HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-6192IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
WAL-MART STORES, INC., ·
Plaintiff, ·
UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND ·
GUARANTY COMPANY and ·
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY ·
Defendants. ·
In the Court of Common Pleas,
Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania
Civil Action -- Law
Term 2004
No.: O~-
PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS
Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4007· 1 and 42 Pa. Con. Stat.
Ann. § 5326, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), by and through their undersigned
counsel, hereby petition the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County
for the issuance of subpoenas on the following grounds:
1. Wal-Mart has brought a breach of contract action in the Supreme Court of
the State of New York for the County of New York against Defendants Lexington
Insurance Company ("Lexington") and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
("USF&G") (Index No: 604417/02, IAS Part 8). The action is based on defendants' failure
to pay Wal-Mart's claims on "all risk" insurance policies that provided coverage for Wal-
Mart's store in Dickson City, Pennsylvania These claims relate to losses Wal-Mart
suffered as a result of a rockslide at its Dickson City store in December 1996.
2. GAB Robins, North America, Inc. ("GAB Robins") was the Claims
Adjuster engaged by Defendants to investigate and evaluate Wal-Mart's claims arising out
of the December 1996 rockslide.
3. Stan Jablonski and Ed Gromelski were both employees of GAB Robins who
were involved in GAB Robins' investigation and evaluation of Wal-Mart's claims arising
out of the December 1996 rockslide.
4. At the recent deposition of Mr. Charles Loud, the USF&G's corporate
representative regarding Wal-Mart's claim, Mr. Loud was unable to answer many relevant
questions related to Defendants' investigation and evaluation of Wal-Mart's claim. Mr.
Loud testified that GAB Robins would have knowledge related to these topics.
5. Wal-Mart seeks discovery from GAB Robins and Messrs. Jablonski and
Gromelski to gain admissible evidence relating to GAB Robins' investigation and
evaluation of Wal-Mart's claims related to the December 1996 rockslide.
6. Upon information and belief, GAB's primary place of business is at 3314
Market Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17001.
7. On August 9, 2004, the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the
County of New York issued Commissions for subpoenas to be served upon GAB Robins
and Messrs. Jablonski and Gromelski to appear for depositions and to produce documents.
The respective Commissions are attached to this Petition as Exhibits A through C.
8. Wal-Mart requires the issuance of subpoenas by this Court to compel the
attendance of the deponents and the production of documents as set forth in the subpoenas
attached to this Petition as Exhibits D through F.
9. Under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, "a court of record of this
Commonwealth may order a person who is domiciled or is found within the
Commonwealth to give testimony or statement or produce documents or other things for
use in a matter pending in a Tribunal outside this Commonwealth ..." 42 Pa. Con. Stat.
Ann. § 5326.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. respectfully requests that this
Honorable Court issue the attached Order giving full effect in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to the subpoenas for the production of documents and the depositions of
GAB Robins, Stan Jablonski and Ed Gromelski.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated:
December 8, 2004
Glen R. Stuart
I.D. No. 41302
Brian L. Watson
I.D. No. 84197
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
215.963.5000
Attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
SUPREME COURT OF TI|E STATE ()~ NEW YORK
COUNTY OF' NEW
WAL-MART STORES, INC., '
-against-
UNITED STATF. S FII)I~I.ITY ANI)
GUARANI'Y COI~II'ANY ami [A:.XINGTON
INSURANCE COMPANY. :
l)cfcl}danls. ·
Index No.:
lAS Part 8
604,417/¢}2
TI PF.t)I'I.I,; t)l: '1'! II,; S'I'/VI'I,; (Il: NI,;W YORK
TO: Thc Cotlrt ol· {,'olmi~o;i Pleas of {'um}~erlaml {'Ollllly. Pennsylvania
KNOW Yl:~. Ihal ~vc, xvilh fll}l faill} in your prudence and c~m)pclc!]cy, have
apl~oinlcd yotl COllllllissi011Cl', ;llltl by I}l~'sc'Jll't'SClHS rio aulhorizc y~)tl I{) issue a s~lbl)~)cna on
GAB Robins North America, Inc. doing btlsincss at 3314 Market Street, Camp l lill,
Pennsylvania, !7001, a BOll-p31~y witness ill the abovg-captioned lawsuit ~endi~g in our
Super'me Courl tq' file Slalq of New YOl'¢. New York Cotlnly, Io come bcl'{}l'e y{}~ for the purpose
of obtaining dodtlmenls ami taking tcstjillopy under oalh pursuant to Article 3l oJ' the Civil
Practice Law and Rules of the State of Nex~ York.
We thercl'o;[' I-CtltlCSl ol' VOt~ tH' ally oilier duly aulhl}rizcd I)Cl'Stlll wl~t) I~lay
administer oallls }~tn'suant 19 thc la\rs of Iht ~tatc o1' I'cnusylvania Ih;ti, al a ccllnil~ time and
place lo be by ygtl apt,Oilllod, yOll do c'allSC !he wilncss It~ produce Ibc d¢}culllOlllg rcqucslcd in
the almexed S[ll~poClltl alld Io COllie bcl'tu'c )'t}tt, {u' SOlll¢ COl~lpclclll per'son I>y y{}~ al~p{fintcd for
lhal purpose, alld lo be thel; alltl there phlc0d trader oalh and to answer thc q~eslilms and cross-
queslions put 1o the said wilncss by thc allt~l'llcys Ibr tim parties thereto; Ihal lhe testimony of the
witness be ~rduced lo wrilillg, subscribed I!Y the witness, and certified to be correct and proven
~fol~ you; arid tlmt you teltllli lhe IrallSCl'lpl ol tim testimony to thc Clerk ol the Supreme Court
of ilie State of New York, 6{} Cc!lire Slr¢ct~ ~ew York by certified or registe~'cd mail with all
convenient speed. Alld you are lo be gtlvel'lied ill the premises by Ibc applicable law of the State
of New York. The subpoelm for GAB Robills North America, Inc. is appenqe4 h~reto.
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ptlrstlanl !o Secl}oll 3102(e) of the New York Civil Practice Law qnd Rules,
"[w]hen under {lay ma~ldale, writ or conlmjssion issued out o1' any C~Ult of i'ccord in any other
stale, tenjlory, FlisH'ict or foreign .jurisdiction, or whcllevcr upon notice or u~rccment, it is
t~quired lo take the tcstjmm~y of a witness in the slate, he may be compelled to appear and testify
in this same maimer and by lhe same process as may be employed for the purpose of taking
testimony in acljolls pending ill tile slate. Tile supreme court or a county etmrt shall make any
appropriate order in aid o~' ~ak~tlg such i~ deposition." Ill accordance with !be IBr'going statute we
shall bc and sl~ind ready, wi[lillg and able io do thc same I'or you, as wc are asking y(m to do
herein, in a similar case whcll i'cqui~rc[. ': :
W!TNESS~ iht I Ionoral~lc l)janc A. lJchcdcff, on¢,of Ihe Juslices of thc Supreme
Court of the Sit,lc. of New
2004.
{,Seal of Iht Cotlri)
By Iht ('ourl:
lion. Dianc A. Lcbcdc[l', .I.S.C.
;r4.o 173900
STATE ~
{ O~IC[AL
~ 9
. ~ TO
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COMMONWEALTH OF pENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
File
TO:
1.
GAB Robins
3314 Market S~eet
C~mp ~jll, pon~aylvanla
Youareorderedbythecoqrilocometa
SUBPOENATO ATYEND ANDTESTIFY
North America, Inc.
170Q1
at o'clock,
(Specify courtroom or other place)
County, Pennsylvania,
M.. to testify on behalf of
in tile above case, and to renlain ur~t,I e~.cused.
And bring with you the following:
See attae,he~ 'schedule.
If you f~il to atte,ld or to ploduce the documents or things required by this subpoena, you may be subject to
the sanctions autl~or zed by Rul~ 234.5 of tl~e Pennsylvania Rules of Civil procedl.~re, inchJding but no!
limited to costs, attorney fees and imprisol~m'el~t.
REQUESTED BY A PARTY/ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH Pa. R. C. P. No. 234.2(a):
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Supreme Court ID #
By 1"HE COUR-!-:
Oat~:
ProthonolarylClerk, Civil Division
Seal ol Ihe Court Depuly
Official Note: This lorm ol subpoena shall ~e psed wtmnever a subpoena is issuable, including hearings in
c~nnection with-depositions-and befere arbitrator~i,-masters; commissioners, etc: ir1 corllpli2.ii~ewitl~ Pa-. R. C.
P. No. 234.1. If a subpoena !or a productior~ of documents, records or things is desirecl, complete paragraph
2.
(Eft. 7/97)
SCllEDU~,E TO SUIWOENA
lpstrpctioos.
~..
