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`Exhibit A
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`OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY
`______________________________________________
`NEW YORK
`ASBESTOS
`CITY
`LITIGATION
`----------
`--------------------------------------------------------------x
`ANN MARIE
`as Executrix
`of
`the Estate
`MCGLYNN,
`
`IDELL,
`Deceased,
`
`------------X
`
`of THOMAS
`
`:
`:
`:
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`Index
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`No.:
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`: :
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`ORDER WITH
`OF ENTRY
`: NOTICE
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`Plaintiffs,
`
`-against-
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`AERCO
`
`INTERNATIONAL
`
`INC.,
`
`et al.
`
`Defendants.
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`:
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`:
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`PLEASE
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`TAKE
`
`NOTICE,
`
`that
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`the within
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`is a true
`
`copy
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`-x
`of an Order
`
`dated
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`September
`
`13, 2018
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`and entered
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`in the Office
`
`of
`
`the Clerk
`
`of Court
`
`on September
`
`14, 2018.
`
`Date:
`
`New York,
`September
`
`New York
`14, 2018
`
`CONROY
`
`HANLY
`SIMMONS
`Attorneys
`for Plaintiffs
`112 Madison
`Avenue
`New York, NY 10016-7416
`784-6400
`(212)
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`Laure
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`. Nassif,
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`Esq.
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`J.P.,
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`Gische,
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`Andrias,
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`Kapnick,
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`Kern,
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`JJ.
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`Index
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`Litigation
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`New
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`York
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`et
`al.,
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`Defendants-Respondents,
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`Crane
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`Jenkins
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`Bros.,
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`Clyde
`appellant.
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`& Co US
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`LLP,
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`New
`
`York
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`(Peter
`
`J.
`
`Dinunzio
`
`of
`
`counsel),
`
`for
`
`Simmons
`Ann
`Marie
`
`Hanly
`Idell,
`
`LLC,
`Conroy
`respondent.
`
`New
`
`York
`
`(James
`
`Kramer
`
`of
`
`counsel),
`
`for
`
`(Tara
`
`L.
`
`Pehush
`
`of
`
`for
`
`Crane
`
`K&L
`Co.,
`
`Gates,
`respondent.
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`LLP,
`
`New
`
`York
`
`counsel),
`
`Marshall
`Levin
`W.
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`Dennehey
`of
`counsel),
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`Warner
`
`Coleman
`Warren
`
`for
`
`& Goggin,
`Pumps
`
`LLC,
`
`New
`P.C.,
`respondent.
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`
`(Daniel
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`Orders,
`
`Supreme
`
`Court,
`
`New
`
`York
`
`County
`
`(Martin
`
`Shulman,
`
`J.),
`
`entered
`
`August
`
`15,
`
`2017,
`
`which
`
`granted
`
`defendants
`
`Crane
`
`Co.
`
`and
`
`Warren
`
`Pumps
`
`LLC's
`
`respective
`
`motions
`
`to
`
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`
`trial
`
`subpoenas
`
`issued
`
`to
`
`them,
`
`unanimously
`
`affirmed,
`
`without
`
`costs.
`
`Order,
`
`same
`
`court
`
`and
`
`Justice,
`
`entered
`
`December
`
`15,
`
`2017,
`
`which
`
`denied
`
`defendant
`
`Jenkins
`
`Bros.'
`
`(defendant)
`
`motion
`
`pursuant
`
`to
`
`CPLR
`
`4404
`
`27
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`2 of
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`5
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`to
`
`to
`
`set
`
`aside
`
`the
`
`verdict,
`
`and
`
`granted
`
`plaintiff's
`
`motion
`
`pursuant
`
`CPLR
`
`4404
`
`to
`
`set
`
`aside
`
`the
`
`verdict
`
`to
`
`the
`
`extent
`
`of
`
`directing
`
`a
`
`new
`
`trial
`
`unless
`
`defendant
`
`stipulated
`
`to
`
`an
`
`increase
`
`in
`
`the
`
`awards
`
`of
`
`$1.8
`
`million
`
`and
`
`million
`
`for
`
`past
`
`and
`
`jury
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering,
`
`respectively,
`
`to
`
`$4 million
`
`and
`
`$2.5
`
`million,
`
`$1.5
`
`future
`
`respectively,
`
`unanimously
`
`modified,
`
`on
`
`the
`
`law,
`
`the
`
`facts
`
`and
`
`as
`
`a matter
`
`of
`
`discetion,
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`and
`
`to
`
`to
`
`vacate
`
`the
`
`additurs
`
`for
`
`past
`
`and
`
`future
`
`direct
`
`a
`
`new
`
`trial
`
`on
`
`past
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`only,
`
`unless,
`
`within
`
`30
`
`days
`
`of
`
`service
`
`of
`
`a
`
`copy
`
`of
`
`order
`
`this
`
`with
`
`notice
`
`of
`
`entry,
`
`defendant
`
`stipulates
`
`to
`
`increase
`
`the
`
`award
`
`reinstate
`
`otherwise
`
`for
`
`the
`
`past
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`to
`
`$4 million,
`
`and
`
`to
`
`jury's
`
`future
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`award,
`
`and
`
`affirmed,
`
`without
`
`costs.
