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E-FILED

SUPERIOR COURT
THURSTON CO., WA
July 12, 2017
Linda Myhre Enlow
Thurston County Clerk
1 EXPEDITE
2 No hearing is set
3 Hearing is set:
4 Date: July 14, 2017
5 Time: 9:00 am
6 Judge/Calendar: Carol Murphy
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12 THE HONORABLE CAROL MURPHY
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17 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
18 FOR THURSTON COUNTY
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20 WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
21 OF TRANSPORTATION, Case No. 16-2-00980-34
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23 Plaintiff, (Consolidated with Case No. 16-2-04826-34
24 and Case No. 17-2-01504-34 )
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26 DECLARATION OF ANDREW GREENE
27 SEATTLE TUNNEL PARTNERS, a joint IN SUPPORT OF HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A.
28 venture, LTD.S RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION
29 TO CONTINUE TRIAL DATE
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32 SEATTLE TUNNEL PARTNERS, a joint
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39 HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A., LTD., a
40 Delaware corporation; HITACHI ZOSEN
41 CORPORATION, a foreign corporation;
42 and HNTB CORPORATION, a Delaware
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Perkins Coie LLP


DECL. OF ANDREW GREENE IN SUPPORT OF 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
HZUSAS RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION TO Seattle, WA 98101-3099
CONTINUE TRIAL DATE 1 Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A., LTD., a
2 Delaware corporation,
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9 WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
10 OF TRANSPORTATION; FIDELITY AND
11 DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND;
12 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
13 COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL
14 INSURANCE COMPANY; TRAVELERS
15 CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
16 OF AMERICA; FEDERAL INSURANCE
17 COMPANY; AND SAFECO INSURANCE
18 COMPANY OF AMERICA,
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22 HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A. LTD.,
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SEATTLE TUNNEL PARTNERS, a joint
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venture,
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SHANNON & WILSON, INC., a
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Washington corporation; and WSP USA,
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INC. formerly known as PARSONS
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BRINCKERHOFF, INC., a New York
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corporation,
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Defendants.
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DECL. OF ANDREW GREENE IN SUPPORT OF 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
HZUSAS RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION TO Seattle, WA 98101-3099
CONTINUE TRIAL DATE 2 Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 ANDREW GREENE declares:
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3 1. I am a Partner with Perkins Coie LLP and counsel for Hitachi Zosen U.S.A.
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5 Ltd. (HZUSA) and Hitachi Zosen Corporation in this matter. The following Declaration
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9 2. HZUSA negotiated and reached agreement with opposing parties regarding
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11 its proposed search terms and custodians in May 2017. WSP USA, Inc. (WSP) and
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13 Shannon & Wilson, Inc. (Shannon & Wilson) participated in these negotiations, and each
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15 approved HZUSAs proposals. Attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B are true and
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17 correct copies of HZUSAs correspondence with counsel for WSP and Shannon & Wilson
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19 regarding HZUSAs proposals.
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21 3. Several parties to this lawsuit have yet to reach final agreement as to either
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23 document custodians or search terms.
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25 4. The review and production of documents relevant to this lawsuit remains
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27 ongoing and will likely continue through disassembly of the TBM later this year.
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29 5. Since joining this lawsuit, both WSP and Shannon & Wilson have
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31 participated in discovery, including attendance at meetings with the Special Master,
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33 depositions, and multiple teleconferences with HZUSA (and presumably other parties)
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35 regarding their documents and custodians.
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37 6. WSP and Shannon & Wilson have contacted Special Master Sharon
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39 Armstrong regarding an extension to the case schedule. Attached hereto as Exhibit C and
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41 Exhibit D are true and correct copies of correspondence from WSP and Shannon & Wilson
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43 to the Special Master regarding this extension.
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45 7. HZUSA has offered to stipulate to modest, reasonable modifications to the
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47 case schedule, and remains open and willing to meet and confer to resolve any technical