Ill respondi!lg !'o this Subpoena, you are required to obtain and ![ul'nish all
documents available 1o yotl'antl any ta[ your officers, directors, employees, agents, b[okcrs,
rep~,esentalives, subsidiaries, allorncys, ;ici2OtllllalllS 01' any other person actiog oi' purporting to
act on yOtll' bel,air or tllldcr
p. clhtitions
T!,!s snbpoc!la should bc rcild, inlcrprc~cd and responded t{l }II acc.ordancc with
the following dcl'ildl~ions.
!. "Yotf' tu' "Your" nlcaOs GAll llt)hhls North Amcrica, lac. or any of its
cun~nt or former officers, directors, employees, agents, brokcrs, rcprcscntativcs, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accoulll;.llHS or arty ollwr pcrsol~ t)tlrrClltly or previously acting orpurporting to act on
its behalf or tinder its dircctitm or coHlroI.
"Wal-Mart" nteallS Wal-Mart Stol'CS, Inc. or any of its current or former
officers, directors, employees, agents, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or a)!y older pe[son cmTently o[ ~reviously acting or purporting to ,act on its behalf
or tinder its dirc¢lioll or ct'qlll'O!.
3. "!.eXillgltm" means I~cxinglon lpst,'ancc Company or rely of its currcnt or
former officers, direc!ors, e!llployccs, agcn!~, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or all), otl~er pe!'SOll ctm'cnfly or t)rcviously acting or purporting to ac[ on its behalf
or under its direction or control.
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4,. "USF&G" means United States Fidelity and Guar;~llty Compar!y or any of
is cm'renl or former officers, dircctors, employees, agents, brokers, representativgs, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accountants or a~lY other person currently or previously acting or !?r?orting to act on
its behalf or under its direcljoll or control.
5. ",I&H Marsh" means J< Marsh & McLcnnan or any o[ is current or
former officers, directors, employees, agcn. ls, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or any other person currently tn' l*reviously acling or purporting to act on its behalf
or under its direction or co!llrol.
6. "Joll!lson & l liggins" mcans Jolmson & l liggins, Ltd. or apy of is current
or former officers, directors, Cllq~loyccs, agcl~ts, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or ally oll~cr persoll currently or previously acting or purporting to act on its behalf
or under its dircctio~l or co!~trol.
. SIorc IIl¢;.lllS lite Wal-Mart Store No. 1884, }ocatcd in
7. "Dicl~stm City ' ,"
Dickson City, Pem~sylvania OII December {~, 1996.
"December 6, 1996 Rockslidc" mcans the incident occurring on December
6, 1996 wherein a large boulder fell from the rock face behind the Dickson City Store into the
l~2ar of thc slolx.'.
"The I't,licics" mcan !nsurancc policy No. 146202507112 issued by
USF&G to Wal-Mart arid Policy No. 757/P11~162433 isstlcd by Lexington to Wal-Mart.
"Tile Clailns" or "Wal-Mart's Claims" mean WaI-Mart's claims on the
Policies related lo tl'~e Dickson Cily Store,
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J J. "Doculnenl" or "doctlments" llleallS ally WI'jIB'II, rccordccJ, filmed or
graphic mat~er, w!lelher prod~ced, reproduced or on paper, cards, [npes, fjJm, electronic
facsimile, comp~[er storage devices or any other media, jncludin~ but not Jimi~ed Io,
memorm~da, e-m~ils, noles~ nlinmes, records, plioto~raphs, phonographs, phonor~cords,
co~a'espondence, teJegnlms, diaries, bookkeeping entries, financial statements, tax returns,
checks, check stubs, reports, sltldics, charls, graphs, drawings, statcmcnts,'nolcbooks,
handwritten notes, applications, agrcclllCnls, books, pamphlets, periodicals, appointment
calendars, [ecords and recol'diligs of oral conversations, work papers, and a~y other data
compilatiol~s I'rolll which illl'Ol'Inatiol~ civil J~e obltfincd and, if necessary, translated through
detection devices jl~lo rcasollaJaly usable forln, al~d also including but not limited to, originals and
all copies which afc tlil'lZ'relll ill any way t'!:tllll IIIc original whether by intcrl ncatj?n, receipt
stamp, notation, indicatioll of copies sellt 0r received, or otherwise, and drafts.
!2. "Ally" Ille;.lllS C~,lCll ;!lId cvcry, as xvcll as any one.
13. "Alu. l" and "or" slml! bc conslrucd conjunclivcly or disjunclivcly, as
necessary to make tile requests illclusive raiher than exclusive.
l~. Tl~e singular includes thc plural and vice versa.
15. "!tcl;lling 1o" means .concerning, regarding, roi'erring It), describing,
evidencing or COllSlilllling.
pocumen|s To Ilo }'r{!l. lttced I'ursu,'mt To This SUblmestm
|. Atly 1.1111.1 till dOCtllllClllS relating lo the Policies.
2. At!Y t!lld all docl. llllCll, ts relating to the Dickson City Store, relating to the
behind Ihe store-, or relati~g to life ~ite bf
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Any and all documents relating to tim Decem,ber 6, 1996 Rockslide.
Any a~ld all doc~nlelits relating to Wal-Mart's Claims.
Any lind all documents relating to any investigation undertaken by you
relating to the policies, relating to the Dic~kson City Store, relating to Wal-Mart's Claims, or
relating to thc December 6, 1096 Rockslitle.
6. Any and all dt)cuments relating to any reports writtctl by you relating to
the Policies. relatipg to the Dickson City Slorc, relating to WaI-Mart's Claims, or relating to thc
December 6, !996 Rockslide.
7. Any and all docume!lls relating to any communications between you and
Lexington relating to ~l~e Policies. relating to thc Dickson City Store, relating lo WaI-Mart's
Clainls. or rclalillg In lhe l')eccmbcr 6, 1906 Rockslidc.
8. Any and all documents relating to any communications bet~wecn you and
USF&G relating lo file Policies, rclaling Io Iht Dickson City Sim-c, relating lt~ WaI-Mart's
claims, or rclatipg to the I)¢ccmbcr 0. lt~0(l ?,ockslidc.
9. Al~y and all documeiBs relating to al~y conu!lunications between you and
J&H Marsh re!a!ing lo thc ?plicics. relating.' !o tim Dicl<stm City Strut, relating to Wal-Mart's
Claims, or relating to the December 6, 199,6. Rockslide.
Ally alld all tloctfll~elllS relating Io any communicatitms bc~wccn you and
Johnson & [iiggins rclaling tt~ thc I'olicics, relating Io Ihe I)ickson City Stol'C, l'eh!ting to Wal-
Mart's Claims, or relating Itl Iht December 6, 1996 Rockslidc.
1 l- Ally alld all documcnls relating to any co~nmunications between you with
Wal-Mart relating to tim Policies, relating t~ lira Dickson City Store, relating ta WaI-Mart's
Claims, or relati~lg to lhe Decetl~bcr 6, 1996. l*,ockslide.
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12. Any and all doctlme,ts relating to any commt~nicati0ns betweer~ you and
any other persol~ or entity relating to the Policies, rel~lting to the Dickson City St0~re, relating to
Wal-Mart's Claims, or relating to the December 6, 1996 Rockslide.
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SUPREME COURT OF Tile STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
WAL-MART STORES. [NC.. '
I'l~liniilT,
-against-
UNITED STATES FIDELITY ANI)
GUARANTY CONIPANY and I.EXINGTON
INSURANCE COMPANY,
~Dcl'cndanls.
................ ~- ............. : .................................... X
Index No.: 6{14417/O2
lAS Part 8
TO: The Coul'l of Commoll Pleas of ('t nfl~crlaml ('ouuly, I~cnnsylwmia ': '9 g
.
KNOXX YE, that xvt. witl~ I'ull failh in yotlr prudence and colllpCl~ll~vc
appointed yotl {'Ollllllissioller, alld by I'hcsc presents d0 aulhol'iT, c you lo issue a subpoena on
Start Jablonski, who is employcd by GAB ~Bbins Norlh America, Inc. doing bus}'ness at 3314
Market Street, Camp Hill,Pennsylvania, 17001, a non-partY witness in the above-captioned
lawsuit pending in otlr Supreme Cotll't of Ihe SlalC of New York, New York Comity, to come
lwt'om you t~r tl~o ptUl~OSC of obtaining tloCtllllClllS aild taking testimony Ullder oath pursuant to
Article 31 of the Civil Practice Law and ~ules of the State of New York.
