UPON SECOND REMAND FROM THE DELAWARE SUPREME COURT
PEGGY L. ABLEMAN, Judge.
This is the Superior Court's Report to the Supreme Court following its second remand to this Court for the purpose of clarifying the Court's dismissal procedures in connection with the large volume of cases that comprise its asbestos docket.
Regrettably, this Court must report that plaintiffs counsel's representations to the Supreme Court are simply not truthful, and that, contrary to what was stated in plaintiffs' submissions on appeal, the procedure utilized in this case did not "deviate significantly" from "decades" of prior asbestos litigation practice. Furthermore, Plummers' counsel has been on notice of the Court's current practice regarding dismissals at least since December, 2006, when hearings were held for the express purpose of receiving comments from counsel before the current procedure was formally instituted in January 2007. In fact, contrary to counsel's representations to the Supreme Court, counsel was invited to and participated in hearings conducted by then Commissioner David White regarding the change in procedure before it was adopted over five years ago.
Indeed, the dismissal process purportedly described by Plummers' counsel in his submissions to the Supreme Court has not existed in the Superior Court since January 2007. The replacement procedure was the subject of specific Orders to all plaintiffs' attorneys practicing in the asbestos litigation, one of which was specifically directed to the law offices of Jacobs and Crumplar, signed by Judge Joseph Slights and dated January 25, 2007. (Attached as Exhibit A). That procedure, not the one described by counsel to the Supreme Court, has remained in full force and effect since that date and remains in effect today.1
A brief history of how this procedure was adopted helps to explain why the process described by Plummers' counsel no longer exists and why counsel's misrepresentations are especially egregious given the amount of thought and effort that went into the 2007 changes in procedure.
In the early years of this litigation the Court would conduct a periodic "Call of the Calendar," whereby a list of cases would be scheduled for dismissal and interested parties would be notified of the date and time to show cause why dismissal would not be appropriate in any particular instance. As the asbestos docket evolved and the volume of cases steadily increased, with hundreds of asbestos cases being filed each year against hundreds of defendants, it became apparent that the Superior Court needed an improved and more efficient process by which it could clear its docket of closed matters. Resolutions through summary judgment practice or by settlement were extremely common but it was also becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of what was resolved and what was not since individual cases typically had between 10 and 60 defendants.
In late 2006 and early 2007, in an effort to simplify the process of closing these cases, Judge Slights and Commissioner White met with the Prothonotary to devise a new method to dispose of the almost 500 pending cases then facing dismissal. It was decided that a final "Call of the Calendar" would take place on December 28, 2006, and that all plaintiffs' firms and attorneys, as well as Defense Coordinating Counsel would be notified to appear for this final call, at which time they would also be advised that the antiquated and resource-intensive Call-of-the-Calendar approach would be replaced by a more efficient and effective system of closing old files and cases.
Under the new method, it was decided that if the Court had been advised that a case had settled, approximately 30 days after the date when that case was to proceed to trial, the Prothonotary would issue a letter to counsel advising that an Order dismissing the matter would be entered within 30 days (now 60 days post-trial date) unless any party came forward to show good cause why dismissal would be inappropriate.
On the same date as the final call, December 28, 2006, Commissioner White conducted hearings to advise of the anticipated change of practice and to receive comments and input from attorneys regarding any concerns or problems. (Transcript attached as Exhibit B).
As a result of the hearings, it was further agreed that once the matter was closed, the Court could reopen the case for only two purposes: either 1) to pursue an application to enforce the settlement agreement; or 2) to pursue state law claims upon the conclusion of any bankruptcy matters.
Not only was Plummers' counsel notified of the December 2006 hearing and summoned to appear, but counsel was present, fully participated in the vetting process, expressed his agreement with the new procedure, and even offered to assist the Court by taking the lead in drafting a form of letter that would henceforth be the triggering document for dismissal.2 Specifically, Mr. Crumplar stated:
It's simply a question of having a customized letter, which is, I think, what Your Honor just said, that we simply — and I do think a letter is appropriate just to cover those — just due process, which we'll simply say we understand the case is settled, it will be dismissed in 30 days, and we just have the magic language that if there is — after it is dismissed, there are still unpaid settlements, the Court will entertain to understand the case can be revived. As long as there is that statement, then I will not send a letter. I can't speak for other people, but I think that takes care of it. The purpose of that letter is to simply — because there could be a case that is not settled that should go ahead, and I think you need that extra — I mean, even in those cases—you still could revive it with mistake; but, you know, I do think as long as we're trying to have standard procedure, I'm not asking the Prothonotary to do something that they don't normally do.3
Mr. Crumplar later noted:
If we don't have that magic language in there, you're going to get a response; but as long as we have that, I think that's fine ... I will try to propose that language, submit it to the plaintiffs, Mr. Rufo and I would think within 30 days we — you could have a standard form.4
Later during the hearing, Commissioner White gave a directive to counsel which Mr. Crumplar willingly embraced:
The Court: I understand that there is going to be a scheduled plaintiffs' group meeting in early January. I would ask that to the extent that you have any agenda items, that there be not just an agenda item, but you resolve the issue on the content of the letter at that meeting so we will — "we", meaning the Court, can then start issuing those letters immediately thereafter.
