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Collins v. Olin Corp.
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CLARENCE R. COLLINS, JR., ET AL )JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
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OLIN CORPORATION AND THE )
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DEFENDANTS )
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DEPOSITION OF: ELLECIA SIMS
DATE TAKEN: FEBRUARY 1, 2005
LOCATION: HALLORAN & SAGE
225 Asylum Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Reporter: KATHLEEN S. NORTON, RPR, LSR #105
BRANDON SMITH REPORTING SERVICE, LLC
44 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 549-1850
Fax: (860) 549-1537
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Collins v. Olin Corp. 2
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1 talking about, then the waking up at night and the
2 difficulty sleeping?
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3 A Yes.
4 Q Again, if your yard was remediated in 1
A 5 accordance with proper, expert approved methodology,
6 and the situations down the street that you have
7 talked about, the facilities down the street were
8 taken care of, would you no longer have that stress l
9 and worry about it?
10 A Yes.
11 Q Okay. The last item you talked about, and,
12 again, we'll come back to the monetary one in a
13 moment, the last item that you talked about was
14 knowing that you could use the facilities down the
15 street.
16 A Yes.
17 Q What facilities are you referring to?
18 A Being able to take the children down to the
19 small play yard that‘s down the street.
20 Q At this time do you believe that you cannot
21 take the children down there? 2
22 A Yes.
23 Q Why? .
24 A Because they said there's contamination down
25 there in the sand and everything and I'm just afraid
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1 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
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3 I, Kathleen S. Norton, a Registered Professional
Reporter/Commissioner within and for the State of
4 Connecticut, do hereby certify that I took the
deposition of ELLECIA SIMS, on February 1, 2005, who
5 was by me duly sworn to testify to the truth and
I nothing but the truth; that she was thereupon carefully
V 6 examined upon her oath and her examination reduced to
writing under my direction by means of Computer
7 Assisted Transcription, and that this deposition is a
true record of the testimony given by the witness.
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` 9 I further certify that I am neither attorney nor
counsel for, nor related to, nor employed by any of the
10 parties to the action in which this deposition is taken
and further that I am not a relative or employee of any
11 attorney or counsel employed by the parties hereto, nor
financially interested in the outcome of the action.
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13 IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
February 14, 2005.
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17 Kathleen S. Norton
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19 Notary Public License No. 00105
My commission expires; 7-31-07
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