\Vt lhcrcl'orc rcqucs! of )'o~i {il' any other duly authori×cd i)erson who may
adtnilfistcr oaths ptlr,qUiBIt [0 II~c laws v(;Jl¢ State of I'cnnsylvania Ihat, al a cci'lain time and
place to be lly YoU al?POil~letl, yOtl do c;Uisd:.llw witness Io im~ducc thc docbllllClllS requested in
th{ annexed StlbpOclta al~d'lo {omc I,cforc ~iit,, or some COml~elent person by y.tl appointed for
that purpose, alld to be llml! alld there place[! under oatb and Io answer thc qucs!ions and cross-
questions ptll Io II~c said witness by thc allorilcys I'or thc Imrtics thereto; {ha! lhe tcslimony of the
witness be reduced to writi!lg, subscribed h~y ll~e wimess, and certified to be co~Tedt and proven
before you: and Ihal yotl reBtrll Ibc transcripl of tl~c tcslimony to thc Clerk of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York, 60 C{nh'c Str¢¢( New York by certified or regis{creel mail with all
convenient speed. And yot! ,'Ire It} be sorer;led ill Iht premises by the applicable law of thc State
of New York. Tlm subpoena for Mr. Jablo~lski is appended hereto,
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Pursuan! to Seclion 3 !02(c)of the New york Civil Prqcticp Law tint} Rules,
"[w]hcn [mdc[ il'ny II~tllldalc, will or comlll~ssion isstlcd out of n~y c0wl Of rccor~ in any olhcr
stale, ten'itory, district or foreign jurisqiclitm, or whelmver upon nollce or' agreement, it is
~,quired !o take l}!e lcslinlollY of a willlCSS in the stale, 11o ~nay be co~npelDd to appear and testify
in this same manner and by Ibc same process as may be employed Ibr the pw'pose of taking
testimony in actions pen~}llg in Ibc slate. TI~c sttprellle court ora county dqprl shall make any
appropriate order in aid 0f'laking such a deposition." In accordance with the forgoing statute we
shall be and stand ready, Willing and able Io do thc samc Ibr you, as we ar~ t~sking you to do
herein, in a sinlilar case whell required. ;
Court of the SIille of Ncw 'York. Courtly of New York, lifts
2004. ~
WITNESS, llm thmorable Diane A. Lelacdcff, onl: of the Justices of the Supreme
~ ~ day of ~q ~Lq.~ ~" ,
(Seal of the Cottrt}
By thc Court:
thru. Diane A. Lcbcde[[, J.S.C.
~G. 242004 '
FA~ ~G~RE
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMI]EFILAND
TO:
File No.
SUBPOENATO ATTEND AND TESTIFY
INC.
Hill,
Stan aablonsk~
GAB Robins North America,
3314 Market Street, Camp
pennsylvania
17001
1. You are ordered by the court to come to
at o'cI0ck, __
(Specify courlroorn or othor place)
_ Count. y, Pennsylvan,a, or)
M. to testify on behalf of
in the above case, and to remain [ir]t,l
And bring witl~ you The following: .
See attache~ schedule.
If you f~il to attend or lo p~oduce tile documellts or tl~ings required by this subpoeqa, you may be subject to
the sanctions autl~orize~ by Fhfl~ 234.5 'of l!)e Pennsylv,'mi,~ Rules of Civil Procc~dure, including but r,o~
limited to costs, attorney fees apd imprisoncl~ent.
REQUESTED BY A pARTy/ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH Pa. R. C. R No. 234.2(a):
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Supreme Court ID #
BY THE COURT:
Prothonotary/Clerk, Civil Oivi:,ion
Date:
Seal ol II~e Courl Depuly
Official Note: This form of subpoena shall be used whenever a subpoena is issuable, including hearings in
conneclion with depositions and before arbitrat..ors, masters, commissioners, etc. in compliance with Pa. R. C.
P. No. P34.1. If a subpoena for a ,productiol3 of documents, records or things is desired,'complete paragraph
". " (Eff. 7~97)
$Cl ll l)l. TO SUlq'¢)ENA
[pstructionq
In [csponditlg It) this Subi)ocna, you arc rcquircd to obtain and furpish all
documents ava~'lable to yot; tmq any of you[: age[~ts, brokers, representatives, attorneys,
accotmlants or till)' other IiCI'SOil acting or ptll'pt)rling lo iicl Oll your behalf oI' under your direction
or coillrol.
!).cl'i[!itions
'J'Jljs StlbJ`.tlc'llt! SJlt)tlltJ I`.c' l'Cljtj, jlllC'l'j)rclcd add ['csp(I0dcd lo ill accprdancc with
the l~llowing [J¢!'inilions. "
I. "Yotl" or "Your" nlcalls Mr. Stan Jabl{mski (in' GAI~ R()bin, s North
America. Inc. tlr any iq' its .oilier CtnTClII or I*ormcr tiff jeers, directors, Clnl)lt}yccs, agents, brokers,
representatjvcs~ stlbsidiarjcs, attorneys, acctmntants or any othcr person currcnlly or previously
acting or purpt~rting It', ;.ICl O1! ils behalf t)[' [llldcr ils direction
"Wal-~lart" means W'al-Ma['t Slorcs, Inc. t)[' any (if ils ctlrrclll or I'ormcr
officet.~, directors, c]lq~loyces, agents, broKel's, rcprcscnlalivcs, subsidiaries, atto?cys,
accountants or any olhcr pcrsoll currently 0r previously acting or purporting to acl on its behalf
or under its tlill'flio[I or
3. "l~cSinglon" incal~s ]..cxingttm !llStl[aliCC Conll)al]y ~}r lilly !il' ils current or
ftmncr officers, directors, Clllp]oyccs, ag¢lllS, bf'()kcrs, !'cprcsentadves, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or ally oOmr pcrsoll currcnt!y of previously acting or purporting to ac! on its behalf·
or under its dileclion or collll'OI.
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4' "IdSF&G" recalls Ul~itcd States tVidclity and Guararlty CoI!npany or any of
is cun'ent or [Ol'lllCl' officers, directors, ClllpJoyccs, agclltS, brokers, rcprcsel~tativcs, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accotIIIla~lts or lilly olher perst)~l ctm'cl~tly or previously acting or PurPorting to act on
its behal[ or under its direc[~on or collB't~l,
5. "J&l ~ Marsh" mca!}s J&l I Marsh & McLcnnan ~)r ally ~1' is current or
former officers, directors, e!upl0yccs, ilgcllls, brokcrs, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountmlts or ;lily other perstm currc~lly in' previously acting m' lmrl}orti~lg to act ~)n its bchal[
Of under its di[c'clio~ o[ Ct)lllrtll.
"Jo~lllSOII & I liggins" mc;ms JoJlnsoll & I liggjns, Lid. ~1' a!~y o1' is current
or former officers, dircclors, Clnl~loyees. agel~ts, brokers, rcprcsenlalivcs, sObsjd~arics, attorneys,
accountants m' ally other JlCl'SOll currcnlly ,~r in'cviously acting t>r purporti~lg lu acJ on its bchalJ'
or under ils direction or COllJl'tlJ.
7. "picCsou City Slmc" means thc Wal-Mart Store Nil. 1884, located in
Dickson City, l'csmsylvani;i tm I)cccmbcr ~}, 1996.
8. "DeCo,libOr 6. 1996 ]tockslidc" means thc incident t)cc~rrl~g on December
6, 1996 wherei~ a large b0~lfler Ikll from lhe rock facp behind the Dicksoq Cily Store into the
0, "Tile I~olicics'' Ineall ~nstlrancc I~t~licy No. 1462025(1702 issued by
USF&G lo Wal-Mart and Pt~licy Nt~. 757/pJ962433 issued by Lexington to WnI-Mart.
10. "The Claims" O1' "Will-Mart's Claims" mcan WaI-Mall'S claims on the
Policies ~latedio tile Die,son Cily Slore,:
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J !. "poCtllllcnl" or "docmncnls" nleuns any wi-illth, rcgordcd, filmed: or
~ra~Jlic 111al(~r, whc(hcr produced, rCl~rOduccd or on p~lj)Cr, cai'ds, Japes, fjJm, clcclronJc
facsimile, COlllp?lcr SlOl'a~c devices or ~llly olhcr IIICdi[l, jncludin~
111~nloranda, e-mails, holes, IItiI1LiICS, rco~l'dS, photo~rtlphs, phonographs, phOnOl-~COr~s,
COIl~SpOlltlCllCO, lCJe~l'a111S, diaries, bookkccl~iug culrics, financial SlalC111CIllS, lax rclurns,
cllccks, check SltlJ~S, repol'!s, Sttldic's, cJlal'Is, graphs, drawings, slaleltlClllS, ilotgl)llt)ks,
halldxvrillen nolcs, aj~pljcalJoHs, iI~I'L'L'IIlC'I)[S, books, l)anlphlcls, I)criodicals, aj)J)tljnllncnl
calendars, recol'ds alld recordings of or;il ct?~iversalioHs, work papers, and ~fly olhcr data
compilalions frtml which jllJ'tlrlllalJOll k'all J~' oblaincd allcl, il' IlCCUSSiII'y, lrtmslaled through
deleclion devices inlo rcnsonnbly usable I't~rnl, and also il!cl~ding but not Ij~ile4 ~u, originals and
~llJ copies which :ifc dJfl'crUlll in ally ~'ilY Ji'oIII Iht ~)ri~inal whclhcr I)y JlllUl'JJlleilljl)ll, rcccJpl
stamp, nolation, indication of copies sent qr received, or otherwise, and draJ'ls.
J2.
",'\l!y" I~lc:ms c~lcjl ;lild every, as well as any ~mc.