Mr. Crumplar: And I will endeavor to take the lead on that and advise the Court.5
After the process was thoroughly discussed and evaluated among the attorneys, and the decision was made to modify the prior procedure, the Court issued a series of six Orders dismissing old cases, including an Order that applied specifically to cases filed by the law firm of Jacobs and Crumplar. (Exhibit B) It should be emphasized that the Orders issued on January 25, 2007 are word-for-word identical to the Order that the Prothonotary has been using ever since, and identical to the Order that was used in this case, which was mailed by the Prothonotary to counsel on May 17, 2011.
This file-closing procedure, which has been in effect since January 2007, has worked remarkably well, and has never been challenged until recently when the Jacobs and Crumplar firm wrote a letter objecting to the procedure on December 22, 2011. Hundreds of cases have been successfully and efficiently dismissed and disposed of through this process.
The importance of certainty and clarity with regard to dismissing these cases and of the entry of an express final Order cannot be underestimated. Given the breadth of the Delaware asbestos docket, unimaginable chaos would result if plaintiffs were permitted to keep these cases open until they saw fit to close them, not to mention the potential for the precise difficulties that have arisen in this appeal.
In summary, the Court responds to the Supreme Court's inquiries as follows:
a) Yes, there is a specific procedure in place for the dismissal of multiple defendants and the issuance of final, appealable Orders in asbestos litigation.
b) The procedure was instituted in January 2007 and is as just described.
c) The procedure does not deviate from practice as it has been conducted since January 2007 and the history and reasons for the change are outlined above.
d) The practice employed here has been the same since January 2007 and has not been modified since.
e) Asbestos counsel, including Jacobs and Crumplar, were notified in 2006 of the change, were invited to participate in a hearing before the change was implemented, participated at the hearing, and have been operating under this procedure for more than five years without objection until the issue of the timeliness of this appeal was presented.6
IT IS SO ORDERED.
EXHIBIT A
EFiled: Dec 20, 2006 3:28
Transaction ID 13253069
SUPERIOR COURT
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
DAVID A. WHITE New Castle County Courthouse
COMMISSIONER 500 N. King Street, Suite 10400
Wilmington, DE 19801-3733
(302) 255-0634
(Fax) (302) 255-2257
david.white@state.de.us
December 20, 2006
TO: All Delaware Plaintiffs' Asbestos Counsel
RE: In Re: Asbestos Litigation, C.A. No. 77C-ASB-2 - Call of the Delaware Asbestos Calendar
Dear Counsel:
We have now reviewed all of the pending Delaware asbestos cases, those scheduled for trial and those yet to be scheduled. Thank you again for your assistance with respect to the second list. We have compared the lists of scheduled and unscheduled cases with our master list of all pending Delaware asbestos cases and we have now identified 486 cases we propose to dismiss. Attached is the list of all pending Delaware asbestos cases that are neither scheduled for trial nor to be scheduled for trial, according to the lists you recently provided to us.
