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`Exhibit W
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`Case 1:17-cv-00770-JDW Document 245-23 Filed 10/19/23 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 24787
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`From:
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`To:
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`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Joseph H. Kim
`Thursday, March 16, 2023 2:36 PM
`Dang, Michelle; DuVon Floyd; External-Bindu Palapura (potteranderson.com); Yoon,
`James; Smith, Ryan; Yen, Lucy
`Wirtgen DCT Lit; wirtgen1-litigation@iplawgroup.com; Carlson, Erik; Geritano,
`Anthony; Liston, Ian; Mays, Christopher; Ramos, Kathie; Smith, Ryan; Son, Naoya;
`Turner, Alex; Ward, Jennifer; WSGR - Caterpillar Litigation
`RE: Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00770-JDW-MPT: Wirtgen's
`Responses and Objections to CAT's 30(b)(6) Notice of Deposition
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`Counsel,
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`Wirtgen America hereby provides an update to the following 30(b)(6) witnesses:
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`1. Jan Schmidt for Topic Nos. 1 1-3, 4 4-7, 11-14, 16-17, 21-22 20-21, 25-28 22-25, 29, 30-31 -30-33, 33, 35-37, 40-
`41, 47, 49-50, 45-49, 54
`2. Jim McAvoy for Topic Nos. 2, 5-11 4-7, 13-14, 15, 16-17, 18-19, 20, 23-24 25, 29, 38-39, 48 42-49, 51-52, 58, 59-
`60
`3. Jeff Wiley for Topic Nos. 3, 12, 19 (for sales), 26-28, 34, 38, 40-41, 42-43, 44-45, 49 (for customers), 53-54, 55-57
`4. Sandy Draper for Topic Nos. 32, 33 (for machines), 39, 46
`5. Brodie Hutchins for Topic Nos. 51-52
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`This update is subject to the previous objections and Wirtgen America reserves the right to further modify, amend, or
`supplement these designations.
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`Regards,
`Joe
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`Joseph H. Kim
`Associate
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`Email: josephk@sternekessler.com
`Direct: 202.772.8718
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`Administrative Assistant: Renee Moore
`Direct: 202.772.8820 Main: 202.371.2600
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`From: Dang, Michelle <mdang@wsgr.com>
`Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023 10:57 AM
`To: Joseph H. Kim <JOSEPHK@sternekessler.com>; DuVon Floyd <DFLOYD@sternekessler.com>; External-Bindu Palapura
`(potteranderson.com) <bpalapura@potteranderson.com>; Yoon, James <JYoon@wsgr.com>; Smith, Ryan
`<rsmith@wsgr.com>; Yen, Lucy <LYen@wsgr.com>
`Cc: Wirtgen DCT Lit <Wirtgendctlit@sternekessler.com>; wirtgen1-litigation@iplawgroup.com; Carlson, Erik
`<ecarlson@wsgr.com>; Geritano, Anthony <ageritano@wsgr.com>; Liston, Ian <iliston@wsgr.com>; Mays, Christopher
`<cmays@wsgr.com>; Ramos, Kathie <kramos@wsgr.com>; Smith, Ryan <rsmith@wsgr.com>; Son, Naoya
`<nson@wsgr.com>; Turner, Alex <aturner@wsgr.com>; Ward, Jennifer <jward@wsgr.com>; WSGR - Caterpillar
`Litigation <caterpillar@wsgr.com>
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`Case 1:17-cv-00770-JDW Document 245-23 Filed 10/19/23 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 24788
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`Subject: RE: Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00770-JDW-MPT: Wirtgen's Responses and Objections
`to CAT's 30(b)(6) Notice of Deposition
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`Joe,
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`Wirtgen agreed to designate a witness on Topic No. 50, but has not done so. Please designate a witness for Topic No.
`50.