"/\!!ti" mid "or" shaH· bc construed conjunclivcly {>r djs. junclivcly, as
necessary to make the requests inclusive rqtber than exclusive.
14.
15.
Thc singular incltJtlcs thc phu'aJ and vice versa.
"l~.t'J;lling ltl" [ueml~ concerning, I'L'gal'ding, i'cl'cmng I(~, describing,
e¥idencing or ct~nslJlulJllg.
Jl. ocnlnt'lljs 'J'o lie Pp)(J~lct'd i'm-starer To This
J. Ally llllkl all doctllllClllS I'cJaling lo thc Policies.
2. Any lind nil doctlmel~lS relaling lo Ihe I)ickson City Slom, relating to the
~k face behin~ lJlc slore, or relaling Io lilt site of the store or the surrounding n[ca.
I-Nyll$~2g4. I
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All)' alld :ill doctmlClltS rclati~lg ltl Iht Dccclllber 6, 1996 Rockslidc.
Any :ina :ill doctllllClllS rclaling Itl WaI-Mm'l's Clai~l'~S.
Any alld :ill doculnclltS relating ltl any investigation LmdcrJaker! by you
feinting Io the ~olicics, rcJaling to thc Dic}~son City Stol'c, relating to Wal-Mart'5 Claims, or
relating lo thc Dccclnbcr 6, J090 Rockslidc.
AII~' alld all tloctl~lCllls relating to any reports written by you relating
Ihe Policies. reJaling lo Iht J)icksou ('ilv Slorc, rclaling Io Wal-Ma~'l's (;/ailns, o{' rcJaling 1o Ibc
December O. lO00 Rockslidc.'
7. z[lly filial all doctllBClllS relating lo tl~y cO~Blllt~llJcaljtJllS between you and
Lexington relating [o thc policies, rclaljng [o the Dickson City Slol'C, relating !f~ WaI-MaWs
Claim~. or rcJaling JO thc Dccclnbcr (~. jtit}~ Rockslidc.
8. Ally ;llld all doctlnlelllS relating to any communications between you and
USF&G relating Io Ibc Policies, rclalillg I~, Ibc I)icks{m City glore, relating I~ Wal-Mam's
claims, or rclaling to linc I)cccmbcr 0, J t/tl0 J{t~cksJidc.
g. Any ;utd all documcllts relating to any communicatio!~s between you and
J&JJ Nl:u'sh relating Io Ibc policies, rcla~ing to thc Dickson City glore, relating to WaI-MaWs
Claims, or relating !o the pecelnber fi, 1996 Rockslide.
ltl. Any iujd all dOCIIIllL~IIIS 1'elating lo any ct~l~lllltlllicalJtJllS bclwccn y~u and
JollllSOll & Iliggins rclalil~g Io Ibc i'olicics,, i'claling It} thc Dickson ('ily SI{}I'C, I'clalillg lo Wal-
Mart's Clai~lls, or I'elalillg Io Iht i)ccclllbCl' ~, 199(} I{ockslidc.
~ l' Any alld all tlOCllnlellls relaling lo any communications belwecn you with
Wal-Mart rcla!jllg to thc policies, rclaling 10 thc Dickson Cily Store, relating to Wal-MaWs
Claims, or l~laling lo lhc Dcccmbcr 6, 1906 Rockslide.
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J2. Any anti all doctm~ClllS ~'claling to ;my c¢~mm.Tllljcatit~l~s hctwccn you and
other person or entity relaling lo the Policies, relating 1o ll~c DicJ~st)n City St¢¥e, l:e!ating to
~V~ll-l~.l;lrt's C'lain~s, or rclaling lo thc December 1~, 1996 J~,ockslidc.
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SUPREME COURT OF TIlE S ! A 1 L OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW York
WAL-NIART STORES. INC., '
I)lain~iff,
-against-
UNITED STATES FIDELITY ..\Nil
GUARANTY CONW,.\NY and LEXINGTC/N
INSURANCE CO51PANY,
· hldcx No,'
· lAS Part 8
l)cl'cm!ants. ·
6044! 7/02
TIlE I'F~OI'I.L: O1:'}'11E STATE O1: NEW YORK
TO: The Cotlrl of Comlllon Picas of ('~l[llbcrland ('otmty, I~cnn.~ylvania
KNOW YF-. flint we, will! ]'ul! faitl~ in your i~rudcncc and compclc!~cy, have
appointed you Comlllissioqer, ;iml by lllcse iircsellls do authorize you lo issue a subpoena on Ed
Oromelsh, who is employed by GAB Robiak No~h America, Inc. doing business at 3314
Market Slreet. Camp Hill, petmsylvania, 17001, a non-party witness in the above-captioned
lawsuit pending in our Supreme Court of ih~' State o1' Ncxv York, New York County, to come
before you for file pmpogc o( obtaining doc¢ltlmnts and taking testimony under oath pursuant to
Article 31 of tile Civil Practice Law and ~!dg of the Slate of New York.
We fl~crcforc rcqucsl of )'oil ~'~1' any other duly autht)rizctl pcrSOll who may
administer oaths ptu'stlan! lo Ihe laws of Ihe'S~;llc t)I' I'cm~sylwmia that, al a certain time and
place lo be by yOll :lppoilllctl, yotl rio caUSe 1~¢ WiIIICSS 10 produce thc documents t'cqucstcd in
the anllexcd subl~oell;I alld Iti COllie before )'Otb of some compclcnt person by you al)pointed
that propose, tnld lo be tl~cn and Illcrc Iqacctl t~nclcl' oalh and to answer Ibc qucsljoas and cross-
questions pul to file s;lid wilncss by thc allm'l~eys for thc parties thereto; that tim lestimony of the
wimess be reduced lo wrjling, subscribdd by llic wimcss, and certified to be correct and proven
[~lk~m you; and that you return tl~c trallscr~pl flf tile testimony to the Clerk of lhe. Supreme Court
of the State of New york, 60 Cenlrc Slrccb ~ew york by certified or registered grail with all
convenient speed. And you are ~0 bc gnverqcd in ltlc premises by the applicable law of the State
of New York. The subpoena for Mr. Grol~lels~i is appended hereto.
4 '
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Pursuant to Sec(ion 3102(e) of thc New York Civil Practice paw and Rules,
"[w]heu under any mandate,, ?rit or commission issued out of any corm of record in any other
state, ten'itory, districl or foreign jurisdiclion, or whenever upon notice or agreement, it is
required to take thc tcstimolly of a witness in thc state, he may be compelled lo appear and tcstify
in this same manner and by ll}e same process as may be cmph)ycd for thc pa~ose of taking
testimony in actions pcntlillg in Ibc slalc. Thc supreme cl)tu-I or a county c{mrt shall make any
appropriate order in aid of tilgil~g such a dCl~Osition." In accordance with the [orgoing statute we
shall be and stand ready, willing ami able lo do tile same for you, as wc are asking you to do
herein, in a similar case when required.
W[I'NESS, the llonoralqc l)i;lnc A. Lcbcdcff, one of thc Justices of the Supreme
Court of the Stale' of Ncxx' york, Corral5~ of.New york, this ~ day o(' . ~ ~mr ,
~,Seal of lhe Court)
lly thc Court:
I I~m. )Jane A. I~cl)cdcjl', .I
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TO:
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF CUMBEFILAND
SHBPOENATO A~-END AND TESTIFY
Ed Gromelski
GAB Robins North America, InC.
3314 Market Street, Camp Hil{, Pennsylvania
File No.
17001
~bu are ordered by the court lo come to
at.
at o'clock, ~.M.. to lestify on beha!f of
And bring with you lbo fol'.owing. '
See aktached Schedule.
(Speedy courlroom or otl~or place)
Coun[y, Pennsylvania,
the sanctions autl~o,',zed by Rula '~ t . _
. ,_.,3, .5 el tl~', Pel~nsylvania RuI~s of Civil Procedure, ir~chJdin9 but r~ot
hm~ted iD costs, attorney fees and imp,',sonment.
REQUESTED BY A PAFtl'Y/ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WI I'H
N~me:
Address:
Telephone:
Supreme Court ID #
Pa. R. C. P. No. 234.2(a):
~IY IH[:. C01)11 [:
Prolhono~ary/Clerk, Civil Oivi.~,on
Date:
S~al al the Courl Depul~/
Official Note: This form of subpoena shall be used whenever a subpoena is issuable, including hearings in
connection with depositions and before arbitrators, masters, commissioners, etc. in compliance with Pa. R. C.
P. No. 234.1. If A sqbpoena for a productio~ of documents, records or things is desired,.complete paragraph
2.
(Elf. 7/97)
SCIIEI}UI,E TO SU!I]'I)ENA
IIIslruclio|l~
hl rcspondillg lo this Stlbpoclla, you are rcquircd lo obtain and f~l'Dish all
documents available lo )'Oil {!lld ally of yOt~l' agcnls, brokers, representatives,
accotlnlalllS o1' ;111)' other pcl'Stlll actitlg or ?tll'pOl-lillg lo acl oll yOtll' behalf or tlllOCl' youF direction
or co~llrol.
l)el'illllions
]'his subpoell;l should bc rcm}, }nlcrprcled ami rcsp~mdcd I~ ill accordance with
tile folio\ring del'illilions.