We intend to DISMISS every case on the attached list unless you appear in open court on Thursday December 28, 2006 at 9:00 am and SHOW CAUSE why they should not be dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
CALL OF THE CALENDAR PENDING ASBESTOS CASES
CIVIL ACTION NUMBER PLAINTIFF PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY
78C-10-079 MULHERN JACOBS
82C-12-102 LOGAN JACOBS
86C-08-070 LOWE JACOBS
87C-04-134 NYSTROM JACOBS
88C-02-001 MERCER JACOBS
88C-09-116 NORRIS JACOBS
88C-09-184 ERCOLE JACOBS
88C-09-199 MUSSER JACOBS
88C-10-225 BROOKS JACOBS
88C-10-255 ALEXANDER JACOBS
88C-11-109 KOWALEWSKI JACOBS
89C-02-215 BARKER JACOBS
89C-05-197 MCDOWELL JACOBS
89C-08-187 WARREN JACOBS
89C-10-024 HOFFMAN JACOBS
89C-10-128 WELLS JACOBS
89C-10-129 BRASURE JACOBS
89C-10-130 SURRICCHIO JACOBS
90C-01-159 JACKSON JACOBS
90C-05-037 MCCABE JACOBS
90C-05-038 WILSON JACOBS
90C-05-167 ANTHONY HADLEY
90C-05-191 BIGGS HADLEY
90C-07-101 WINGATE JACOBS
90C-07-102 SPICER JACOBS
90C-07-103 LANE JACOBS
90C-07-186 RUDD JACOBS
90C-09-067 MARVEL JACOBS
90C-09-068 SOMERS JACOBS
90C-09-112 VINZINSKI JACOBS
90C-11-221 STEELE JACOBS
90C-11-222 DAVIDSON JACOBS
90C-12-039 TURNER JACOBS
90C-12-040 GARRIS JACOBS
90C-12-106 MARVEL JACOBS
90C-12-107 BOWDLE JACOBS
90C-12-108 SCOTT JACOBS
90C-12-109 HILL JACOBS
90C-12-139 TAYLOR JACOBS
91C-01-153 ENGLISH JACOBS
91C-03-106 POWELL HADLEY
91C-03-166 BORRELLI HADLEY
91C-04-046 EWELL JACOBS
91C-04-124 WEST JACOBS
91C-04-125 REED JACOBS
91C-04-153 HARDING JACOBS
91C-04-301 SPADARO JACOBS
91C-04-303 FLEETWOOD JACOBS
91C-06-177 JIMINEZ HADLEY
91C-07-126 PORTER JACOBS
91C-07-127 PETERSON JACOBS
91C-07-251 HASTINGS JACOBS
91C-07-252 BUTLER JACOBS
91C-07-259 HILL JACOBS
91C-07-317 KLINE JACOBS
91C-08-124 MARRO HADLEY
91C-08-249 MURPHY HADLEY
91C-08-265 BRZOZOWSKI HADLEY
91C-09-123 O'NEAL JACOBS
91C-09-234 KING JACOBS
91C-10-121 FRY HADLEY
91C-12-033 DICKERSON JACOBS
91C-12-154 VAN VORST JACOBS
91C-12-156 WIGGINS JACOBS
92C-01-124 KOWALKO HADLEY
92C-02-030 DAVIS HADLEY
92C-02-213 KOLLOCK HADLEY
92C-03-023 NELSON HADLEY
92C-03-084 WALLS HADLEY
92C-03-130 PIZZAIA JACOBS
92C-03-309 MOORE JACOBS
92C-03-310 ESKRIDGE JABOBS
92C-06-097 ADKINS JACOBS
92C-08-057 RODEN JACOBS
92C-10-006 CIRRIGIONE HADLEY
92C-10-087 PANKOWSKI HADLEY
92C-11-065 JERMAN JACOBS
93C-01-141 MULLETT HADLEY
93C-02-019 PASSWATERS JACOBS
93C-02-239 BISHOP JACOBS
93C-03-048 MERRICK JACOBS
93C-03-222 POFFENBERGER HADLEY
93C-07-051 LIEDLICH HADLEY
93C-07-070 MCDOWELL JACOBS
93C-07-205 HENDRIX HADLEY
93C-07-304 BAILEY JACOBS
93C-08-008 GEANOPULOS HADLEY
93C-08-013 DANIELS HADLEY
93C-08-202 LAVELLE JACOBS
93C-09-160 COCHRAN HADLEY
93C-09-173 DEMAIO, HADLEY
BEATRICE
93C-09-175 DEMAIO, JAMES HADLEY
93C-10-096 COMBA JACOBS
93C-11-010 FOSKEY JACOBS
93C-11-085 MARINER JACOBS
93C-11-129 WILSON JACOBS
93C-11-131 FAIRCHILD HADLEY
93C-11-166 TOBIN JACOBS
93C-12-099 MCCLELLAND HADLEY
93C-12-274 FARREN JACOBS
93C-12-275 ASH JACOBS
93C-12-276 EDWARDS JACOBS
94C-01-018 STEWART JACOBS
94C-01-037 JONES JACOBS
94C-01-038 PUSEY JACOBS
94C-01-049 SHOCKLEY JACOBS
94C-01-121 MOORE JACOBS
94C-01-122 PIANKA JACOBS
94C-02-069 MURPHY JACOBS
94C-02-170 HYNSON JACOBS