Perkins Coie LLP


DECL. OF ANDREW GREENE IN SUPPORT OF 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
HZUSAS RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION TO Seattle, WA 98101-3099
CONTINUE TRIAL DATE 3 Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 issues with the schedule. Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a true and correct copy of
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3 correspondence from HZUSA regarding a modest extension.
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5 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the
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11 EXECUTED in Seattle, Washington this 12th day of July, 2017
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15 Andrew Greene, WSBA No. 35548
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DECL. OF ANDREW GREENE IN SUPPORT OF 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
HZUSAS RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION TO Seattle, WA 98101-3099
CONTINUE TRIAL DATE 4 Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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4 The undersigned certifies that on July 12, 2017, a true copy of the foregoing was
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6 served on the attorneys of record listed below, via the method indicated:
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8 Karl F. Oles, WSBA #16401 Via hand delivery
9 David R. Goodnight, WSBA #20286 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
10 Bart W. Reed, WSBA #45005 Postage Prepaid
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Rachel L. Dunnington, WSBA #47021 Via Facsimile
13 Chris Weiss, WSBA #14826 Via Email
14 Stoel Rives, LLP Via E-Service
15 600 University Street, Suite 3600
16 Seattle, WA 98101
17 karl.oles@stoel.com
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david.goodnight@stoel.com
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bart.reed@stoel.com
21 rachel.dunnington@stoel.com
22 chris.weiss@stoel.com
23 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Fourth-Party
24 Defendant WSDOT
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26 Daniel W. Galvin, WSBA #18334 Via hand delivery
27 Office of the Attorney General Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
28 PO Box 40113 Postage Prepaid
29 Olympia, WA 98504-0113 Via Facsimile
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danielg2@atg.wa.gov Via Email
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32 Attorney for Plaintiff and Fourth-Party Via E-Service
33 Defendant WSDOT
34 John Parnass, WSBA #18582 Via hand delivery
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Zachary Tomlinson, WSBA #35940 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
37 Sarah S. Washburn, WSBA #44418 Postage Prepaid
38 Pacifica Law Group LLP Via Facsimile
39 1191 Second Avenue, Suite 2000 Via Email
40 Seattle, WA 98101 Via E-Service
41 john.parnass@pacificalawgroup.com
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zak.tomlinson@pacificalawgroup.com
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sarah.washburn@pacificalawgroup.com
45 Attorneys for Defendant Seattle Tunnel Partners
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 Joseph L. Luciana, III, Bar No. 50286 Via hand delivery
2 John R. Dingess, Bar No. 28861 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
3 Samantha L. Brutout, Bar No. 203553 Postage Prepaid
4 Brian Davidson, Bar No. 74684 Via Facsimile
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Dinges, Foster, Luciana, Davidson & Via Email
7 Chleboski, LLP Via E-Service
8 20 Stanwix Street, Third Floor
9 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
10 jluciana@dfllegal.com
11 jdingess@dfllegal.com
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15 Pro Hac Vice for Plaintiff Seattle Tunnel Partners