[. "YOtI" or "Yol. ll"' Illt?;.flls Mr. I:.d (h'olnelski or GAB l,tohjns North
;\merica. Inc. or ilILV of ils olhc[ ctlrrc!ll t~l' l'Ol'lllel' td'l'lccr,s, dircclors, cmph~yccs, agents, br.kcrs,
l~cprcsenlalives. Stlbsidjarics, allOl'll¢.Vs, ;.ICCtiHIII;.tlllS of lilly olhcr poi'son currcnlly or prcvi~msly
acling or purporlillg Io iici 011 {Is I~ch:tll' of tllltlcr ils dircclitm or ctml[ol.
"Wal-l~larC mcaus WaI-Marl Stores, Inc. or any of ils CtllTClll or t'~liic:T'
officers, directors, cn'~ployccs, agcuts, l'~l'o,kers, reprcscnlalivcs, subsidiaries, att,t~rneys,
accountants or any othc[ person currclllly or previously acling or purporling 1o ac'! on its behalf
or trader ils dircclitm or t'ollll'tll.
former officers, alii'colors, cmpl%vccs, ;Igcl}ls, brt}kcl'S, rcl>rCSCnlalivcs, sul)sjdJat'jcs, attm'neys,
accotmltlnls or ally t~!l~c!' pe!'so!l ctm'clll!y ur pl'CViOusly acting or purl~ol'tiBg lo act on its behalf
or under its direcfiol~
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~. "[ISF&G" means l I!litcd States Fidelity and ,fi, Har~r~!y Compar~y or any
is cun'ent ~1' forlner officers, dircclors, employees, agcnls, brokers, }'eprese~tatives, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accolllllaBls or ally t~lhcr poi'soil c~u'rcni{y or previous{y acting oF purpo~ling to acl on
its behalf or tm~er ils gil'eciion or couH'o{.
5. "J&{I ~larsh" recalls ,l&ll Marsh & Mcl~cnnan or any ~)}' is ctlrrcni
former officers, di]'cclm's, ~,mployccs, 4gclliS, brokers, I'cprcscntalivcs, subsi~ial'iCs, atiorncys,
accountants or ;lily other persoll cra'rent y }~1' previously acting or purporlin~ l0 ac! on its behalf
or under its direclim~ or COlllrtfl.
O. ".lohnstul & I liggins' means Jt)hllstm & I liggins, I.ld. ~)t' al)y of is current
or former officers, dir¢clors, Clnployces. agents, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
:lccotH~tants or ;lily othc[ I~01'St~l! Ctll'l'Clll!.y 01' pt'eVit~tlsly titling (~r i)t,rp~rliug I~ acl (m lis bchall
or under its direclion
7. "l)ickst)n ['ilv Slore' recalls Iht WaI-Marl Sl~)rc N(). 181~4, h~catcd in
Dickson Cil)', I~ellllsylx';llH~}' Ol)l)ct'cmbcr ~.
8. "DecclBber O. Iqtl6 ]iockslide" mcaus Ihe incident occu[ri,g on December
6. 1990 xvhereill a large bmllder fell [1'OIII l[}e rock face behind tile Dickson C}ly Store into the
1%':lr O{' {hO SIOI'C.
'"J'hc Ptqicics" meal} }l~SUl';mcc Ihdicy N{~. 1,162025(17(12 issued I)y
USF&G to Wabhlart and Policy No. 757/Iq962,t33 issucd by I,cxington to Wal-Mart.
ltl. "l'h,~ Claims" or "WaI-Mart's Claims" mean WaI-Mart's claims on the
Policies related to lhe Dickson City SIoI'C.
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grapjfic mailer, whcflmr produced, reproduced m' on pal)er, cards, lapcs, film, clccJr(mic
facsimile, compttlcr slobage tJeviccs or ;lily oilier media, including bill not Jjmilcd
memoranda, e-Ill;fils, nt~les, ii!Jlnltes, I'ccort}s, photographs, phonogral)hs, phonorccords,
con'espondencc, IcJcgrams, diaries, b,~okkck'j~ing cmrics. I'immcial statements, tax rclUl'llS,
checks, check sJubs, reports, sJudics, ch;uls, graphs, drawings, statements,
handxvrillcn holes, applicalit~l!s, agrccmenls, b*}t~ks, Immphlcts. I)criodicals,
calendars, records alld i'ect~rdJllgs el' Ol'aJ ct)lwcl'salions, work papers, and ally olhcr dala
compilations frtqll xx hich jllJ'orlllalion Cilll J~e obl;linctJ lllltJ, ii' necessary, h'1lllsJaJc0 Ihmugh
detection devices init, reastlllably usable Ik~[lll, and also including but not lilnjled lo, originals and
all copies Milch arc different in ;my way I'1'¢i111 Iht origimfl whether by inlcrJJllelfljlm,
slamp, notation, indication t~l' copies still ~H' received, or otherwise, and drafts.
13. "And" ;llltJ "or" slmll Jw ctinslrucd c(mBmclivcly or (Jjsjullc{ivcly, as
necessary to make lhe reqtlesls inclusive ralhcr than exclusive.
J4. TI~c singular includes thc plural and vice versa.
15. "l{claJing ItC meqns c,mccrning, rs'gm'ding, referring IlL dcscrilfing,
evidencing t)l' Ct)llSli~Ulillg.
J)oclllnell]S To lie J'rolJql.'t,d I'ursmml To This Sul)i)oeqa:
J. Ally ;llltJ all tIocUIIlClIIS reJ;lling h) Iht Policies.
2. Ally al~d all docunle!l!s reJating It) the Dickson City Store, .relating to the
~k face behinq lhe ~to[c, ~r relating ia the site of thc store or thc surrounding area.
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Any and all documcnls relating lo linc Dcccml~cr 6, !996 Ro. cksljdc.
Any and all doctllllCllls roiatiug lo WaI-Marl's Clai,ns.
Any ;llld :ill doctllllelllS relating ltl tiny investigation .tlndel'ltl~,crl by you
relnling Io the Policies. relating to Iht l)ickson City Slorc. relating to WaI-Mart's f;laj~s, or
relaling Io Ihe Dece~llbcr 0, I tItlh Rocksljdc.
/~lly ;llltl all doctllllC!lls rclatiug to any roi)el'tS written1 by you relating to
the Policies. ['elt!tj~}g 1o lite [)ickson t'ily Slurc, rclaling Io Wal-garl's Claims, ur I-cl;lling I() the
December (~, It)00 l~ockslk~e.
7. ,'~llV ;lilt[ all doctllllCll{S re]along Io al~y comn)tmicaliolts bclwcc~ you and
Lexington relaling Ia Iht Policies, rclali~lg It) lhe l)ickson Cily Slorc, relating t(~ WaI-Mart'~;
Claims, or relating 1o thc December 0, [Ot)(~ Rockslidc.
8. Ally alld all doctllllelllS rclaling to any communications bclwcc~ you and
USF&G l'e]aling lo II)c Policies. relalillg It) Ihe I)icksou Cily SIore, rclaling I(~ Wa}-Ma~'s
claims, or relalill~ ~o Ihe ])ccelul~er 0, I t)~/~.liockslicle.
Ally and all doctllllClllS rclaling lo any communications bclwecn you and
J&H Marsh relaling IO lhe Policies. rclal}ng lt~ lhe l)icksou City Store, relating lo Wal-Man's
Claims, or relati~lg to the December 0, 1996"~ockslide.
I1), ,'~11)' illld all dOCtllllelllS rClilling I~) any c~)mmuuicali()llS I)glWcCl~ y()u and
Johnson & Iliggius relaliug 1o linc Policies, relaliug to thc l)icks(m City Store, rult}}ing to Wal-
Mntl's Claims, or l'elalillg Itl the l)cccml)er f), 100() Rockslide.
J [, Ally tllltJ all doctll!lClllS ['cltllillg lo tiny communicatiolts belween you with
WnI-Marl ~lali~lg 1o Ihe Policies, relalJllg ltl lhe Dickson Cily Store, rolali~18 1o W~J-Mart's
Claims, or ~latii{g Io lbo December 6, It lo6 Jtockslide.
!2. Any ~llld all documcnls ,-clati,1§ It~ ilny com~l!tmjct~lmns hclwccp you and
troy ofl~cr pers~m t~r entity relating to thc I'tflicics, rclalj~g to thc IDjckson Cily Stp?, rclating to
W~lI-N~]arl's Ckfims. or rclttlhlg to thc l)cccmbcr 6, 1906 Rockslidc.
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SCHEI),UI~E TO SUIWOENA
]l~stri~ctio~s~
?
;.
