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`Lisa M. Pascarella, Esq.
`Ligasca r_e||a@ PDLTLAW.COM
`Direct Dial: 732—847-9191
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`2137 Route 35, Suite 290
`Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
`(T) 732—837—9019
`(F) 732—203—2380
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`259 Liberty Avenue
`Staten Island, NY 10305
`(T) 718—313—9208
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`A Professional Service Limited Liability Company Formed in New York
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`June 9, 2017
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`Matthew Toporowski, Esq.
`Levy Konigsberg, LLP
`800 Third Avenue, 13th Floor
`New York, New York 10022
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`Dear Mr. Toporowski:
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`Re:
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`Peter Allen
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`Product Identification Interrogatories
`October 2017 In Extremis Cluster
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`Enclosed please find defendant, INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY’S Response to Plaintiff s Product Identification
`Interrogatories and Document Requests regarding the above referenced matter.
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`Should you have any questions please feel free to contact the undersigned.
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`VerytrulyyoursMJH/g(fig/LL
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`Paralegal to LisaM Pascarella Esq
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`cc: Defense Counsel
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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`In Re: NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION
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`PETER ALLEN and LORRAINE ALLEN,
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`Plaintiff(s),
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`AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, et al.
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`Defendants.
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`________________________________________________________________X
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`DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE TO
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`PLAINTIFF’S DEMAND FOR
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`INTERROGATORIES AND
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`Defendant INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY, hereinafter (“INGERSOLL RAND”)
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`hereby responds and objects to plaintiffs product identification interrogatories and document
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`requests as follows:
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`GENERAL OBJECTIONS
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`INGERSOLL RAND objects to these requests to the extent
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`that
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`they seek
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`information beyond that relevant to the facts of this case and the product purportedly at issue
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`herein.
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`INGERSOLL RAND generally objects to plaintiffs interrogatories insofar as they
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`seek information and documents that (i) were prepared for or in anticipation of litigation; (ii)
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`constitute privileged attorney-client material; and/or (iii) constitute privileged attorney work
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`product or are otherwise protected from disclosure.
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`INGERSOLL RAND generally objects to plaintiff’s interrogatories on the ground
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`that they assume matters not in evidence.
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`INGERSOLL RAND generally objects to plaintiff’s interrogatories insofar as they
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`responses that contain confidential or proprietary information once the parties agree upon the
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`terms and conditions of a protective order governing the use of such documents and
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`information.
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`INGERSOLL RAND submits
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`these
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`responses
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`in
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`response
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`to
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`plaintiff's
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`interrogatories without conceding the relevancy or materiality of the subject matter of any
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`interrogatory and without prejudice to lNGERSOLL RAND’s right to object to further
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`discovery, or to object to the admissibility of any additional proof on the subject matter of
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`any response, at the time of trial.
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`INTERROGATORIES
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`1.
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`State if you are aware through information in your own files or in the
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`possession of your local attorney(s), whether any asbestos containing product used, installed,
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`sold, shipped, distributed, and/or manufactured by you was sold, shipped and/or delivered to
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`the entity listed during the time period specified on the attached Schedule A. If so, specify the
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`type of product, amount of product and time frame in which such products were sold, shipped
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`and/or delivered.
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`ANSWER:
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`lNGERSOLL RAND has no information indicating that any asbestos
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`containing products sold, shipped, distributed, and/or manufactured by this defendant were
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`present during the time period specified on the attached Schedule A. The rest of the inquiry
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`is inapplicable to this defendant.
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`2.
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`Identify any documents, invoices, information stored in an electronic form
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`such as word processing files and computer databases, photographs, books, contracts,
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`agreements, drawings, approvals, delivery tickets, depositions of past or current employees,
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`studies, memoranda, statements, your own pleadings, stipulations, promotional material,
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`or in the possession or control of your local attorney(s), that indicate that any asbestos
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`containing product manufactured,
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`sold, delivered,
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`shipped,
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`rebranded, contracted for,
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`distributed, used,
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`installed or retailed by you, your successor or predecessor entities,
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`subdivision or affiliates were sold, shipped or delivered during the time periods specified in
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`Question 1.
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`ANSWER:
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`INGERSOLL RAND has no information showing any asbestos
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`containing products sold, shipped or delivered and/or manufactured by this defendant were
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`present during the time period specified in Question 1. The rest of the inquiry is inapplicable
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`to this defendant.
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`Dated:
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`Holmdel, New Jersey
`June 9, 2017
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`TO:
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`LEVY KONIGSBERG, LLP
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`800 Third Avenue, 13th Floor
`New York, New York 10022
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`(212) 605-6200
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`Yours, “ fl)
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`LISMPASCARELLA
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`Pascarella DiVita, PLLC
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`IN GERSOLL RAND COMPANY
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`2137 Route 35, Suite 290
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`Holmdel, NJ 07733
`732—837—9019
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`ATTORNEY’S VERIFICATION
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`The undersigned affirms the following statement to be true under penalties of
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`perjury pursuant to Rule 2106 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. That she is an attorney at
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`law and associated with the firm of Pascarella DiVita, PLLC, attorneys for the defendant.
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`INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY.
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`That she has read the foregoing document and knows the contents thereof, and that
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`the same is true to the knowledge of your affirmant except as to the matters therein alleged
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`upon information and belief and that as to those matters he believes them to be true.
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`That the reason why this affirmation is being made by your affirmant and not the
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`defendant, is that the defendant does not maintain an office with an officer having knowledge
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`of the facts in the county where your affirmant’s firm maintains its offices.
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`That the source of your affirmant’s information and the grounds of her belief as to all
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`the matters therein alleged upon information and belief are reports from and communication
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`had with said corporation.
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`Dated: Holmdel, New Jersey
`June 9, 2017
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`”Km...
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`LT§A M. PASCARELLA
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`STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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`COUNTY OF MONMOUTH)
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`TRACY R. HARALLA, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is not a party
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`to this action, is over the age of 18 years and resides in Ocean County, New Jersey. That on
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`June 9, 2017, she served the within DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF’S
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`DEMAND FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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`INTERROGATORIES AND
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`DOCUMENT REQUESTS upon:
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`Levy Konigsberg, LLP
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`by depositing a true copy of the same securely enclosed in a post paid wrapper in an official
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`depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Post Office Department
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`within the State of New Jersey.
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`And all Defense Counsel by electronic filing.
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`Cl;
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`TRAC
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`HARALLA
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`Sworn to before me to this
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`9th day of June 2017
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`JENNIFER L. ANDREW
`NOTARY PUBLIC OF NEW JERSEY
`My Commission Expires WIS/2021
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF NEW YORK
`_________________________________________________________________X
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`In Re: NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION
`_________________________________________________________________X
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`PETER ALLEN and LORRAINE ALLEN,
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`Index N0.: 190352/2016
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`Plaintiff(s),
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`-against-
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`DEFENDANT’S RESPONSE TO
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`PLAINTIFF’S DEMAND FOR
`PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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`AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, et al.
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`INTERROGATORIES AND
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`Defendants.
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`DOCUMENT REQUESTS
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`Pascarella DiVita, PLLC
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
`INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY
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`2137 Route 35, Suite 290
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`Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
`(732) 837—9019
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