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17 Bradley G. Taylor, WSBA #18611 Via hand delivery
18 John V. Leary, WSBA #36345 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
19 Petra N. Ambrose, WSBA #48924 Postage Prepaid
20 Jason A. Davis, WSBA #46412 Via Facsimile
21 Gordon & Rees LLP Via Email
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701 5th Avenue, Suite 2100 Via E-Service
24 Seattle, WA 98104
25 btaylor@gordonrees.com
26 jleary@gordonrees.com
27 pambrose@gordonrees.com
28 jdavis@gordonrees.com
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Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant HNTB
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33 Christine E. Drage, Bar No. 168921 Via hand delivery
34 Jenifer J. Brannen, Bar No. 223459 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
35 Benjamin C. Bertch, Bar No. 306858 Postage Prepaid
36 Stephen B. Hart, Bar No. 297119 Via Facsimile
37 Weil & Drage, APC Via Email
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23212 Mill Creek Drive Via E-Service
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40 Laguna Hills, CA 92653
41 cdrage@weildrage.com
42 jbrannen@weildrage.com
43 bbertch@weildrage.com
44 sbhart@weildrage.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
LEGAL136136628
Fax: 206.359.9000
1 Thomas K. Windus, WSBA #7779 Via hand delivery
2 Diane C. Utz, WSBA #40008 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
3 Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P. Postage Prepaid
4 1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2210 Via Facsimile
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Seattle, WA 98161 Via Email
7 twindus@watttieder.com Via E-Service
8 dutz@watttieder.com
9 Attorneys for Fourth-Party Defendants the
10 Sureties
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Terence J. Scanlan, WSBA #19498 Via hand delivery
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Patricia A. Robert, WSBA #46716 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
15 Rochelle Y. Nelson, WSBA #48175 Postage Prepaid
16 Skellenger Bender, P.S. Via Facsimile
17 1301 5th Avenue, Ste. 3401 Via Email
18 Seattle, WA 98101-2605 Via E-Service
19 tscanlan@skellengerbender.com
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probert@skellengerbender.com
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23 Attorneys for Defendant Shannon & Wilson,
24 Inc.
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26 David C. Groff, WSBA #4706 Via hand delivery
27 Marisa M. Bavand, WSBA #27929 Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class,
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Richard F. Shordt, WSBA #48950 Postage Prepaid
30 Groff Murphy, PLLC Via Facsimile
31 300 East Pine Street Via Email
32 Seattle, WA 98122 Via E-Service
33 dgroff@groffmurphy.com
34 mbavand@groffmurphy.com
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rshordt@groffmurphy.com
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37 Attorneys for Defendant WSP USA. Inc. f/k/a
38 Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
39 I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
40 State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.
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42 EXECUTED at Seattle, Washington, on July 12, 2017.
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46 Carla Bone, Legal Practice Assistant
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 3 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
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EXHIBIT A
From: Richard Shordt
To: Mica Simpson; Marisa Bavand
Cc: David Groff; Andrea Mas; Colin Scott; Joy Beckerman; Kellen Ruwe
Subject: RE: WSDOT v. STP, et al. | Thurston Co. 16-2-00980-34 | HZUSA"s Custodian & Search Terms
Date: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:30:17 PM