94C-03-011 GEORGE JACOBS
94C-04-114 AUGUST JACOBS
94C-07-035 CALVERT JACOBS
94C-07-115 STEWART JACOBS
94C-07-162 JOHNSON JACOBS
94C-07-167 LORD JACOBS
94C-08-001 HOLLEGER JACOBS
94C-08-014 WILLLEY JACOBS
94C-10-164 SHIPE CRUMPLAR
94C-10-223 CROCKETT JACOBS
94C-11-110 WHEATLEY JACOBS
94C-11-226 EMMELL JACOBS
95C-01-202 MCDOWELL JACOBS
95C-02-019 BOOZ JACOBS
95C-03-123 MESSICK JACOBS
95C-04-097 STOOPS JACOBS
95C-05-064 ROBISON JACOBS
95C-05-085 DE BONIS JACOBS
95C-06-174 FORAKER JACOBS
95C-06-284 WALLACE JACOBS
95C-06-285 WARDELL JACOBS
95C-07-058 CAUDILL JACOBS
95C-07-167 SHEA JACOBS
95C-08-027 CHOMA JACOBS
95C-08-185 LINGENFELTER JACOBS
95C-08-242 FULLER JACOBS
95C-11-009 LODGE LEWIS
96C-01-142 STEWARD CRUMPLAR
96C-01-144 STIGLIANO JACOBS
96C-02-125 JOSWICK JACOBS
96C-03-106 RUSSELL JACOBS
960-03-181 COLE JACOBS
96C-03-252 GINN JACOBS
960-05-266 FLEETWOOD JACOBS
96C-06-156 PEDRICK HADLEY
96C-07-169 GRIFFITH JACOBS
96C-07-271 REED JACOBS
96C-10-028 KUBASKO JACOBS
96C-10-150 MESSICK JACOBS
96C-10-192 WHEATON JACOBS
96C-10-222 SQUIER JACOBS
96C-11-028 SHAW JACOBS
96C-12-165 PITTMAN JACOBS
97C-01-244 THOMPSON JACOBS
97C-02-023 CARTER JACOBS
97C-02-030 COMBS JACOBS
97C-02-220 GRIFFITH JACOBS
97C-03-056 WILLEY LEWIS
97C-03-114 GOLDEN JACOBS
97C-04-098 BAKER JACOBS
97C-05-050 ELLIS JACOBS
97C-05-184 KOWALEWSKI JACOBS
97C-07-223 SALVERIO JACOBS
97C-08-064 HILL JACOBS
97C-08-087 CHANEY JACOBS
97C-09-135 LYONS JACOBS
97C-10-112 RUSZKOWSKI JACOBS
97C-10-153 HITCHENS JACOBS
97C-10-237 LLOYD JACOBS
97C-11-011 DONOFRIO JACOBS
97C-11-127 MARCHESE JACOBS
97C-11-228 PORTER CRUMPLAR
97C-12-019 TRUITT JACOBS
97C-12-101 BUCKLAND JACOBS
97C-12-183 RICHARDSON JACOBS
97C-12-229 FERGUSON JACOBS
98C-01-012 PAOLETTI JACOBS
98C-01-021 MEGILL JACOBS
98C-02-124 LITCHKO JACOBS
98C-03-111 SNYDER JACOBS
98C-03-291 ELLIS JACOBS
98C-04-123 MILLER JACOBS
98C-05-047 NACK JACOBS
98C-05-049 STEGER JACOBS
98C-05-125 FIDYK JACOBS
98C-06-043 HILL JACOBS
98C-06-324 FARRALL JACOBS
98C-06-325 WALLER JACOBS
98C-07-021 EMPSON JACOBS
98C-07-056 WALLS CRUMPLAR
98C-07-279 WRIGHT JACOBS
98C-08-043 MARTIN JACOBS
98C-08-123 PAVLOSKI JACOBS
98C-09-007 PETERS JACOBS
98C-09-063 JOHNSON JACOBS
98C-10-061 BRAND JACOBS
98C-11-058 WATSON JACOBS
98C-12-184 COPES JACOBS
98C-12-229 TISDEL CRUMPLAR
98C-12-258 WATERS HADLEY
99C-01-057 BRADFORD JACOBS
99C-01-173 MEADOWS JACOBS
99C-01-174 ZIMMERMAN JACOBS
99C-01-200 HAYDEN JACOBS
99C-02-027 WARDELL JACOBS
99C-02-044 FRANZONE JACOBS
99C-02-085 BEST JACOBS
99C-02-174 DIMATTEO JACOBS
99C-02-238 DELCOLLO HADLEY
99C-02-278 FLEETWOOD JACOBS
99C-03-034 LISS JACOBS
99C-03-062 REGINALD JACOBS
99C-03-113 BEGLEY JACOBS
99C-03-200 MOROSKI JACOBS
99C-03-286 JACKSON JACOBS
99C-04-005 BANNING JACOBS
99C-04-138 MOYER HADLEY
99C-04-225 DOODY JACOBS
99C-04-319 FRIEND JACOBS
99C-05-053 POYNTER JACOBS
99C-05-183 CALHOUN JACOBS
99C-07-070 EWELL JACOBS
99C-07-304 DAVIS JACOBS
99C-08-094 BROWN JACOBS
99C-09-038 EDWARDS JACOBS
99C-09-074 DONOVAN JACOBS
99C-09-144 SMITH JACOBS
99C-09-190 SHOVLIN JACOBS
99C-09-291 AINNWORTH JACOBS
99C-10-079 LAMBERT JACOBS
99C-10-207 LAYTON JACOBS
99C-10-208 HENRY JACOBS
99C-11-106 SCRUGGS JACOBS
99C-11-268 DIXON JACOBS
99C-12-003 PENN HADLEY
99C-12-120 JOYNER JACOBS
99C-12-130 OPALCZYRSKI JACOBS
99C-12-194 MUTTER JACOBS
