Tentative ruling issued by Judge RONALD E. QUIDACHAY on Mar. 17, 2005 in San Francisco County, CA - Case no: xxxxx414

3M COMPANY Defendant

DANIEL C. ADAMS Attorney for defendant

3M CORPORATION Defendant

A. TEICHERT & SON, INC. Defendant

STEVEN SCOTT SPAULDING Attorney for defendant

ABRASIVES INC. Defendant

KASEY C. TOWNSEND Attorney for defendant

AEARO COMPANY Defendant

GARY JAMES NEVOLO Attorney for defendant

AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPOR… Defendant

ELIOT STEVEN JUBELIRER Attorney for defendant

AMCORD, INC. Defendant

BARBARA ROSE ADAMS Attorney for defendant

AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATI… Defendant

MADELINE L BUTY Attorney for defendant

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, … Defendant

ANDREW IRA PORT Attorney for defendant

ANDERSON MANAGEMENT CORPOR… Defendant

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY Defendant

AURIZON MINES LTD. Defendant

BACOU-DALLOZ SAFETY, INC. Defendant

SONJA ELIZABETH BLOMQUIST Attorney for defendant

BADGER MINING CORP. Defendant

STEPHEN J. FOLEY Attorney for defendant

SVETLANA BARDIAN Plaintiff

MICHAEL STUART STRIMLING Attorney for plaintiff

BARNES ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Defendant

CHRISTOPHE WETHERILL WOOD Attorney for defendant

BARTON MINES CORPORATION Defendant

JEANINE M DONOHUE Attorney for defendant

BOB SCHMIDT, INC. Defendant

JERROLD ABELES Attorney for defendant

CEAPHUS BRASKO Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA CEMENT CO. Defendant

