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_ July 11, 2008
BY FEDERAL EXPRESS
Mr. Jeffrey N. Liithi
Clerk of the Panel
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
Room G-255, North Lobby
One Columbus Circle, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-8004
Re: BEFORE THE JUDICAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT
LITIGATION IN RE ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY
LITIGA TION (NO. VD, DOCKET NO. MDL-875
NOTICE OF TAG-ALONG ACTION
Dear Mr. Luthi:
Attached at Tab 1 is a copy of the Complaint in F outs v. Airstream, et al., an
act1on seeking damages for asbestos-related injuries filed in the Superior Court of Delaware,
New Castle County, Case No. 08C-05-163 ASB. F outs was removed to the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware. A copy of the Notice of Removal is attached at Tab
2. Fouts is related to and shares common issues of the fact with the actions in In Re Asbestos
Products Liability Litigation, Docket No, MDL-875 ("MDL-875"), which were transferred to the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania before the Honorable James T. Giles, pursuant to the Pane1’s
Order and Opinion of July 29, 1991. In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VD, 771 F.
Supp. 415 (J.P.M.L. 1991).
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Mr. Jeffrey N. Luthi
July ll, 2008
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F outs involves common issues of fact with and is related to the actions in MDL-
875 in a number of respects. First and most importantly, the causes of action in F outs are based
on the same factual predicates as other actions in MDL-875 — namely, allegations of asbestos-
related disease or injury stemming from exposure to asbestos in products and on premises and
inhalation of asbestos fibers. Second, based on these allegations, Fouts asserts the same causes
of action as the plaintiffs in MDL-875 including, negligence and strict liability. Third, like the
plaintiffs in MDL-875, Plaintiffs in F outs seek to recover compensatory damages for asbestos-
related disease or injury. For these reasons, discovery in F outs would be streamlined and
conducted more efficiently through the coordinated multidistrict discovery process already in
place in MDL—875 governing the same types of asbestos allegations, claims and damages.
Accordingly, pursuant to R.P.J.P.M.L. 7.2(i), 7.3(a), 7.4 and 7.5(e), Defendant Viad Corp hereby
notifies the Panel that F outs is pending in federal court and should be transferred to the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania to become part of MDL-875.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above
telephone number.
Very truly yours,
JMK:lbc
Attachments
cc: United States District Court, District of Delaware (via hand delivery only)
All Counsel of Record in F Outs (See Tab 3) (via mail only) (w/o encl.)
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