In respondillg t'o this Sttbpocna, you tire required to obtain and [ul'nisla all
documents available 1o yo~'an~l any alt' yot~r ofl'icers, directors, employees, agents, brokers,
rcp~esenl:llivcs, stlDsidiaries. ;lllOrneys, ;lccotmlants or auy other person actjDg t~F purporting to
act on yotlr bel, air or under yOtll' tlirecliOll or colllrol.
[tl. eliqitious
Th!s sttbpoena shot,ld bc ,'et?l,. inlcqn'c!cd and responded to ill accordance with
tile following dcfjllilions.
J. "You" or "Your" mCal~S GAB I~,t)bi~ls North Amcrica, Jilt. or any of its
cutx~cnt or former officers, di,'c¢tors, cml)loy¢cs~ agcnts, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries,
allorncys. ;iccottlltallts or any oilier i'~el'SO|l t}tlrrclltly or previously acting or.purporting to act on
ils behalf or trader its dircclit. I or COillFtI!.
2. "Wal~Mart" me;Ills Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or any of its ctlrrcnt or former
officers, directors, employees, agents, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or q!ly oll~el' Pe!'son currenliy o{' previously acting or purporting lo act on its behalf
or under ils diru, clitm
3. "J.oX~llgloll" means J.cxington Jjlstll'ancc Co,npany or auy of its cur,'cnt or
former officers, dirccJors, eplployees, agents, briskets, ?cprcse,lati yes, subsidiar~as, attorneys,
accounlants or aiD' olher pei'son ct.'renlly or j~rcviously acting or purpomng lo aq on ils behalf
or under its direction or control.
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4,. "USF&G" means United States Fidclity anti Guarapty Comparly or any of
is c[m'el~lt or former officers, directorS, cmployces, aget~ts, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accoun$ants or a~!Y other person cun'ently or previously acting or ~urpa~ing. lo act on
its behalf or under its direc~io~ or control,
5. "~&~ Marsh" n~eans J&H Marsh & McLennan or any n[ is cu~ent or
fom~er officers, directors, el'lq~loyces, agel~ls, brokers, rcprescntati yes, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or any other poi'SOil currently or prcvious{y acting or purporting to ac{ on its behalf
or under its direction or co~lll'O].
"3OJ}}lSOll & 1 liggins" means Jolmson & l-liggi.s, Ltd. or any of is current
or [om~er of f itel's, directors, clliployees, agclils, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accountants or ;1ny oilier pcrsoll curt'curly or previously acting or pmporting to act on its behalf
or under its dJrec[io~l or co}llrol. "
7. "Diclisol~ City Store" Incitns thc Wal-Mart Store No. 1884, tt~catcd in
Dickson City. I'cnnsylvaui;} tm l}eccmbc,' (~, 1996.
8, "December 6. i1196 lgockslide" ille:lllS the incident occurrittg on December
6, 1996 wherein a large 'boulder fell from the rock face behind the Dickson City Store into the
p2:tr of 111o slt~rt-.
q. "']'l~e Dlicics" tut;.1 }l!stmmcc i'olicy N~. 1462{12507¢12 issued by
USF&G Io Wnl-Marl nnd Policy No. 757/P~962433 issttcd by Lcxingto. to Wal-Mart.
lO. '"Fhe Claims" or "Wfl-Mart's Claims" mean WaI-Mart's cJaims on the
Policies related Io tl~e Diekstm City Store,
I-NY/1804270.1
J J. "pocul'acnt" m' "doctnncnts" ilmalls any v,'rjtlell, ,'ecordec{, filmed
graphic matter, ,,v¥~ether produced, reproduced or on paper, cards, lopes, film, electronic
facsimile, computer storage devices or tiny other media, including but not Jimi[ed to,
memoranda, e-lnails, notes~ nlirmJes, records, pllotographs, phonographs, phonor¢cords,
correspondence, tcJcgnlms, tJjarics, bt~okkccping mm-ics, financial statements, {.ax returns,
checks, check slabs, reports, sltKlics, thetis, grqphs, d,'awings, slalcmcnts,'m~tcbooks,
handwritte~l nole~, aptdicalions. :,grcclllcnls. brooks, pamphlcls, periodicals, appointment
calendars, ,records and rccol'dillgs of oral convcrsations, work pape,'s, and arly other data
compilatiol~s l'l'OlB which information can be obllfincd and, il' necessary, tra~lslated through
detection devices into reasollably usable fei'In, a~d also including but not limited ~o, originals and
all copies which afc diflk'renl il~ any wily I'l:t~ll~ Illc miginal whether by intcrlineat!!m, receipt
stamp, Ilotatio~l. trial!cation' of copies se!3t qr received, or otherwise, and drafts.
!2. ",'\lly" lilt;Ins e:lcll ;llltl cvc,'y, as well as any
13. "And" :lBd "or" slml! bc ctmslrucd conjunctivc-ly or disjunclively, as
necessary Io make the requests illclt, sive re!her than exclusive.
'l'he singular inclu, des lhe plural and vice ve,'sa.
15. "{tclaling Io" recalls ?'¢mccrnitlg, rcgardi,lg, ,'cfcrring ltl, descrihing,
evidencing or collsljltlling.
pos:umenls To lie {'rqlllsccd l',,r.suant To This Sul~l}OCqm
I. Atly alld all doctll~lClllS relating Itl lite Policies.
2. Arty and all doct. Beq!s relating to tile Dickson City Store, relating to the
ro~k-~ I~hind l~hu storu, or l'eltllitlg to lh-e l|le bi' th/: ~t6r~ 6t:the ~dn:0dn-dlhi}/u:,/a~ ................
0
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3. Any and all docun!ents relating to the Deccmper 6. 1996 Rockslide.
4. Any and all docmnel~ts relating to Wat-Mart's Claims.
5. Any and all documents relating to any investigation undertaken by you
relating to the policies, relating to tile Dicl~son City Store, relating to WaI-Mart's Claims, or
re~ating to tile December 6, 1096 P, ocksliq.e.
6. Any and all tloctin~e!lts relating to any reports writtml by you relating to
the Policies. relalil~g to thc Dickson City Slorc, relating to WaI-Mart's Claims, or relating to the
December 6, 1996 Rockslide.
A~ly and all doculncnts relating 1o any communications between you and
Lexington relating to the Policies. relating to tile Dickson City Store, relating to WaI-Mart's
Claims. or rel:ltillg !o tile Deccml~cr 6. !996 Rockslidc.
8. Any and all docurllents rel;~ting Io any communications belween you and
USF&G relating lo It~e Policies. rclaliug Io Iht Dickstm Cily Sim-c, ,'claling In W~l-Man's
claims, or ~laliBg 1o Ihe December 6. lgtlq ~ockslidc.
9. Any. a~d all documellls relating to a~y co~unications between you and
J&H Marsh ,~,ing to fl~e ?t~licics. ,'claling'~'o lira l)ic~so~ City Store, ,'elating t~ Wal-Man's
Clams, or relating to the December 6, 199~ Rockslide.
I'0. Ally alld all dOClllllClllS relating Io a.y communicatitms l]clwccn you and
Johnson & Higgins relaling Io the Policies. relating to lhe I)ickson City Sim'e, [eh~ting to Wal-
Mt~'s Claims, or I'Clali~lg lo lilt December 6, 1996 Rockslide.
1 ], Ally ~,ld nil documenls relating to any communications between you with
WaI-Mm't relating to tile Policies, relaling I.o. !l~e Dickson City Store, relating to WaI-Mart's
Claims, or relating to ibc Dece~llbc,' 6, 1996.Rockslide.
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12. Any and ~!I documc!~ts rcl;~ting to any conlmt~nicatit~ns bctwecr~ you and
atly other person or entity relaling to Ihe Policies, rclaling to Ihe Dickson City St0,rc, re!atJng to
WaI-Mort's Claims, or relatjrlg to the December 6, 1996 P, ockslide.
I.NY;!8O,827O. i
DRAFT 07,'22/04
ScIIt~DUI~E TO SUpI,'OE~tA
|pstructioml
In l'cspondilig It) this Sul~poclm, you ~ll'e required to obtain a~d I'ur~ish
documents available to y0~ an4 any of yom:. agents, brokers, representatives, altor~eys,
accountants or any other }lCl'St~ll acli~g Or ~t~l'porling ~t) act on your Imhttll' of u~der your direction
or control. '-.
This suhlmclla should I~., ~'~it~, interpreted and rcsp{)ndcd t<~ in ucc~rdancc with
thc t~qlowing [~)filfitions. .'.'.
"Yt)u" m' "Your" mc~lns Mt'. Slan Jabl~mski or GAlll Robiqs North
America. Inc. U!' any o!' its ,t~ll~¢r cra'rent tu' I'ormcr officers, dircctors, Cml)l~yees, agents, brokers,
representatives, st!bsidiaries, attorneys, accotmlanls or any othcr person currently or previously
acting or puq~orting lo IIcI till ils bchall' t.' .~llldcr ils dirccli(m {.' control.