99C-12-254 STELTZER JACOBS
00C-03-036 BARBAS HADLEY
00C-04-106 JERNIGAN JACOBS
00C-04-162 CASH JACOBS
00C-04-254 WILFONG HADLEY
00C-05-024 MILLER JACOBS
00C-05-030 PARENT CRUMPLAR
00C-05-045 RIGBY JACOBS
00C-05-059 HOMA FORCINA
00C-05-098 MANN JACOBS
00C-05-099 SMITH JACOBS
00C-05-127 MALICE CRUMPLAR
00C-05-128 CONSOLE FORCINA
00C-05-129 TULL CRUMPLAR
00C-05-130 WALKER JACOBS
00C-05-209 MCCLAY CRUMPLAR
00C-05-210 MEOGROSSI CRUMPLAR
00C-05-211 HAMMOND CRUMPLAR
00C-05-212 STAFFORD CRUMPLAR
00C-05-213 DAWSON CRUMPLAR
00C-05-267 FREE JACOBS
00C-05-282 EMMI CRUMPLAR
00C-06-004 ALLS HADLEY
00C-06-047 WILLIAMS JACOBS
00C-06-129 WISEMAN LEWIS
00C-06-149 SUTTON HADLEY
00C-06-179 NIBLETT JACOBS
00C-06-180 HARMON HADLEY
00C-06-210 KOLB JACOBS
00C-06-260 BARGELSKI JACOBS
00C-07-009 PANKIW CURMPLAR
00C-07-117 WILLIAMS HADLEY
00C-07-185 BARSKY CRUMPLAR
00C-08-029 HEADLEY HADLEY
00C-08-139 ASHCRAFT JACOBS
00C-08-179 LYNCH HADLEY
00C-08-209 DESMOND JACOBS
00C-09-034 FORRESTER JACOBS
00C-09-088 WALDEN CRUMPLAR
00C-09-100 SMITH, SANDY JACOBS
00C-09-141 SMITH, CLAYTON JACOBS
00C-09-161 MCLAUGHLIN JACOBS
00C-10-036 ARTHUR JACOBS
00C-10-050 WALLEY JACOBS
00C-10-142 PYLE CRUMPLAR
00C-10-143 COLLINS LEWIS
00C-11-001 DONAHUE HADLEY
00C-11-075 STEPPI HADLEY
00C-11-091 SWANSON HADLEY
00C-11-159 FASSEL CURMPLAR
00C-11-261 HENSON JACOBS
00C-11-262 HARSHA CRUMPLAR
00C-12-113 VINCENT HADLEY
00C-12-177 DAWSON JACOBS
00C-12-224 WILSON CURMPLAR
01C-01-021 MAHALEY JACOBS
01C-01-138 DINEEN HADLEY
01C-01-158 ALLEN HADLEY
01C-01-176 NAYLOR CRUMPLAR
01C-01-178 KOSEK CRUMPLAR
01C-01-277 JANVIER HADLEY
01C-02-002 CAIN JACOBS
01C-02-003 CARR LEWIS
01C-02-042 CURRINDER CRUMPLAR
01C-02-043 MCBIRDE HADLEY
01C-02-200 TUSIO HADLEY
01C-03-088 HUBER CRUMPLAR
01C-04-001 GRANT HADLEY
01C-04-069 VADALA HADLEY
01C-04-168 NAI JACOBS
01C-05-037 MEARS HADLEY
01C-05-038 SHIELDS HADLEY
01C-05-166 LONG JACOBS
01C-05-226 WARWARK HADLEY
01C-05-259 KILOSKI HADLEY
01C-05-260 MULROONEY HADLEY
01C-06-039 CARROW JACOBS
01C-06-078 CONGO HADLEY
01C-06-092 SANBON JACOBS
01C-06-094 WARWICK HADLEY
01C-06-111 HICKMAN HADLEY
01C-06-112 SPIVEY HADLEY
01C-06-113 PEACE HADLEY
01C-06-114 HETRICK HADLEY
01C-06-138 SNAVELY HADLEY
01C-06-139 DIFRANCESCO HADLEY
01C-06-140 DEERY HADLEY
01C-06-141 IRWIN HADLEY
01C-06-142 KELLER HADLEY
01C-06-143 NEUTZ HADLEY
01C-06-153 STEPTOE HADLEY
01C-06-310 FEDEROWICZ HADLEY
01C-07-088 SPENCE HADLEY
01C-07-102 DONAWAY HADLEY
01C-07-120 DAVIS HADLEY
01C-07-145 MCMILLAN JACOBS
01C-08-068 SHUPE JACOBS
01C-08-114 ACHENBACH HADLEY
01C-08-124 COLE JACOBS
01C-08-126 JONES JACOBS
01C-08-257 STIDHAM CURMPLAR
01C-08-290 GIESECKE CURMPLAR
01C-09-123 WYSZYNSKI CRUMPLAR
01C-10-063 ROCA HADLEY
01C-10-079 DAWSON WILSON
01C-10-173 TOWNSEND HADLEY
01C-10-239 PARCHETT JACOBS
01C-11-061 JOHNSON JACOBS
01C-11-094 CARROLL LEWIS
01C-11-099 SMITH JACOBS
01C-11-131 FORD JACOBS
01C-11-204 REBURN JACOBS
01C-11-205 WARNER CRUMPLAR
01C-11-221 SZCZEPKOWSKI HADLEY
01C-11-238 SMITH JACOBS
01C-11-265 SIEBENROCK GADBOIS
01C-12-061 MILLER CRUMPLAR
01C-12-155 DIPERSIO HADLEY
01C-12-192 JACKSON CRUMPLAR
01C-12-210 DIORIO JACOBS
02C-01-056 MERGENTHALER JACOBS
02C-01-203 DAGE HADLEY
02C-02-013 BARBER HADLEY
02C-02-051 HERBIN JACOBS
02C-02-052 DAVIS JACOBS
02C-02-053 WYKPISZ JACOBS