Hi Mica -

WSP does not object to the custodians referenced in the 5/10 letter or search terms referenced in
the 4/18 letter.

Thanks and have a nice weekend.

Rich

Richard F. Shordt
Associate Attorney
Groff Murphy, PLLC
300 E. Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 832-1485 Direct
(206) 628-9506 Fax
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From: Simpson, Mica D. (Perkins Coie) [mailto:MSimpson@perkinscoie.com]


Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:00 PM
To: Marisa Bavand; Richard Shordt
Cc: David Groff
Subject: FW: WSDOT v. STP, et al. | Thurston Co. 16-2-00980-34 | HZUSA's Custodian & Search Terms

Marisa and Rich:

Does WSP have any objections to the search terms / custodians set forth in the attached letter?

Thanks very much.

Best,

Mica

Mica Simpson | Perkins Coie LLP


D. +1.206.359.6023
E. MSimpson@perkinscoie.com

From: Jackson, Nicole K. (SEA)


Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 3:28 PM
To: 'danielg2@atg.wa.gov'; 'david.goodnight@stoel.com'; 'karl.oles@stoel.com';
'stevan.phillips@stoel.com'; 'chris.weiss@stoel.com'; 'bart.reed@stoel.com';
'rachel.dunnington@stoel.com'; 'heidi.wilder@stoel.com'; 'cindy.castro@stoel.com';
'jamie.dombek@stoel.com'; 'doug.elliott@stoel.com'; 'deborah.harwood@stoel.com';
'shelley.sasse@stoel.com'; 'juli.waldschmidt@stoel.com'; 'debbie.dern@stoel.com'; 'jay.perez@stoel.com';
'reid.mcellrath@stoel.com'; 'nancy.masterson@stoel.com'; 'ian.ducey@stoel.com';
'john.parnass@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'zak.tomlinson@pacificalawgroup.com';
'sarah.washburn@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'jluciana@dfllegal.com'; 'sbrutout@dfllegal.com';
'dmeredith@dfllegal.com'; 'jmalloy@dfllegal.com'; 'vlamanna@dfllegal.com'; 'rcramer@dfllegal.com';
'katie.dillon@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'cindy.bourne@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'bdavidson@dfllegal.com';
'jdingess@dfllegal.com'; 'btaylor@gordonrees.com'; 'jleary@gordonrees.com';
'pambrose@gordonrees.com'; 'rschumacher@gordonrees.com'; 'amontero@gordonrees.com';
'cdrage@weildrage.com'; 'jbrannen@weildrage.com'; 'bbertch@weildrage.com'; 'bhart@weildrage.com';
'dlangel@weildrage.com'; 'cperryman@weildrage.com'; 'chess@weildrage.com';
'rschumacher@gordonrees.com'; 'sdidenhover@weildrage.com'; 'tscanlan@skellengerbender.com';
'probert@skellengerbender.com'; 'rnelson@skellengerbender.com'; 'gauslander@skellengerbender.com';
'aschuchman@skellengerbender.com'; 'twindus@watttieder.com'; 'dutz@watttieder.com';
'mwimmer@watttieder.com'; 'amas@groffmurphy.com'; 'cscott@groffmurphy.com';
'dgroff@groffmurphy.com'; 'jbeckerman@groffmurphy.com'; 'mbavand@groffmurphy.com';
'rshordt@groffmurphy.com'; Prentke, Richard O. (SEA); Woolston, V.L. (SEA); Greene, Andrew L. (SEA);
Peters, Brendan J. (SEA); Simpson, Mica D. (SEA); Heindel, Heather L. (SEA); Gellert, Nicholas (SEA);
Goddard, Jonathan P. (SEA); Brown, Cynthia (SEA); Liston, Jane (SEA); Siwiec, Kristine J. (SEA); Bone,
Carla J. (SEA)
Subject: WSDOT v. STP, et al. | Thurston Co. 16-2-00980-34 | HZUSA's Custodian & Search Terms

Counsel,

Attached please see HZUSAs Custodians and Search Terms for Thurston County Litigation.

Thank you,

Nicole Jackson | Perkins Coie LLP


LEGAL SECRETARY TO
Arunas Bura | Sean Campos | Scott D. Siekawitch | Mica D. Simpson | Graehm C. Wallace
1201 Third Avenue Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
D. +1.206.359.3635
F. +1.206.359.4635
E. NicoleJackson@perkinscoie.com

NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the
sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.
EXHIBIT B
From: Patricia Robert
To: Simpson, Mica D. (SEA)
Cc: Terry Scanlan; Rochelle Y. Nelson
Subject: Re: WSDOT v. STP, et al. | Thurston Co. 16-2-00980-34 | HZUSA"s Custodian & Search Terms
Date: Friday, May 19, 2017 1:33:10 PM

Mica,

Shannon & Wilson does not have any objections but makes the same reservations as WSDOT
and HNTB. Thank you.

Best,

Tricia

Sent from my iPhone

On May 19, 2017, at 1:02 PM, Simpson, Mica D. (Perkins Coie)


<MSimpson@perkinscoie.com> wrote:

Terry or Patricia,

Does S&W have any objections to the search terms / custodians set forth in the attached
letter?

Thanks very much.