2, "~Val-l~larl" IIIt.'illlS ~aI-Mm'l. Slorc,~, Inc. or any of ils cllrl'Cnl ~)r I'ormcr
office~, dil'Cc~ors, cn~ployees, agcnls, [~l'O~Cl'S, rcl)rcscglqlivcs, subsidiarie& atlo[~eys,
accountanls or ;~ny olher pCl'SOl~ currcnl~y [~1' prev.iously acting or purl>offing 1o aci on its behalf
or tllldcr ils dilx'clioll tlr' Ctl~lll't~}. :.'.
3,. "|-cx,.inglol~" mc;ms I.',cxinghm !nsu[ancc Cmnpany ~m' lilly uf ils current or
former officers, direclors, cllll~lO),ccs. ;Igclfls, brokers. !'cprcsentalives, sub}dditlries, attorneys,
accountants or ll~}y olber pt2rsoll currcll!!y t'~r'previously acting or purpo~l, ing ~o tic!. on its behalf
or under ils direction or COlllrtq.
I -NY/1804284. ! .' ."
DRAFT {}7122/04 04:0~ "" j
"LISF&G" mea~s United States Fidelity and Guaratlty Collapany or any of
is cp~xent or former officers, directors, employees, age~ts, brokers, rcprcse~tativcs, subsidiaries,
attorneys, acco~ntams or a~D' olhcr pcrstm cuncntly or previously acting or ~urPorting to act on
ils behalf or under ils direclio~ or conlrol. ~
· 5. "J&!l M;ll'sh" ~l!c;ms J&ll Marsh & McLcnnan or ally o1' is current or
former officers, directors, ellq~loyccs, agclllS, bl'okcrs, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accotmtmlts or any t)lllel' person currently 'or previotisly acting or purporti~lg 1o ac[ on il.',; behalf
or under its diFt'cl
"Jol!l]son & ! liggi~ls': mc;ms Johnson & i liggins, 1-I4. or apy of is current
or former officers, tljrcc~ors, employees, agcl~ts, brokers, representatives, subsidiaries, attorneys,
accotlntallis or ally other poi'soil currclltly ?' previously ac6ng or purporti~lg t{~ ac[ on its behalf
or under its direction or coflll't/I.
7. "picl~sou City SIorc" means linc WaI-Marl SIorc N(~. 188z~, located in
Dickson City. {~¢lms)'lviu!ia tm l)cccnlbcr I~, 1996.
8. "Deccllihcr 6, 1096 !t. ocksliclc' means thc incidcnt occurripg on December
;
fi, 1996 whenein a large bo. tllder fell from file rock facle behind the Dicksoq City ~;tore into the
tile SlOlt'.
0. "Thc I'olicics" mca!~ !nsm'ance Policy No. 1462025t~702 issued by
USF&G to Wal-Mart and Policy No. 757/pJ962433 issued by Lexington to WuI-Mm~,.
ItL '"J'he Claims" t~l' "~;lI-Ma"l's Claims" ,ncan WaI-Mtll't's claims on the
Policies related'lo the Diclcspn City Sit, re.; .
I-N¥ff11104254. I
DIIAI~I' 07122R}4 04:q7
2
J !. "pocul~cnt" or "doc.umcnts" means any wrillcn, rcgordcd, filmed or
graphic I11all~r, whclhcr produced, rcj~roduccd or on i)aj)cl-, C;ll'dS, jtlj)C~, film, cjcgtronic
l~lCSimJlc, comp~lcr sh,'a~c devices ~r ;l~y t~lhc'r media, jncludin~ but not jimilc~
Ill¢lllorallda. e-mails, holes, IIlJI1LlICS, l'¢CoJ'ds, I~ltotoBraphs, phonosraphs, phoflorpcorqs,
cllecks, check SIIII~S. rcl~O!!s. ~ltltlJL's. C!lal'lS. gral~hs, drawings, Sl;ltOlliCfliS,
calendars. I'CCOl'tls alld rCCOl';JjllgS of t~l';ll Ctllivcrs;dioqs, work pai~ers, and ally oJhor data
compilalitms l'l'tml ;~ hich jlll't~rmalitm ~'~111 ilL' t~blaincd illltJ, il' necessary, tr;~lslalcp ihrough
deleclion devices inIo l'gtlSOlltll~Jy tlSttJ}Jc J't~l'lll. alld ~llso including but not Jjl~ilc~ ~o, originals and
all copies which arc difl'crelll in ;my x~'ii)' Ipml Iht original whclhcr by inlel'li~ualjim, receipt
slamp, nohtliOll, indication of copies sent qr received, or otherwise, and drafls.
12.
",'\l!y" means cm.'Il mid every, ;is well as any one.
"Anti" ami "or" shall bc conslrt,cd conjtmc~ively ~,' djs. junclivcly, as
necessary to mqke the req?esls inclusive r~}tber tlaan exclusive.
14' Thc singular includ,e? thc i~luraJ ami vice versa.
15. "J{t'lillil~g to" mcan8 concerning, I'Cgal'dil~g, I'el~rring 1-, describing,
evidencing or c!mslilutil~g.
Jioctlmt'iiJ8 'J'o lie Pl-otJqced I'ut-suant To This Sul)lmen~:
Ally alld llJl documellls relating to the Dickson City Store, relating to thc
face b~hin~ !11~ sim'e, m' relalin~ la l!lc site of the slore or thc surrounding
DRA~ 0712~N ~:~7
Any ~.llld all docllnlClllS rclaling lo Iht DccCllll'~cr 6, Jggfi RocksJidc.
Any ~llld all docl. lnlClllS rcl~iling Icl WaI-Mari's C;lailllS.
Ali)' tllld all documents relating lo rely invcstigtition unqcr!akcn by you
relining m ~l~e policies, re!~lling lo ~l~e DicJ~son City Sim'e, relating ~o WaI-Mar~'~ claims, or
relining to Ihe Dccep~ber 6. I gt~(~ Rockslidc.
Ail), illld all dOetllllClllg relating
the Policies. relating to thc I)ickson ('ltv Sl~rc, rcla~ing to WaI-Mm'l's (;laims, ~l' rcjaling to thc
December (~. Iti~(~ Rockslide;
Ali)' filial all dOCtlltlelllS relining to any COllllllUIIJcllljl~llS bclwccn you and
Lexington relaling !o lhe ptdicies, relaljng ~t~ Ihe Dickson City Sttlre, relat'in~ m Wal-Mart':;
Cl:mtts. or relalin~ IO Iht Deccml~cr (~. I~)g~ Rockslitlc.
8. All)' tllld all docLInlUlllS rclaling Io any communications balween you and
USF,~G relaling Jo lhe Policies. rcl:~fin~ Ip Ihe I)icksnn Cily Slore, relating 1, WuI-Mu~'s
claims, or rclaling IO thc December (~, l~)0 Rockslide.
g. Any mid till doctlmCHts rclaling to any communicatiu!~s t)c~wecn you and
J&lJ hl:u'sh rehllin~ Io Iht policies, relining IO Iht l)ickson Cily Slore, rclttljnB 1o Wal-Ma~'s
Claims, or relal{ng Io Ihe December 6, 1996 Rockslide.
IU. ,'~11)' mid all dOCtltllL~jllS relating Io ;lily colnmunicali~ms I~lwccn y.u and
Johnson ,~ I JiggillS I'eJalillg h~ IhL' I'oljL'ics; I'chllin~ hi Iht I)icksJm (;ily ~li)l'C, i'cJalillg tl~ WaJ-
~Jill'l's ('J~ljlllS, t~l' i't,J~lljllg ll~ Iht' I)L'Ct'lllbUl' ~, Jgg6 R~ckslidc.
J J. Ally mid all tlocillll¢~lls relating Io any communicati(ms belwecn you with
WJll-h. Jm'l r~hlljllg lo thc policies, rchllJl~g
Claims, or l~l~iJjng I~ Iht Deccnlbcr 6, J gg6 Rockslide.
I -NyII $04-~84. I '-
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J2, Any and all (lOCtl111¢lllS rclaling Io ~.lll.Y C(lll~111,tlllJC;.Itiol]S hclwccn you and
any other pcrson or cntily rclaling Io the Policies. relating It) thc Dickson Ci!y Store, rc!ating to
WaI-M;l,'l's Claims. or relining Io thc Dcccml,cr 6. 1996 Rockslidc.
-Ny/! 804284.
DRAI~T 07/2~./04
,"; L' I IEI)tJI,E TO ,',; .LIII J'I)ENA
hi I'espondillg lo this Stlbl)OClia, you arc rcquired to oblain ~Ind fprpish all
documents available 1o you ~111.~ tHly Of yot}r tlgc~lls, brokers, rcprcscntalives, allorpeys,
a¢¢Otlllt:llll.~ or till)' t~thc'r pCl'S~}ll ;ictiltg L)I' t)tlrl~orling Io act t)l~ your behalf ()r Lllit~Cr your dirccli(m
or
J Icl'i~lilion,~
This subpOella sholild bc r'ci~LI, inlcrprcled and rcsl)ontlcd I. iii lice-rtl.ncc with
the l~lloxvin~ def'il~ilions.
