Dr.
10 ·Sheer Shimmer Powder UCI/Calvin Klein 10 Linard," "Jack."
11 ·were planning to launch, Bates 11 · · Q.· Okay.· My name is Bill Papain.· I'm an
12 ·Walsh_037831-037841 12 attorney from the law firm of Belluck & Fox, and I
13 13 represent the Walsh family in this case.· Can you
14 ·Exhibit 13, Multiple documents, first· · 195 14 please just for the record state your full name,
15 ·page of which is entitled "R71079, 15 including middle name and initial.
16 ·Obsession Body Powder, USA," Bates 16 · · A.· Jack Edward Linard.
17 ·Walsh_037810-037820 17 · · Q.· And Mr. Linard, where do you reside?
18 18 · · A.· 76 Sherwood Drive, Ramsey, New Jersey.
19 · · · · · · · · · RECORD REQUESTS 19 · · Q.· And, sir, are you currently employed?
20 20 · · A.· I have my own LLC as a consultant.
21 Pages 30, 45, 63, 66,160, 182 21 · · Q.· And is that Linard Advisors?
22 22 · · A.· Yes, it is.
23 (Original exhibits returned to Attorney Papain and 23 · · Q.· And what is Linard Advisors?
24 copies distributed to counsel.) 24 · · A.· It's a consulting company, sole
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