Best,

Mica

Mica Simpson | Perkins Coie LLP
D. +1.206.359.6023
E. MSimpson@perkinscoie.com

From: Jackson, Nicole K. (SEA)
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 3:28 PM
To: 'danielg2@atg.wa.gov'; 'david.goodnight@stoel.com'; 'karl.oles@stoel.com';
'stevan.phillips@stoel.com'; 'chris.weiss@stoel.com'; 'bart.reed@stoel.com';
'rachel.dunnington@stoel.com'; 'heidi.wilder@stoel.com'; 'cindy.castro@stoel.com';
'jamie.dombek@stoel.com'; 'doug.elliott@stoel.com'; 'deborah.harwood@stoel.com';
'shelley.sasse@stoel.com'; 'juli.waldschmidt@stoel.com'; 'debbie.dern@stoel.com';
'jay.perez@stoel.com'; 'reid.mcellrath@stoel.com'; 'nancy.masterson@stoel.com';
'ian.ducey@stoel.com'; 'john.parnass@pacificalawgroup.com';
'zak.tomlinson@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'sarah.washburn@pacificalawgroup.com';
'jluciana@dfllegal.com'; 'sbrutout@dfllegal.com'; 'dmeredith@dfllegal.com';
'jmalloy@dfllegal.com'; 'vlamanna@dfllegal.com'; 'rcramer@dfllegal.com';
'katie.dillon@pacificalawgroup.com'; 'cindy.bourne@pacificalawgroup.com';
'bdavidson@dfllegal.com'; 'jdingess@dfllegal.com'; 'btaylor@gordonrees.com';
'jleary@gordonrees.com'; 'pambrose@gordonrees.com'; 'rschumacher@gordonrees.com';
'amontero@gordonrees.com'; 'cdrage@weildrage.com'; 'jbrannen@weildrage.com';
'bbertch@weildrage.com'; 'bhart@weildrage.com'; 'dlangel@weildrage.com';
'cperryman@weildrage.com'; 'chess@weildrage.com'; 'rschumacher@gordonrees.com';
'sdidenhover@weildrage.com'; 'tscanlan@skellengerbender.com';
'probert@skellengerbender.com'; 'rnelson@skellengerbender.com';
'gauslander@skellengerbender.com'; 'aschuchman@skellengerbender.com';
'twindus@watttieder.com'; 'dutz@watttieder.com'; 'mwimmer@watttieder.com';
'amas@groffmurphy.com'; 'cscott@groffmurphy.com'; 'dgroff@groffmurphy.com';
'jbeckerman@groffmurphy.com'; 'mbavand@groffmurphy.com';
'rshordt@groffmurphy.com'; Prentke, Richard O. (SEA); Woolston, V.L. (SEA); Greene,
Andrew L. (SEA); Peters, Brendan J. (SEA); Simpson, Mica D. (SEA); Heindel, Heather L.
(SEA); Gellert, Nicholas (SEA); Goddard, Jonathan P. (SEA); Brown, Cynthia (SEA); Liston,
Jane (SEA); Siwiec, Kristine J. (SEA); Bone, Carla J. (SEA)
Subject: WSDOT v. STP, et al. | Thurston Co. 16-2-00980-34 | HZUSA's Custodian &
Search Terms

Counsel,

Attached please see HZUSAs Custodians and Search Terms for Thurston County
Litigation.

Thank you,

Nicole Jackson | Perkins Coie LLP


LEGAL SECRETARY TO
Arunas Bura | Sean Campos | Scott D. Siekawitch | Mica D. Simpson | Graehm C. Wallace
1201 Third Avenue Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
D. +1.206.359.3635
F. +1.206.359.4635
E. NicoleJackson@perkinscoie.com

NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error,
please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or
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<2017-05-10 Letter from A. Greene to All Counsel.pdf>


EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
TERENCE J. S CANLAN
tscanlan@skellengerbender.com

May 12, 2017

VIA E-MAIL

The Honorable Sharon Armstrong (Ret.)