`
`The
`
`Supreme
`
`Court
`
`properly
`
`precluded
`
`defendant
`
`from
`
`eliciting
`
`testimony
`
`from
`
`plaintiff's
`
`expert
`
`regarding
`
`exposure
`
`to
`
`asbestos
`
`in
`
`the
`
`alleged
`
`nonparty
`
`tortfeasors'
`
`products
`
`because
`
`e
`
`f
`
`o
`
`cp
`
`ppopgply
`
`foqnd
`
`tha
`
`d
`
`dant
`
`fa
`
`stablis
`
`specific
`
`causation
`
`against
`
`such
`
`alleged
`
`nonparty
`
`tortfeasors
`
`(see
`
`Matter
`
`of
`
`New
`
`York
`
`City
`
`Asbestos
`
`Litig.,
`
`148
`
`AD3d
`
`233,
`
`238-239
`
`[1st
`
`Dept
`
`2017]).
`
`Moreover,
`
`contrary
`
`to
`
`defendant's
`
`contention
`
`that
`
`General
`
`Obligations
`
`Law
`
`ยง
`
`15-108
`
`requires
`
`that
`
`the
`
`settled
`
`defendants
`
`be
`
`included
`
`on
`
`the
`
`verdict
`
`sheet
`
`for
`
`apportionment
`
`purposes
`
`28
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`3 of
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`5
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`regardless
`
`of
`
`whether
`
`any
`
`evidence
`
`of
`
`their
`
`liability
`
`was
`
`presented,
`
`failure
`
`to
`
`present
`
`a
`
`prima
`
`facie
`
`case
`
`of
`
`their
`
`liability
`
`"constitutes
`
`a waiver
`
`of
`
`the
`
`nonsettling
`
`tortfeasor's
`
`right
`
`to
`
`reduction
`
`of
`
`the
`
`verdict
`
`based
`
`on
`
`an
`
`apportionment
`
`of
`
`based
`
`on
`
`the
`
`settlement"
`
`fault,
`
`but
`
`not
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`the
`
`(Whalen
`
`v
`
`Kawasaki
`
`Motors
`
`Corp.,
`
`U.S.A.,
`
`242
`
`AD2d
`
`919,
`
`920
`
`[4th
`
`Dept
`
`1997),
`
`mod
`
`on
`
`other
`
`grounds
`
`92
`
`NY2d
`
`288
`
`[1998]).
`
`The
`
`court
`
`properly
`
`precluded
`
`defendant
`
`from
`
`introducing
`
`evidence
`
`of
`
`plaintiff's
`
`alleged
`
`exposure
`
`to
`
`asbestos
`
`in
`
`Scotland
`
`before
`
`he
`
`emigrated
`
`to
`
`the
`
`United
`
`States
`
`because
`
`such
`
`evidence
`
`was
`
`speculative.
`
`the
`
`On
`
`record
`
`and
`
`arguments
`
`before
`
`us,
`
`it
`
`was
`
`not
`
`error
`
`for
`
`Supreme
`
`Court
`
`to
`
`quash
`
`the
`
`subpoena
`
`issued
`
`to
`
`defendant
`
`Crane
`
`Co.
`
`as
`
`such
`
`subpoena
`
`was
`
`improperly
`
`served.
`
`Any
`
`error
`
`in
`
`quashing
`
`the
`
`subpoena
`
`issued
`
`to
`
`defendant
`
`Warren
`
`Pumps
`
`LLC
`
`based
`
`on
`
`a
`
`finding
`
`that
`
`such
`
`subpoena
`
`was
`
`improperly
`
`served
`
`was
`
`harmless.
`
`.___Enpreme-Conr-t-properly-charged__tha_jury-an-the
`
`recklessness.
`
`on
`
`issne-nf
`
`which
`
`Based
`
`the
`
`circumstances
`
`of
`
`this
`
`case,
`
`include
`
`plaintiff's
`
`continued
`
`exposure
`
`to
`
`defendant's
`
`valves
`
`through
`
`1986,
`
`there
`
`was
`
`sufficient
`
`evidence
`
`from
`
`which
`
`a
`
`jury
`
`could
`
`determine
`
`that
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`aware
`
`that
`
`workers
`
`such
`
`as
`
`plaintiff
`
`were
`
`at
`
`risk
`
`from
`
`exposure
`
`to
`
`asbestos
`
`(Matter
`
`of
`
`New
`
`York
`
`City
`
`Asbestos
`
`Litig.,
`
`89
`
`NY2d
`
`955,
`
`956-957
`
`[1997]).
`
`29
`
`4 of
`
`5
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`
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`NO.
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`190219/2016
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`RECEIVED
`
`NYSCEF:
`
`09/14/2018
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`Supreme
`
`Court
`
`properly
`
`directed
`
`a
`
`new
`
`trial
`
`on
`
`damages
`
`as
`
`to
`
`past
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`unless
`
`defendant
`
`agrees
`
`to
`
`increase
`
`that
`
`award
`
`to
`
`$4 million.
`
`However,
`
`we
`
`find
`
`that
`
`the
`
`jury's
`
`award
`
`for
`
`future
`
`pain
`
`and
`
`suffering
`
`of
`
`$1.5
`
`million
`
`should
`
`be
`
`reinstated
`
`as
`
`such
`
`award
`
`did
`
`not
`
`deviate
`
`materially
`
`from
`
`reasonable
`
`compensation.
`
`OF
`
`THE
`
`THIS
`SUPREME
`
`THE
`CONSTITUTES
`APPELLATE
`COURT,
`
`DECISION
`DIVISION,
`
`ORDER
`AND
`FIRST
`
`DEPARTMENT.
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`13,
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