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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS
_______________..__________________________________Ç
TAHSIN SAYEED, Index # 6166/13
Plaintiff,
SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION
TO WITNESS PURSUANT TO
-against-
CPLR 3116(a)
THE CITY OF NEW YORK and TOMCON
INDUSTRIES, INC., CATERPILLAR
INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC.
Defendants.
__________________________------____________________Ç
TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Third-Party Defendant.
_____________________________..___________Ç
THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Second-Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Second-Third-Party Defendant.
--______---_____________________________________Ç
TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Third-Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
CATERPILLAR INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY
CO., INC.,
Third-Third-Party Defendants.
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CATERPILLAR INC.,
Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Fourth-Third-Party Defendant.
________________________________________Ç
Pursuant to Section 3116(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, the enclosed
deposition transcript of Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff,
CATERPILLAR INC. by Gregory Gipp, taken on September 3, 2015, is hereby submitted
to the witness for examination and review, and any changes in form or substance which the
witness desires to make shall be entered at the end of the transcript with a statement of the
reasons given by the witness for making them. The enclosed errata sheet should be used for
any such changes. The transcript and errata sheets, if any, shall then be signed by the witness
before a notary public and then returned to Ahmuty, Demers & McManus at the address
below.
If the witness fails to sign and return the transcript within sixty (60) days, it may be
used as though fully signed.
Dated: Albertson, New York
October 20, 2015 BY:
FRANK A. CECERE,ESQ.
AHMUTY, DEMERS & McMANUS, ESQS.
ATTORNEYS FOR THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT/SECOND-THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.
200 I U. WILLETS ROAD
ALBERTSON, NEW YORK 11507
(516) 294-5433
Our File No.: RRE084213FAC
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SEDGWICK LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/
Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff
CATERPILLAR INC.
16th
One Newark Center, PloOr
Newark, New Jersey 07102
SULLIVAN PAPPAIN BLOCK McGRATH & CANNAVO PC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1140 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200
Garden City, New York 11530
LITCHFIELD & CAVO LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Second-Third-Party Plaintiff
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104
New York, New York 10170
CONWAY & GOREN
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant
H.O. PENN MACHINERY COMPANY, INC.
i/s/h/a H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC.
58 South Service Road, Suite 350
Melville, New York 11747
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/
Third-Third-Party Plaintiff
TOMCON INDUSTRIES INC.
42"d
150 East Street
New York, New York 10017-5639
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF QUEENS
_____________________________________________Ç
TAHSIN SAYEED, Index # 6166/13
Plaintiff,
SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION
TO WITNESS PURSUANT TO
-against-
CPLR 3116(a)
THE CITY OF NEW YORK and TOMCON
INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Defendants.
__________________,..,__________________________Ç
TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Third-Party Defendant.
______________________________________________Ç
THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Second-Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Second-Third-Party Defendant.
__________-_______________________--.._______Ç
TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Third-Third-Party Plaintiff,
-against-
CATERPILLAR INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY
CO., INC.,
Third-Third-Party Defendants.
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CATERPILLAR INC.,
Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff, |
-against-
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.,
Fourth-Third-Party Defendant.
Pursuant to Section 3116(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, the enclosed
deposition transcript of Third-Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff,
CATERPILLAR INC. Gregory Gipp, taken on August 6, 2015, is hereby submitted to
by
the witness for examination and review, and any changes in form or substance which the
witness desires to make shall be entered at the end of the transcript with a statement of the
reasons given by the witness for making them. The enclosed errata sheet should be used for
such changes. The transcript and errata sheets, if any, shall then be signed by the witness
any
before a notary public and then returned to Ahmuty, Demers & McManus at the address
below.
If the witness fails to sign and return the transcript within sixty (60) days, it may be
used as though fully signed.
Dated: Albertson, New York
August 25, 2015 BY:
FRANK A. CECERE, ESQ.
AHMUTY, DEMERS & McMANUS, ESQS.
ATTORNEYS FOR THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT/SECOND-THIRD-PARTY
DEFENDANT
JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP.
200 1.U. WILLETS ROAD
ALBERTSON, NEW YORK 11507
(516) 294-5433
Our File No.: RRE084213FAC
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TO:
SEDGWICK LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/
Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff
CATERPILLAR INC.
16°¹
One Newark Center, Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102
SULLIVAN PAPPAIN BLOCK McGRATH & CANNAVO PC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1140 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200
Garden City, New York 11530
LITCHFIELD & CAVO LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Second-Third-Party Plaintiff
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104
New York, New York 10170
CONWAY & GOREN
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant
H.O. PENN MACHINERY COMPANY, INC.
i/s/h/a H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC.