02C-02-068 SNIEGOWSKI JACOBS
02C-02-086 BOMBALA CRUMPLAR
02C-02-111 TESTERMAN CRUMPLAR
02C-02-112 HUDSON CRUMPLAR
02C-02-134 SMOLKA HADLEY
02C-02-204 BRADY HADLEY
02C-02-208 DONOVAN LEWIS
02C-02-209 WOOTEN LEWIS
02C-02-210 MURPHY JACOBS
02C-03-001 MCMULLEN JACOBS
02C-03-002 WILLIAMS JACOBS
02C-03-003 FONTO JACOBS
02C-03-004 MENSINGER JACOBS
02C-03-043 PUGH HADLEY
02C-03-142 SHIVELY HADLEY
02C-03-220 WATTS CURMPLAR
02C-03-262 BETTS CURMPLAR
02C-04-005 CIAMARICONE JACOBS
02C-04-006 BROBST JACOBS
02C-04-007 WOOSTER JACOBS
02C-04-030 INSLEY JACOBS
02C-04-031 CLARK JACOBS
02C-04-068 HAUCK JACOBS
02C-04-087 WILSON CRUMPLAR
02C-04-107 NEDELKA HADLEY
02C-04-109 HORIEL JACOBS
02C-04-129 BELL CRUMPLAR
02C-04-145 EVANS CRUMPLAR
02C-04-232 ROBINSON JACOBS
02C-04-269 IRWIN JACOBS
02C-05-022 RICHARDSON CRUMPLAR
02C-05-087 CIAFARDO HADLEY
02C-05-101 DONOVAN JACOBS
02C-05-102 COULBOURNE LEWIS
02C-05-103 CLEMENTONI LEWIS
02C-05-214 WITT HADLEY
02C-06-017 GRESMER CRUMPLAR
02C-06-124 SORENSEN CRUMPLAR
02C-06-130 WAISHES CRUMPLAR
02C-06-209 CHASE HADLEY
02C-06-247 MCVEY HADLEY
02C-07-006 SIMMONS JACOBS
02C-07-091 KNOX HADLEY
02C-07-116 GINOCCHIO JACOBS
02C-07-251 TRADER LEWIS
02C-07-252 TRELLA CRUMPLAR
02C-07-266 DAMIANI JACOBS
02C-08-001 MITSDARFER HADLEY
02C-08-015 MILANO CRUMPLAR
02C-08-043 GUHL JACOBS
02C-08-066 KOUKEDIS HADLEY
02C-08-094 NICKLE HADLEY
02C-08-182 COFRANCESCO HADLEY
02C-D8-183 PEDRICK HADLEY
02C-08-218 NESMITH CRUMPLAR
02C-08-268 STEVENSON HADLEY
02C-08-295 MARCHESE JACOBS
02C-10-018 VINCENT JACOBS
02C-10-019 MCLEMORE LEWIS
02C-10-065 RANDOLPH LEWIS
02C-10-092 CLAUSEN LEWIS
02C-10-101 NOWAK JACOBS
02C-10-184 SAXTON LEWIS
02C-10-220 KLINE LEWIS
02C-11-001 MECKE HADLEY
02C-11-053 THOMAS JACOBS
02C-11-054 RICHARDSON CRUMPLAR
02C-11-133 OWENS JACOBS
02C-12-081 BUCKMAN CRUMPLAR
02C-12-200 REED LEWIS
02C-12-230 WISEMAN JACOBS
02C-12-243 SMITH CRUMPLAR
03C-01-115 CUPETO JACOBS
03C-01-122 JAMAROWICZ LEWIS
03C-02-114 PLUMMER CRUMPLAR
03C-03-045 WINDSOR LEWIS
03C-03-189 SPENCER CRUMPLAR
03C-03-261 MCLAUGHLIN LEWIS
03C-04-237 CARTER ARNDT
03C-04-238 EDWARDS ARNDT
03C-04-239 AUGUST ARNDT
03C-04-240 JACKSON ARNDT
03C-04-241 WIGGINS ARNDT
03C-04-242 MORTINER ARNDT
03C-04-243 VINZINSKI ARNDT
03C-04-244 BROOKS ARNDT
03C-04-267 IGBAL CRUMPLAR
03C-04-307 CLAYVILLE CRUMPLAR
03C-05-030 BIRCH HADLEY
03C-05-038 MINUS CRUMPLAR
03C-07-114 HUMPHREY JACOBS
03C-09-026 FORRESTER CRUMPLAR
03C-11-077 PETERS CRUMPLAR
03C-11-117 BUSH LEWIS
04C-01-070 HIRNEISEN JACOBS
04C-02-310 MOORE GADBOIS
04C-03-198 ARMSTRONG CRUMPLAR
04C-03-199 SPENCER CRUMPLAR
04C-03-268 WINDSOR LEWIS
04C-03-269 LAMBERT, CRUMPLAR
BERNICE
04C-06-302 SWEETMAN HAGER
05C-01-118 QUESADA HAGER
05C-05-242 PATE JACOBS
05C-05-246 ABOU JACOBS
05C-05-270 ROZENBOOM JACOBS
05C-05-273 JURGENS JACOBS
05C-05-302 SMITH BIFFERATO
05C-06-057 JONES BIFFERATO
05C-06-176 WOOLSTON BIFFERATO
05C-07-123 MACEMORE ARNDT
05C-07-135 FAKE ARNDT
05C-07-176 SANDERS ARNDT
05C-07-177 CAPRIOTTI BIFFERATO
05C-07-178 BRESSANI BIFFERATO
05C-07-247 KOHLER BIFFERATO
05C-07-257 SINEX HAGER
05C-07-320 HARMON ARNDT
05C-08-061 LITTLE ARNDT
05C-08-071 CLARK ARNDT
05C-08-219 BARKER ARNDT
05C-09-033 DAVIS ARNDT
05C-09-065 PARRIS ARNDT
05C-09-096 PEREGRINE ARNDT
EXHIBIT "B-1"
Jacobs & Crumplar Case
In the Matter of Asbestos Cases.