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`Best regards,
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`Michelle
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`From: Joseph H. Kim <JOSEPHK@sternekessler.com>
`Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 4:50 PM
`To: DuVon Floyd <DFLOYD@sternekessler.com>; External-Bindu Palapura (potteranderson.com)
`<bpalapura@potteranderson.com>; Yoon, James <JYoon@wsgr.com>; Smith, Ryan <rsmith@wsgr.com>; Yen, Lucy
`<LYen@wsgr.com>
`Cc: Wirtgen DCT Lit <Wirtgendctlit@sternekessler.com>; wirtgen1-litigation@iplawgroup.com; Carlson, Erik
`<ecarlson@wsgr.com>; Dang, Michelle <mdang@wsgr.com>; Geritano, Anthony <ageritano@wsgr.com>; Liston, Ian
`<iliston@wsgr.com>; Mays, Christopher <cmays@wsgr.com>; Ramos, Kathie <kramos@wsgr.com>; Smith, Ryan
`<rsmith@wsgr.com>; Son, Naoya <nson@wsgr.com>; Turner, Alex <aturner@wsgr.com>; Ward, Jennifer
`<jward@wsgr.com>
`Subject: RE: Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00770-JDW-MPT: Wirtgen's Responses and Objections
`to CAT's 30(b)(6) Notice of Deposition
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`EXT - josephk@sternekessler.com
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`Counsel,
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`Pursuant to the parties’ agreement to exchange the identification of fact witnesses, Wirtgen America intends to serve
`notices of deposition pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(1) on the following witnesses:
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`1. Eric Engelmann
`2. Daniel Killion
`3. Conwell Rife
`4. Nathan Just
`5. Lee Hogan
`6. Nathan Mashek
`7. Nate Ennis
`8. Craig Steffen
`9. Ben Schafer
`10. Andy Krolnik
`11. Chad Nelson
`12. Jason Muir
`13. Corey Hanback
`14. Federico Rio
`15. Dean Potts
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`16. Gregory Dubay
`17. Dario Sansone
`18. James Aardema
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`Please confirm that you are representing each of these individuals. Additionally, subject to Wirtgen America’s February
`1, 2023 responses and objections to Caterpillar’s Rule 30(b)(6) notice, Wirtgen America tentatively designates the
`following witnesses:
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`1. Jan Schmidt for Topic Nos. 1-3, 4-7, 11-14, 16-17, 20-21, 22-25, 29, 30-33, 35-37, 40-41, 45-49, 54
`2. Jim McAvoy for Topic Nos. 4-7, 15, 18-19, 25, 29, 38-39, 42-49, 51-52, 58, 59-60
`3. Jeff Wiley for Topic Nos. 26-28, 42-43, 55-57
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`As these designations are tentative, Wirtgen America reserves the right to modify, amend, or supplement these
`designations.
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`Regards,
`Joe
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`Joseph H. Kim
`Associate
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`Email: josephk@sternekessler.com
`Direct: 202.772.8718
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`Administrative Assistant: Renee Moore
`Direct: 202.772.8820 Main: 202.371.2600
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`From: DuVon Floyd <DFLOYD@sternekessler.com>
`Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 4:46 PM
`To: External-Bindu Palapura (potteranderson.com) <bpalapura@potteranderson.com>; jyoon@wsgr.com;
`rsmith@wsgr.com; lyen@wsgr.com
`Cc: Wirtgen DCT Lit <Wirtgendctlit@sternekessler.com>; wirtgen1-litigation@iplawgroup.com; ecarlson@wsgr.com;
`mdang@wsgr.com; ageritano@wsgr.com; iliston@wsgr.com; cmays@wsgr.com; kramos@wsgr.com; rsmith@wsgr.com;
`nson@wsgr.com; aturner@wsgr.com; jward@wsgr.com
`Subject: Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00770-JDW-MPT: Wirtgen's Responses and Objections to
`CAT's 30(b)(6) Notice of Deposition
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`Good afternoon, Counsel –
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`Please find Wirtgen America, Inc.’s Responses and Objections to Caterpillar Inc.’s Notice of Deposition Pursuant to
`Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) attached for service.
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`Regards,
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` DuVon Floyd
`Paralegal
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
`Email: dfloyd@sternekessler.com
`Direct: 202.772.8949
`IP Assistant-TAG: Renee Moore
`Main: 202.371.2600 Direct: 202.772.8820
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