58 South Service Road, Suite 350
Melville, New York 11747
WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP
Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/
Third-Third-Party Plaintiff
TOMCON INDUSTRIES INC.
42nd
150 East Street
New York, New York 10017-5639
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9 THE DISCOVERY DEPOSITION of GREGORY
10 GIPP, a witness, called by the plaintif f for
11 examination pursuant to notice, and pursuant
12 to the provisions of the Code of Civil
13 Procedure, and the Rules of the Supreme Court
14 thereof pertaining to the taking of
15 depositions for the purpose of discovery,
16 taken before me, Cindy M. Scribner, CSR-RPR,
17 License #084-004465, a Notary Public in and
18 for the County of Peoria and State of
19 Illinois , at 4112 North Brandywine Drive, in
20 the City of Peoria, County of Peoria and State
21 of Illinois, on the 6th day of August 6, A.D.,
22 2015, at the hour of 8:50 a.m.
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1 APPEARANCES:
2
Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath &
3 Cannavo
120 Broadway, 18th Floor
4 New York, NY 10271
(212) 732-9000
5 By: Nicholas Papain, Esq.
For the plaintiff ;
6
Sedgwick
7 1085 Raymond Boulevard
One Newark Center, 16th Floor
8 Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 242-0002
9 By: Thomas D. Robertson, Esq.
For Caterpillar;
10
Caterpillar
11 100 N.E. Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61629
12 (309) 675-3542 .
By: Michael Rhinehart, Esq.
13 1 For the witness;
14 Conway & Goren
58 South Service Road, Suite 350
15 Melville, NY 11747
(631) 845-2600
16 By: Frank R. Matozzo, Esq.
For H.O. Penn Machinery Company,
17 Inc.,
18 Litchfield & Cavo
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104
19 New York, NY 10170
(212) 434-0100
20 By: Christopher H. Sommer, Esq.
For City of New York;
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman &
22 Dicker
150 East 42nd Street
23 New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-3000
24 By: Jay A. Potter, Esq.
For Tomcon Industries;
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200 L.U. Willets Road
2 A1b e r t s o n , NY 11507
(516) 535-1845
3 By: Frederick Soller, Esq.
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1 GREGORY GIPP,
2 being first duly sworn, deposes and says as
3 follows, in answer to:
4 DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. PAPAIN:
5 Q. Good morning, sir.
6 A. Good morning.
7 Q. Sir, you are presently employed by
8 Caterpillar?
9 A. Yes, I am.
10 Q. And for how long have you been
11 employed by Caterpillar?
12 A. 33 years.
13 Q. That would take us back to 1982?
14 A. Correct.
15 Q. And when did you graduate from
16 college?
17 A. 1981.
18 Q. And having read one of your
19 deposition transcripts, that was from the
20 University of Oklahoma?
21 A. That's correct.
22 Q. And what was your degree in again?
23 A. Electrical engineering, Bachelor of
24 Science.
25 Q. Are you a professional engineer?
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FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 EXHIBIT “B” 61652013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION 10CATERPILLAFES SUMMARY JIJDGEMENT MOTON (#14) PGOs 1B1of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 EXHIBIT E - Printed: 6Q32018 AFFIRMATION 6166/2013 INOPPOSITION SUMMARY toCATERPILLAR'S JUDGEMENT MOTION (#14) Page162of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS _______________..__________________________________Ç TAHSIN SAYEED, Index # 6166/13 Plaintiff, SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION TO WITNESS PURSUANT TO -against- CPLR 3116(a) THE CITY OF NEW YORK and TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., CATERPILLAR INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC. Defendants. __________________________------____________________Ç TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Third-Party Defendant. _____________________________..___________Ç THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Second-Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Second-Third-Party Defendant. --______---_____________________________________Ç TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., Third-Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- CATERPILLAR INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC., Third-Third-Party Defendants. _______-------------------------------------------------..