Mulhern C.A. No. 78C-10-079
Logan 82C-12-102
Lowe 86C-08-070
Nystrom 88C-04-134
Mercer 88C-02-001
Norris 88C-09-116
Ercole 88C-09-184
Musser 88C-09-199
Brooks 88C-40-225
Alexander 88C-10-255
Kowalewski 88C-11-109
Barker 89C-02-215
McDowell 89C-05-197
Warren 89C-08-187
Hoffman 89C-10-024
Wells 89C-10-128
Bream 89C-10-129
Surricelno 89C-10-130
Jackson 90C-01-159
McCabe 90C-05-037
Wilson 90C-05-038
Wingate 90C-07-101
Spicer 90C-07-102
Lane 90C-07-103
Rudd 90C-07-186
Marvel 90C-09.067
Somers 90C-09-068
Vinzinski 90C-09.112
Steele 900-11-221
Davidson 90C-11-222
Turner 90C-12-039
Garris 90C-12-040
Marvel 90C-12-106
Bowdle 90C-12-107
Scott 90C-12.108
Hill 90C-12-109
Taylor 90C-12-139
English 91C-01-153
Ewell 91C-04-046
Wear 9IC-04-124
Reed 91C-04-125
Harding 91C-04-153
Spadaro 91C-04-301
Fleetwood 91C-04-303
Porter 91C-07-126
Peterson 91C-07-127
Hastings 91C-07-251
Butler 91C-07-252
Hill 91C-07-259
Kline 91C-07-317
O'Neal 91C-09-123
King 91C-09-234
Dickerson 91C-12-033
Van Vorst 91C-12-154
Wiggins 91C-12-156
Pizzaia 92C-03-430
Moore 92C-03-309
Eskridge 92C-03-310
Adkins 92C-06-097
Roden 92C-08-057
Jerman 92C-11-065
Passwaters 93C-02-019
Bishop 93C-02-239
Merrick 93C-03-048
McDowell 93C-07-070
Bailey 93C-07-304
Lavelle 93C-08-202
Combo 93C-10-096
Foskey 93C-11-010
Mariner 93C-11-085
Wilson 93C-11-129
Tobin 93C-41-166
Farrell 93C-12-274
Ash 93C-12-275
Edwards 93C-12-276
Stewart 94C-01-018
Jones 94C-01-037
Pusey 94C-01-038
Shockley 94C-01-049
Moore 94C-01-421
Punka 94C-01-122
Murphy 94C-02-069
Hynson 94C-02-170
George 94C-03-011
August 94C-04-114
Calvert 94C-07-035
Stewart 94C-07-115
Johnson 94C-07-162
Lord 94C-07-167
Hanger 94C-08-001
Willey 94C-08-014
Shin 94C-10-164
Crockett 94C-10-223
Wheatley 94C-11-410
Emmell 94C-11-226
McDwell 95C-01-202
Boaz 95C-02-019
Messick 95C-03-423
Stoops 95C-04-097
Robison 95C-05-064
De Boins 95C-05-085
Fontker 95C-06-174
Wallace 95C-06-284
Wardell 95C-06-285
Caudill 95C-07-058
Shea 95C-07-167
Choma 95C-08-027
Lingenfelter 95C-08-185
Fuller 95C-08-242
Lodge 95C-11-009
Steward 96C-01-142
Stigliano 96C-01-144
Joswick 96C-02-125
Russell 96C-03-106
Cole 96C-03-181
Ginn 96C-03.252
Fleetwood 96C-05-266
Griffith 96C-07-169
Reed 96C-07-471
Kubesko 96C-l0-028
Messick 96C-10-150
Wheaton 96C-10-192
Squier 96C-40-222
Shaw 96C-11-028
Pittman 96C-12-165
Thompson 97C-01-244
Carter 97C-02-023
Combs 97C-02-030
Griffith 97C-02-220
Willey 97C-03-056
Golden 97C-03-114
Baker 97C-04-098
Ellis 97C-05-050
Kowalewaki 97C-05-184
Salvedrio 97C-07-223
Hill 97C-08-064
Chaney 97C-08-087
Lyons 97C-09-135
Ruszkowsli 97C-40-112
Kitchens 97C-40-453
Lloyd 97C-10-237
Donofrio 97C-11-011
Marchese 97C-11-127
Porter 970-11-228
Troia 97C-12-019
Buckland 97C-12-101
Richardson 97C-12-183
Ferguson 97C-12-229
Paoletti 98C-01-012
Megill 98C-01-021
Liteltko 98C-02-124
Snyder 98C-03-113
Ellis 98C-03-291
Miller 98C-04-123
Neck 98C-05-047
Steger 98C-05-049
Fidyk 98C-05-125
Hill 98C-06-043
Farrah 98C-06-324
Waller 98C-06-325
Empson 98C-07-021
Walls 98C-07-056
Wright 98C-07-279
Martin 98C-08-043
Payloski 98C-08-123
Peters 98C-09-007
Johnson 98C-09-063
Brand 98C-40-061
Watson 98C-11-058
Copes 98C-42-184
Tisdel 98C-12-229
Bradford 99C-01-057
Meadows 99C-01-173
Zimmerman 99C-01-174
Hayden 99C-01-200
Wardell 99C-02-027
Franzone 99C-02-044
Best 99C-02-085
Dimanco 99C-02-174
Fleetwood 99C-02-278
Liss 99C-03-034
Reginald 99C-03-062
Reginald 99C-03-113
Moroski 99C-03-200
Jackson 99C-03-286
Banning 99C-04-005
Doody 99C-04-225
Friend 99C-04-319
Poynter 99C-05-053
Calhoun 99C-05-183
Ewell 99C-07-070
Davis 99C-07-304
Brown 99C-08-094
Edwards 99C-09-038
Donovan 99C-09-074
Smith 99C-09-144
Shovlin 99C-09-190
Ainnworth 99C-09-291
Lambert 99C-10.079
Layton 99C-10-207
Henry 99C-10-208
Scruggs 99C-11-106
Dixon 99C-11-268
Joyner 99C-12-120
Opalczyrski 99C-12-130
Mutter 99C-12-194
Switzer 99C-12-254