ROBERT H BERKES Attorney for defendant

CALIFORNIA PORTLAND CEMENT… Defendant

CANAM MINERALS INC. Defendant

CARPCO INC. Defendant

CEL INDUSTRIES INC Defendant

CEMEX, INC. Defendant

MARK D FENSKE Attorney for defendant

CHANDLER AGGREGATES, INC. Defendant

JILL A FRANKLIN Attorney for defendant

CLEMCO INDUSTRIES CORP. Defendant

COMINCO AMERICAN INC. Defendant

COMPLETE ABRASIVE BLASTING… Defendant

MARK SIMON KANNETT Attorney for defendant

CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES Defendant

CORONA INDUSTRIAL SAND CO. Defendant

DALLOZ SAFETY INC. Defendant

DEPENDABLE ABRASIVES, INC. Defendant

DOES 1-500 Defendant

DON KELLAND MATERIALS INC. Defendant

DRAEGER SAFETY, INC. Defendant

THOMAS M. JEON Attorney for defendant

JACK R DUTCHER Plaintiff

CAROL DUTHCER Plaintiff

E.D. BULLARD COMPANY Defendant

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AN… Defendant

ANDREW T MORTL Attorney for defendant

EASTHILL GROUP, INC. Defendant

FORREST BOOTH Attorney for defendant

EMERALD CREEK GARNET, LTD Defendant

WILLIAM NOEL EDLIN Attorney for defendant

EMPIRE ABRASIVE EQUIPMENT … Defendant

ROY A. KOLETSKY Attorney for defendant

EMPIRE ABRASIVE EQUIPMENT … Defendant

EUROGRIT BV Defendant

FAIRMOUNT MINERALS, LTD. Defendant

FERRO CORPORATION Defendant

FOSTER DIXIANA CORPORATION Defendant

MARY ELLEN GAMBINO Attorney for defendant

GARDNER DENVER, INC. Defendant

JOHN SHAFFERY Attorney for defendant

GLENBROOK NICKEL COMPANY Defendant

JUDITH A. ZIPKIN Attorney for defendant

GORDON SAND COMPANY Defendant

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPA… Defendant

THOMAS EDWARD FRAYSSE Attorney for defendant

GRANITE ROCK COMPANY Defendant

GREEN DIAMOND ABRASIVES Defendant

GULF ABRASIVES, INC. Defendant

ANDREW B. KAPLAN Attorney for defendant

HANSON BUILDING MATERIALS … Defendant

HARSCO CORPORATION Defendant

HOLLY SUGAR CORPORATION Defendant

LAWSON HORN Plaintiff

ORITHA HORN Plaintiff

IDEAL BASIC INDUSTRIES, IN… Defendant

MICHAEL J. PIETRYKOWSKI Attorney for defendant

ILLINOIS TOOK WORKS, INC. Defendant

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Defendant

INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY Defendant

INTERNATIONAL GARNET Defendant

INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS &a… Defendant

J.S.C. TECHNICAL DESIGN IN… Defendant

ELIE JOSEPH Plaintiff

KELCO SALES AND ENGINEERIN… Defendant

CHARLES STEWART BISHOP Attorney for defendant

KLEEN BLAST ABRASIVES Defendant

INC. LAFARGE MID-ATLANTIC Defendant

EDWARD R HUGO Attorney for defendant

LEPEAUA APISA Plaintiff

LOUIS M. GERSON CO., INC. Defendant

MINE SAFETY APPLICANCES CO… Defendant

MINERAL RESEARCH & REC… Defendant

MINERAL RESEARCH AND RECOV… Defendant

MOBILE ABRASIVES Defendant

MOLDEX-METRIC, INC. Defendant

KENNETH B PRINDLE Attorney for defendant

JEAN R MONNIER Plaintiff

JUDY MONNIER Plaintiff

NEITIM Defendant

INC. NEVADA SLAG Defendant

DONALD BRIAN FORNASIER Attorney for defendant

NORTH AMERICAN ABRASIVES, … Defendant

JONATHAN CHARLES BACON Attorney for defendant

NORTH SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. Defendant

PETER N LARSON Attorney for defendant

OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC. Defendant

P.W. GILLIBRAND COMPANY Defendant

DOUGLAS GARTH WAH Attorney for defendant

PACIFIC MATERIALS INC. Defendant

PANGBORN CORPORATION Defendant

JAMES RICHARD MORRISSEY Attorney for defendant

MICHAIL PAPKOV Plaintiff

PARMELEE INDUSTRIES, INC. Defendant

DAVID A. CLINTON Attorney for defendant

PATTERSON MATERIALS CORP. Defendant

DARIUS OGLOZA Attorney for defendant

PONTCHARTRAIN MATERIALS CO… Defendant

SCOTT A GOLDBERG Attorney for defendant

QUIKRETE COMPANY Defendant

RACAL HEALTH & SAFETY,… Defendant

JAMES A. LASSART Attorney for defendant

RANSBURG CORPORATION Defendant

REDLAND GENSTAR, INC. Defendant

REED MINERALS Defendant

REUMELIN MANUFACTURING CO.… Defendant

RIVERSIDE CEMENT HOLDING C… Defendant

RMC PACIFIC MATERIALS, INC. Defendant

ROBERTSON'S READY MIX Defendant

SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, IN… Defendant

SCHMIDT MANUFACTURING, INC. Defendant

SCHRAMM, INC. Defendant

ERIC RICHARD HAAS Attorney for defendant

SCOTT TECHNOLGIES, INC. Defendant

SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES INC DBA… Defendant

ROBERT H. MCMILLAN Attorney for defendant

SEE SCANNED DOCUMENT FOR A… Defendant

SELLSTROM MANUFACTURING Defendant

SHELL OIL COMPANY Defendant

CAROLYN COLLINS Attorney for defendant

INC. SILICA RESOURCES Defendant

MARK A LOVE Attorney for defendant

SLY INC. FNA W.W.W. SLY MA… Defendant

SOUTHWEST MARINE INC. Defendant

SOUTHWEST MARINE, INC. Defendant

EDWARD W SPEARS Plaintiff

SPECIALTY SAND COMPANY Defendant

SPRECKLES LIMESTONE AND AG… Defendant

STAKE TECHNOLOGY, LTD. Defendant

STAKER & PARSON COMPAN… Defendant

GARY L. JUSTICE Attorney for defendant

STAKER ASPHALT PAVING &… Defendant

STAN-BLAST ABRASIVE CO. Defendant

STRATEGIC MATERIALS, INC. Defendant

STEPHEN CRAWFORD LEWIS Attorney for defendant

SULLAIR CORP. Defendant

SULLY-MILLER CONTRACTING C… Defendant

MARK D. JOHNSON Attorney for defendant

SURVIVAIR CORP. Defendant

TECK COMINCO AMERICAN INCO… Defendant

TEH MORIE COMPANY Defendant

ROGER MANSUKHANI Attorney for defendant

THE MORIE CO. Defendant

TRIANGLE ROCK PRODUCTS, IN… Defendant

TRIVITRO CORPORATION Defendant

TRU-GRIT, INC. Defendant

TRUMAN'S, INC. Defendant

TXI RIVERSIDE, INC. Defendant

U.S. SILICA COMPANY Defendant

ROBERT K. MILLER Attorney for defendant

U.S. TECHNOLOGY CORP. Defendant

UNIMIN CORP. Defendant

UNIVERSITY MINERALS INC. Defendant

VALLEN CORPORATION Defendant

ROBERT MITCHELL HAMBLETT Attorney for defendant

VALLEN SAFETY SUPPLY Defendant

VIRGINIA MATERIALS & S… Defendant

VITREOUS CAPITAL, INC. Defendant

JON HOLDEN YORK Attorney for defendant

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY Defendant

W.W. SLY MANUFACTURING CO. Defendant

ANDY J. GOETZ Attorney for defendant

W.W. SLY MANUFACTURING COM… Defendant

WESTERN GARNET INTERNATION… Defendant

ETHEL MAE WILSON Plaintiff

ROBERT WILSON Plaintiff