---------X Printed8/23/2015 6155/2013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION toCATERPILLAR'S SUMMARY JUDGEMENT MOTION (#14) Page163of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 " " ____________________________________________Ç CATERPILLAR INC., Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Fourth-Third-Party Defendant. ________________________________________Ç Pursuant to Section 3116(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, the enclosed deposition transcript of Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff, CATERPILLAR INC. by Gregory Gipp, taken on September 3, 2015, is hereby submitted to the witness for examination and review, and any changes in form or substance which the witness desires to make shall be entered at the end of the transcript with a statement of the reasons given by the witness for making them. The enclosed errata sheet should be used for any such changes. The transcript and errata sheets, if any, shall then be signed by the witness before a notary public and then returned to Ahmuty, Demers & McManus at the address below. If the witness fails to sign and return the transcript within sixty (60) days, it may be used as though fully signed. Dated: Albertson, New York October 20, 2015 BY: FRANK A. CECERE,ESQ. AHMUTY, DEMERS & McMANUS, ESQS. ATTORNEYS FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT/SECOND-THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP. 200 I U. WILLETS ROAD ALBERTSON, NEW YORK 11507 (516) 294-5433 Our File No.: RRE084213FAC 2 PrintedB/23/2018 6155/2013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION toCATERPILLARE JUDGEMENT SUMMARY MOTION (#14) Page164of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 " " TO: SEDGWICK LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/ Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff CATERPILLAR INC. 16th One Newark Center, PloOr Newark, New Jersey 07102 SULLIVAN PAPPAIN BLOCK McGRATH & CANNAVO PC Attorneys for Plaintiff 1140 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200 Garden City, New York 11530 LITCHFIELD & CAVO LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Second-Third-Party Plaintiff THE CITY OF NEW YORK 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104 New York, New York 10170 CONWAY & GOREN Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant H.O. PENN MACHINERY COMPANY, INC. i/s/h/a H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC. 58 South Service Road, Suite 350 Melville, New York 11747 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/ Third-Third-Party Plaintiff TOMCON INDUSTRIES INC. 42"d 150 East Street New York, New York 10017-5639 3 Printed· 5/23/2015 6166/2013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION toCATERPILLAR'S SUMMARY JUDGEMENT MOT.N(#14) Page165of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 " " SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS _____________________________________________Ç TAHSIN SAYEED, Index # 6166/13 Plaintiff, SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION TO WITNESS PURSUANT TO -against- CPLR 3116(a) THE CITY OF NEW YORK and TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants. __________________,..,__________________________Ç TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Third-Party Defendant. ______________________________________________Ç THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Second-Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Second-Third-Party Defendant. __________-_______________________--.._______Ç TOMCON INDUSTRIES, INC., Third-Third-Party Plaintiff, -against- CATERPILLAR INC. and H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC., Third-Third-Party Defendants. -------------------------------------------------------X PrintedS/23/2018 6165/2013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION toCATERPILLAR'S SUMMARY JUDGEMENT MOTION (#14) Page166of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 ____________________________________________Ç CATERPILLAR INC., Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff, | -against- JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP., Fourth-Third-Party Defendant. Pursuant to Section 3116(a) of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, the enclosed deposition transcript of Third-Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff, CATERPILLAR INC. Gregory Gipp, taken on August 6, 2015, is hereby submitted to by the witness for examination and review, and any changes in form or substance which the witness desires to make shall be entered at the end of the transcript with a statement of the reasons given by the witness for making them. The enclosed errata sheet should be used for such changes. The transcript and errata sheets, if any, shall then be signed by the witness any before a notary public and then returned to Ahmuty, Demers & McManus at the address below. If the witness fails to sign and return the transcript within sixty (60) days, it may be used as though fully signed. Dated: Albertson, New York August 25, 2015 BY: FRANK A. CECERE, ESQ. AHMUTY, DEMERS & McMANUS, ESQS. ATTORNEYS FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT/SECOND-THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT JREM CONSTRUCTION CORP. 200 1.U. WILLETS ROAD ALBERTSON, NEW YORK 11507 (516) 294-5433 Our File No.: RRE084213FAC 2 Printed: B/23/201.5 6166/2013 AFFIRMATION SUMMARY toCATERPILLAR'S INOPPOSITION JUDGEMENT MOTION (#14) Page167of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 " " TO: SEDGWICK LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant/ Fourth-Third-Party Plaintiff CATERPILLAR INC. 16°¹ One Newark Center, Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102 SULLIVAN PAPPAIN BLOCK McGRATH & CANNAVO PC Attorneys for Plaintiff 1140 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200 Garden City, New York 11530 LITCHFIELD & CAVO LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Second-Third-Party Plaintiff THE CITY OF NEW YORK 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104 New York, New York 10170 CONWAY & GOREN Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Third-Party Defendant H.O. PENN MACHINERY COMPANY, INC. i/s/h/a H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO., INC. 58 South Service Road, Suite 350 Melville, New York 11747 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/ Third-Third-Party Plaintiff TOMCON INDUSTRIES INC. 42nd 150 East Street New York, New York 10017-5639 3 Printed: S/23/2015 6166/2013 AFFIRMATION toCATERPILLAR'S INOPPOSITION JUDGEMENT SUMMARY MOTION (#14) Page168of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 1 1 2 SAYEED TAHSIN, ) 3 ) Plaintiff, ) 4 ) -vS- ) 5 ) CITY OF NEW YORK, ) 6 Tomcon Industries, ) Inc. , et al . , ) 7 ) Defendant. ) 8 9 THE DISCOVERY DEPOSITION of GREGORY 10 GIPP, a witness, called by the plaintif f for 11 examination pursuant to notice, and pursuant 12 to the provisions of the Code of Civil 13 Procedure, and the Rules of the Supreme Court 14 thereof pertaining to the taking of 15 depositions for the purpose of discovery, 16 taken before me, Cindy M. Scribner, CSR-RPR, 17 License #084-004465, a Notary Public in and 18 for the County of Peoria and State of 19 Illinois , at 4112 North Brandywine Drive, in 20 the City of Peoria, County of Peoria and State 21 of Illinois, on the 6th day of August 6, A.D., 22 2015, at the hour of 8:50 a.m. 23 24 25 VeritextLegalSolutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 PrintedS/23/2015 AFFIRMATION 6166/2013 toCATERP1LLAR'S INOPPOSITION JUDGEMENT SUMMARY MOTION (#14) Page169of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 2 1 APPEARANCES: 2 Sullivan, Papain, Block, McGrath & 3 Cannavo 120 Broadway, 18th Floor 4 New York, NY 10271 (212) 732-9000 5 By: Nicholas Papain, Esq. For the plaintiff ; 6 Sedgwick 7 1085 Raymond Boulevard One Newark Center, 16th Floor 8 Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 242-0002 9 By: Thomas D. Robertson, Esq. For Caterpillar; 10 Caterpillar 11 100 N.E. Adams Street Peoria, IL 61629 12 (309) 675-3542 . By: Michael Rhinehart, Esq. 13 1 For the witness; 14 Conway & Goren 58 South Service Road, Suite 350 15 Melville, NY 11747 (631) 845-2600 16 By: Frank R. Matozzo, Esq. For H.O. Penn Machinery Company, 17 Inc., 18 Litchfield & Cavo 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2104 19 New York, NY 10170 (212) 434-0100 20 By: Christopher H. Sommer, Esq. For City of New York; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & 22 Dicker 150 East 42nd Street 23 New York, NY 10017 (212) 490-3000 24 By: Jay A. Potter, Esq. For Tomcon Industries; 25 Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 Printed: S/23/2015 AFFIRMATION 6166/2013 SUMMARY toCATERP1LLAR'S INOPPOSITION MOTION JUDGEMENT (#14) Page170of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 3 1 Ahmuty, Demers & McManus 200 L.U. Willets Road 2 A1b e r t s o n , NY 11507 (516) 535-1845 3 By: Frederick Soller, Esq. For JREM Construction Corp. 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 7 1 8 19 2 0 2 1 22 23 2 4 25 Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 PnntedB/23/201. AFFIRMATION 6166/2013 INOPPOSITION SUMMARY toCATERP1LLAR'S MOTION JUDGEMENT (#14) Page171of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 4 * EXHIBITS * 1 2 EXHIBIT # PAGE # 3 1 1 5 4 2 70 5 3 214 6 4 219 7 | 5 221 8 6 1 8 7 9 7 3 4 1 0 8 4 9 11 9 200 12 1 10 204 13 11 2 0 7 1 4 1 2 2 0 7 15 13 226 16 14 274 17 15 275 18 16 280 1 9 1 7 2 8 0 2 0 21 (Plaintiff's Exhibits 1-17 were 22 marked for identification and retained by 2 3 c o u n s e 1 . ) 24 2 5 Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 Printed: Br23/2013 6166/2013 AFFIRMATION INOPPOSITION 10CATERPILLAR'S SUMMARY JUDGEMENT MOTION (#14) Page172of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 5 1 2 3 4 * * * * * 5 I N D E X 6 E x ami n a t i o n by : ! 7 Mr. Papain Page 6 8 9 10 11 1 2 13 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 23 . 24 2 5 Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 Printed: 5/23/20t8 6166/2013 AFFIRMATION toCATERPILLAR'S INOPPOSITION JUDGEMENT SUMMARY MOT.N(#14) Page173of1459 FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/18/2024 03:30 PM INDEX NO. 512446/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 493 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/18/2024 Page 6 1 GREGORY GIPP, 2 being first duly sworn, deposes and says as 3 follows, in answer to: 4 DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. PAPAIN: 5 Q. Good morning, sir. 6 A. Good morning. 7 Q. Sir, you are presently employed by 8 Caterpillar? 9 A. Yes, I am. 10 Q. And for how long have you been 11 employed by Caterpillar? 12 A. 33 years. 13 Q. That would take us back to 1982? 14 A. Correct. 15 Q. And when did you graduate from 16 college? 17 A. 1981. 18 Q. And having read one of your 19 deposition transcripts, that was from the 20 University of Oklahoma? 21 A. That's correct. 22 Q. And what was your degree in again? 23 A. Electrical engineering, Bachelor of 24 Science. 25 Q. Are you a professional engineer?