Jernigan 00C-04-106
Cash 00C-04-162
Miller 00C-05-024
Parent 00C-05-030
Rigby 00C-05-045
Homa 00C-05-459
Mann 00C-05-098
Smith 00C-05-099
Malice 00C-05-127
Console 00C-05-128
Tull 00C-05-129
Walker 00C-05-130
McClay 00C-05-209
Meogrossi 00C-05-210
Hammond 00C-05-211
Stafford 00C-05-212
Dawson 00C-05-213
Free 00C-05-267
Emmi 00C-05-282
Williams 00C-06-047
Wiseman 00C-06-129
Niblett 00C-06-179
Kolb 00C-06-210
Bargelski 00C-06-260
Pankive 00C-07-009
Barsky 00C-07-185
Ashcroft 00C-08-139
Desmond 00C-08-209
Forrester 00C-09-034
Walden 00C-09-088
Smith, Sandy 00C-09-100
Smith, Clayton 00C-09-141
McLaughlin 00C-09-161
Arthur 00C-10-036
Walley 00C-10-050
Pyle 00C-10-142
Collins 00C-10-143
Fassel 00C-11-159
Henson 00C-11-261
Marsha 00C-11-262
Dawson 00C-12-177
Wilson 00C-12-224
Mohaley 01C-01-021
Naylor 01C-01-176
Kosek 01C-01-178
Cain 01C-02-002
Carr 01C-02-003
Cuninder 01C-02-042
Huber 01C-03-088
Nai 01C-04-168
Long 01C-05-166
Carrow 01C-06-039
Sanbon 01C-06-092
McMillan 01C-07-145
Shupe 01C-08-068
Cole 01C-08-124
Jones 01C-08-126
Sudham 01C-08-257
Giesocke 01C-08-290
Wyszynski 01C-09-123
Parehett 01C-10-239
Johnson 01C-11-061
Carroll 01C-11-094
Smith 01C-11-099
Ford 01C-11-131
Reborn 01C-11-204
Warner 01C-11-205
Smith 01C-11-233
Miller 01C-12-061
Jackson 01C-12-192
Diorio 01C-12-210
Mergenthaler 02C-01-056
Herbin 02C-02-051
Davis 02C-02-052
Wykpisz 02C-02-053
Sniegowski 02C-02-068
Bombala 02C-02-086
Testerman 02C-02-111
Hudson 02C-02-112
Donovan 02C-02-208
Wooten 02C-42-209
Murphy 02C-02-210
McMullen 02C-03-001
Williams 02C-03-002
Fonto 02C-03-003
Mensiner 02C-03-004
Watts 02C-03-220
Betts 02C-03-262
Ciamarieone 02C-04-005
Brobst 02C-04-006
Wooster 02C-04-007
Insley 02C-04-030
Clark 02C-04-431
Muck 02C-04.068
Wilson 02C-04-087
Horiel 02C-04-109
Bell 02C-04-129
Evans 02C-04-145
Robinson 02C-04-232
Irwin 02C-04-269
Richardson 02C-05-022
Donovan 02C-05-101
Coulbourne 02C-05-102
Clemontoni 02C-05-103
Gresmer 02C-06-017
Sorensen 02C-06-124
Waishes 02C-06-130
Simmons 02C-07-006
Ginoeehio 02C-07-116
Trader 02C-07-251
Trella 02C-07-252
Damiani 02C.07-266
Milano 02C-08-015
Gold 02C.08-043
Nesmith 02C-08-218
Marchese 02C-08-295
Vincent 02C-10-018
McLemore 02C-40-019
Randolph 02C-10-065
Clausen 02C-10-092
Nowak 02C-40-101
Saxton 02C-10-184
Kline 02C-10-220
Thomas 02C-11-053
Richardson 02C.11-0$4
Owens 02C-11-133
Buckman 02C-12-081
Reed 02C-12-200
Wiseman 02C-12-230
Smith 02C-42-243
Cupeto 03C-01-115
Jammarowicz 03C-01-122
Plummer 03C-02-114
Windsor 03C-03-045
Spencer 03C-03-189
McLayghlin 03C-03-261
Carter 03C-04-237
Edwards 03C-04-238
August 03C-04-239
Jackson 03C-04-240
Wiggins 03C-04.241
Mortiner 03C-04-242
Vinzinski 03C-04-243
Brooks 03C-04-244
Igbal 03C-04-267
Clayville 03C-04-307
Minus 03C-05-038
Humphrey 03C-07-114
Forrester 03C-09-026
Peters 03C-11-077
Bush 03C-11-117
Hirneisen 04C-01.070
Armstrong 04C-03-198
Spencer 04C-03-199
Windsor 04C-03-268
Lambert, Bernice 04C-03-269
ORDER
WHEREAS, the law Jacobs and Cruniplar represents the plaintiffs in the above captioned cases;
WHEREAS, certaht defendants the above cases have not folly paid the agreed upon settlement amounts;
WHEREAS, an is ettlement u7otues are not forthcoming eagreed upon between the parties;
WHEREAS, according to correspondence to the Court dated January 4, 2037, sorne cases noted above involve bankrupt defendants or other bankruptcy related issues which have not been resolved at this moment;
THERE FORE It IS HEIREOV ORDERED, this 25th clay of January 2007, the above captioned cases are hereby DISMISSED; however upon oat a nd upon a showing of good cause, each of t o cases may be reopened ter the limited purpose rrf pursuing applinuions to enforce settlement ageements or pursuing Sitaw law claims upon the conclusion of any bankruptcy related matters.
EXHIBIT B
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