JAMS
600 University Street, Suite 1910
Seattle, WA 98101

RE: Seattle Tunnel Partners v. Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) Plc, et al.,
No. 15-2-15009-0 SEA WSDOTs Motion for Reconsideration and Related
Fact-Finding and Adjudication Concerns

Dear Judge Armstrong:

I am one of the attorneys of record for Shannon & Wilson, Inc. in the Thurston County Superior
Court lawsuit, Case No. 16-2-00980-34 (the Related Lawsuit).1 While Shannon & Wilson is
not a party to Cause No. 15-2-15009-0 before Judge Roberts (the Builders Risk Lawsuit), I
am writing to respectfully request an opportunity to discuss some discovery and fact-finding
concerns that are interrelated to WSDOTs Motion for Reconsideration, filed on May 11, 2017,
regarding its prior motion to transfer the Builders Risk Lawsuit to Thurston County for
consolidation into the Related Lawsuit. I submitted a supporting declaration to WSDOTs
motion to transfer, which was denied by Judge Roberts on May 2nd. I have also submitted a
supporting declaration to WSDOTs Motion for Reconsideration that identifies significant
concerns of Shannon & Wilson regarding the adverse impacts associated with the Courts denial
of WSDOTs motion to transfer (and eventually consolidate) the Builders Risk Lawsuit into the
Related Lawsuit. While we acknowledge that WSDOTs Motion for Reconsideration is to be
decided by Judge Roberts, the Motion gives rise to fact-finding, discovery, and case schedule
issues that we would like to address with you in your capacity as Special Master for the Related
and Builders Risk Lawsuits. These concerns are detailed a bit more herein.

Currently, Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP), WSDOT, Hitachi Zosen U.S.A, Ltd. (HZUSA),
Shannon & Wilson, HNTB Corporation, and Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. are all parties to the

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The Related Lawsuit was initiated by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) against
Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) for damages related to the SR-99 tunnel project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct
(the Project), and the costs and delays incurred as a result of the stoppage of the tunnel boring machine (TBM)
in December 2013. Other lawsuits, including two lawsuits filed against Shannon & Wilson, have since been
transferred and consolidated into the Related Action.

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Related Lawsuit in Thurston County. All of the parties claims center on the cause of the TBM
stoppage in December 2013. As to Shannon & Wilson, both HZUSA and STP have brought
negligence claims against Shannon & Wilson alleging that the TBM failure was caused, in whole
or in part, by the steel well-casing, known as TW-2, that the TBM hit in 2013. Shannon &
Wilson prepared the Geotechnical & Environmental Data Report and the Geotechnical Baseline
Report that WSDOT included in its Request for Proposals. HZUSA and STP base their claims
on the allegation that Shannon & Wilsons geotechnical reports supposedly failed to adequately
disclose TW-2s presence within the tunnel alignment. STP and HZUSA allege Shannon &
Wilson should therefore be held legally responsible for the resulting damages. Shannon &
Wilson adamantly denies any liability, and moreover, one essential component of Shannon &
Wilsons defense will be establishing that the TW-2 strike did not cause or otherwise contribute
to the TBMs failure in 2013.

As you are aware, the causation issue is present in the Builders Risk Lawsuit and will require a
factual decision as to the cause of the damage to the TBM, which will include whether the
December 2013 stoppage was caused, in whole or in part, by the TBM strike with TW-2. That
such a finding will be made in the Builders Risk Lawsuit, given that Shannon & Wilson is not a
party to that lawsuit, raises several concerns about the severe adverse impact to Shannon &
Wilson.

First, from a logistical standpoint, Shannon & Wilson is already operating at a substantial
disadvantage in the Related Lawsuit given that Shannon & Wilson was served with these
lawsuits not even five months agowhile the Related Lawsuit and the Builders Risk Lawsuit
have been active for almost two years. It is our understanding that over 10 terabytes of
information has been produced by the parties in these lawsuits. With the exception of Shannon
& Wilson (and PB, who is in a similar situation), the parties have substantially completed their
document productions and had access to documents for a longer period of time than Shannon &
Wilson. 2 To date, four important depositions of key witnesses have been taken. Shannon &
Wilson was not able to participate meaningfully in these depositions given its recent addition and
current ingestion of the documents produced by the parties. As such, Shannon & Wilson has
substantial concerns about the pace at which the case schedule in the Builders Risk Lawsuit is
driving discovery in the Related Lawsuit, given that the parties are sharing your services as the
Special Master, are abiding by a shared discovery protocol (and potentially a forthcoming
finalized deposition protocol), and proceeding on a timeframe set to have fact discovery
complete by October 2017which is only five months away. This short timeframe for fact
discovery severely prejudices Shannon & Wilson.