"YOtl" of "~'OUl"' IllCt!lls Mr. Ifd (iromclski or GAB Rt~hj~)s North
America, Inc. o~' till)' of ils t~lhcr Ctll'rclll tSl' j'tlt'll~cr olTIccrx, clircclors, cmpl~iyecn, agcilts, brokers,
t~prescntativcs, subsidi~lries, allt~l'~lc)'s, ~lC~'t~tlllllllllS or :lily ~lhcr [)crsoll currenlly ~r previously
~Cti~g or i~tsrpo~-Iillg lo i~c( ~stl ils I~ch;~ll' ~r tllld~'r ils tli~ccli~,~ ~,' c~.lnfl.
2. "\V;Ii-I~I;II'I" recalls \V;~l~h. larl Stt,'cs. Inc. (n'
officers, directors, employees, agcnls, brokers, representatives, subsidiarics, att{~r,eys,
accountants or any othc[ peFstm currc~llly t~r previously acting or purporting 1o uci on its bcha}f
O1' tllldCl' ils dil'C~.'l{ol~
t~rmcr officers, tlil'eClOrg. C~llployccs. ;Igcl~lS. br(~kcrs, rcln'CSCnlalives, sul)siditlr~cs, attorneys,
accountm~ts or ~tlty ~ll~er j,crst~!~ ctlrrc'lll~y or j*rcviotmly acting or i)urporli~ig 1o ~cl on its ~half
or under its direclioll or ct}llll'O].
I-NYII804385, I
DRAFT' 0712 ~../04 04:~.~.
~. "[ISF&G" means t lnitcd States Fidelity and Oqar~l}[y Company or any
is cun~nt of forlner officers, dircclors, cmplt~yccs, agcllls, brokers, l'eprcscptativcs, subsidiaries,
attorneys, accotlll/allts or ally t~thcr pcrso~l c~rretzlly t~r previously acting oF purporting to act on
its behalf or under i~s 0irccfio~l or ¢oulro/...
5. "J&JJ hJ;irsh" ~llca~ls J&ll Marsh & Mcl.cm~;m or any oj' is ctlrrcl~l or
Ik~rmer officers, directors, ¢lnployces, qge~ll~, brokers, represenlali ves, suhsj~ial'i~s, atlorncys,
:lccotllll;lllls or ;lily olhcl' pcrsol~ currenllY ~1' previously acting tn' purporli~l~ 10act o~ its behalf
or under ils tlirc, clitql or colllrt)l.
O. ".lohnst,i & I liggin.~" ,~c;ms Jt~hll,,;Oll & I liggins, I.ld. ~1' ally ¢~f i~ currant
or lk~t'lner officers, dircclors, ellll~loyccs, :lg¢lllS. I~l'OkCl'S, rcprcscnlali vcs, subsjdi~rics, attorneys,
;IC~OtlIII;IIIIS Of ;lll~' t~lher ~'I'S~HI Ctll'l'c'Hl~)' tq' I~VVi~u~sly ;ICliUg or inU'l~n'li~lg It~ acl ol~ ils I~chall
or under its tlireclioll
8. "DeCClllJ~cr 6. Iqtl6 Ilockslidc" tncans thc incident occurring on Dcccmber
6. 1990 %vhcreill a large botllder I~11 I'rt)l)l I[~ rock face behind thc Dickson City Store into the
t). "ThL' i't)licics" mC;il! !llSt~l';Incc Policy Nt). 1,162()2507{)~ issued hy
[ISF&G lO Wal-hlarl alltl I'olio' No. 757/p~962,133 issued by I,cxinghm Io Wal-Mart.
Ilk "Th~ Claims" or "WaI-Mart's Claims" mean WaI-MaB's claims on the
Policies related to lhe Dickstm City SItH'u.
DRAFT 07/~ ~./(.~ 04:(N 2
gn!plfic m,~lcr, whether produced, rcproduc~:d or on paper, cards, tapes, film, electronic
facsimile, comptll¢l' slof'agu ~cviccs or any olhcr media, jnchtding btll not Ijmil~d ~,
checks, check slifl~s. I'el~oqs. sludics, ch;iris, ~ral~hs, ch'axvings, slalemcnls,
calendars, records ami recm'dis~gs tsJ' ~l';IJ c~ltvers~ilions, w(.'k p~q)ers..nd any ~lh~l' dala
comt~il:llions from ~vbich inl'm'lmltitm e:lll Jl[' ~bt;linctJ mid, if necessary. InlllsJalc~ through
de~ecfios~ devices inlo reas~llably us:lbJe I'(~[~11. and also i.cludin~ bul nol lil~ljlotl 1~), original:; and
all copies xx hicll ;u'c dil'l'crenl in ;my way I'm i~ Ibc ~.'i~inal xvhed~cr hy inlcrlil~CilliOn, receipt
slamp, notation, indicalion t~l' copies senl of i'cccivcd, or olherwise, and dral'ts.
necessary Io m~lke lt~e requ~sls inclusive r~llher fl~an exclusive.
]~. Thc si.gular i.cludes.lhc ph.'al and vice versa.
J)ocltli~enjs 'l'tl lie J'rmJql..ed_J~ursu~lll! To 'l'hi~ Slll~l~OellU:
/~lly and ~lll dOCillilClllS rel;lii.g to thc Policies.
Ally Jllld ~lll docuIlleBJs reJ;iling 1o Iho l)ickson City SllIF~, Foluting to the
~k f~ce belfin~ Ih~ stul'e, ~r rcla~i.g lu lllu silo ~j' lhe slore or the surrou.diog ~ra~.
I-NYII 8~285. I .'A
Any and all documc0!s rclaling Io lhc Dcccm~c!' 6, IU96 R~!cksljde.
Any ;md alt doculne!lls relating lt) W:d~Mur!'s
Any ;llld :ill documents relating It~ w~y investigation urldel'lqtcel~ by y~)u
relaling to the Policies. relating lo the I)ick.~m City Slore, relating It) WaI-Marl's Clairrls, or
6. :\lLV and all doctllllClllS ~-clalit~ lo ally I'CI)(~I'Is wriltcll by y~u relating !o
the Policies. rcl;lliqg lo II~c ~licksou ('ily Sl~rc. I'Clalillg lo WaI-Marl's (;lain-is, ~r i'clqling to thc
December (~. 19~10 Bockslitle.
,'\U)' illlt[ ali d~ctllllcllls relating to any Ctm~t~ltlnicatioIl,',; helwecl~ you and
Lexington relating to d~e Policies. rclaling !Il Iht Dickson City Store, relatirtg t~ Wal-Mart':;
Claims. or relating Io lite
All)' ;llld ;ill doCLIIIl~lllS rehlting to any communicalions bclwecr] you and
USF&G relating Itt lite Policies. rch,ing Io II~c I)ickstm ('i~y Store, rclaling It~ Wa[-Mart's
claims, or relad!!g !o the l')¢celubcr 6. I~q6.1~ock.~lidc.
A!I)' and till doctl!!tcl!!S rclqlmg to any communications ~lween you and
J&H Marsh sv!nli.g Io thc I'olicics. rclaling tS~ the Dickson City Store, rclatirlg li~ ,Wa!~Mar~'s
Cl[lims. or relali!lg to the December 0, 1996 l~ockslide.
Ill. ,'\lly illld ;ill d~ClllBClllS rt'lillillg I~ nlly ct~lllllltllliCilli~UIs Iit.:lWCell you alld
.lohnson & I liggins rcqnljng ltl Ibc P~dicis.'s, relating to lite l)ickson (~'ity Sim'c:, rclq!i~g t~ Wal-
hlnrl's Clnims, or t'elnlilig lo lite l)eccnll~ur 1'~, 19~J0 Rock.slide,
I ~. All)' ;llld nil dt)ctll!l~lllS ~'chlling Itl ;Iny communicatit~tls b~lween you with
WnI-Mnrl relating 1o ihe I'olici~s. rclnliilg Io lh~ Dickstm City Slorc, rcladlll:l Io WuI-Mart's
Claims. or ~elnliilg Io Illo December 6. ItJt)6 ltock.glide.
DRAFT 07t22fftL104:(Iq 4
tilly olhcr pers[~tl t~r elltil}, feinting to thc Policies. rcl~ling lo lhe Dickson City St~,[e. relating to
Wifl-h'li~rl's CI;cims, t~r rcltllillg 1o thc I)cccn~bcr 6, 19~J6 [{ockslidc.
I -NYII 8G.12t~5~ I
DRAFT 07122JO1 04:1~ .~
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Brian L. Watson, certify that on December 8, 2004 a true and correct copy of
the foregoing Petition for Issuance of Subpoenas was served by overnight delivery on the
following:
Todd Bakal, Esquire
Mound, Cotton, Wollan & Greengrass
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004
Attorney for Defendant United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Co.
Mark Wolf, Esquire
Clausen Miller
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Attorney for Defendant Lexingtonn Ins. Co.
Dated: December 8, 2004
Brian L. Watson