Second, and of particular concern, Shannon & Wilson is concerned that it will be adversely
impacted should WSDOT be collaterally estopped in the Related Lawsuit by a causation finding
in the Builders Risk Lawsuit. While Shannon & Wilson does not believe that it can directly be
collaterally estopped by a causation finding in the Builders Risk Lawsuit, Shannon & Wilson

2
In fact, Shannon & Wilson is still ingesting the parties document productions into its vendors online database and
does not have access to all of the parties documents produced to date, as it only recently (three-weeks ago) reached
agreement with an online vendor to host this vast amount of data.

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EXHIBIT E
From: Greene, Andrew L. (SEA)
To: Richard Shordt
Cc: Marisa Bavand; Kellen Ruwe; Andrea Mas
Subject: RE: AWV | Proposed Amended Case Schedule for Thurston County
Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 3:45:45 PM

Rich: Thank you for sending along WSPs proposal and for your patience as we
discussed this proposal with Hitachi Zosen. Hitachi Zosen is owed more than $100
million for its work on the project, making any discussion of further delay in the trial
date both complicated and sensitive. While Hitachi Zosen prefers not to delay the
trial date at all, we are sensitive to WSPs expressed concerns. As a result, while
Hitachi Zosen will not agree to a one-year delay to the trial date, it is open to
discussing a more modest extension, along with appropriate adjustments to the pre-
trial deadlines, such that necessary discovery can be efficiently completed before the
discovery cutoff. Please let us know if you would like to discuss options.

Andrew

Andrew Greene | Perkins Coie LLP


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From: Richard Shordt [mailto:rshordt@groffmurphy.com]


Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:45 AM
To: Greene, Andrew L. (SEA)
Cc: Marisa Bavand; Kellen Ruwe; Andrea Mas
Subject: AWV | Proposed Amended Case Schedule for Thurston County

Hi Andrew -

Im following up on our call regarding a Thurston County trial continuance. As we discussed, WSP
and S&W are generally inclined to seek approximately a 1-year extension, but we also agree with
your view that many of the pre-trial deadlines didnt seem workable given the complexities of the
case. Ive copied below a draft Amended Case Schedule that reflects our current thinking on revised
trial deadlines. Wed appreciate your thoughts on this, and whether in light of these adjusted
deadlines Hitachi would be inclined to support (or not oppose) our forthcoming motion for a
continuance.

We are happy to discuss at your convenience, though we do hope to file as soon as possible.

Disclosure of Possible Primary Lay Witness April 28, 2017


Disclosure of Possible Additional Lay Witness June 22, 2018
Deadline for Filing of Jury Demand June 29, 2018
Disclosure of Expert Witness and Production of Expert Reports October 12, 2018
on any issue for which party bears burden of proof (the parties
stipulate to application of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 for all expert
discovery)
Disclosure of Responsive Expert Witnesses and Production of December 14, 2018
Responsive Expert Reports
Deadline for Motion to Change Trial Date February 1, 2019
Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses and production of February 1, 2019
Rebuttal Expert Reports
Discovery Cutoff February 15, 2019
Dispositive Motions Heard (on or before) May 3, 2019
Briefing Schedule Refer to LCR 5
Mediation/ADR Settlement Conference May 3, 2019
Deadline to File Joint Confirmation of Trial Readiness May 17, 2019
Deadline to Exchange Witness & Exhibit Lists & Documentary May 31, 2019
Exhibits
Pre-Trial Conference Appearance Mandatory June 10, 2019
TRIAL (28 days) July 15, 2019

Rich
Richard F. Shordt
Attorney
Groff Murphy, PLLC
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