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Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Trial Division

For Prothonotary Use Only (Docket Number)

Civil Cover Sheet


PLAINTIFF'S NAME

E-Filing Number:

1401016113

DEFENDANT'S NAME

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.


PLAINTIFF'S ADDRESS

H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE


DEFENDANT'S ADDRESS

4800 DEERWOOD CAMPUS PARKWAY JACKSONVILLE FL 32246


PLAINTIFF'S NAME

ONE GATEWAY CENTER, STE 525 420 FT. DUQUESNE BLVD PITTSBURGH PA 15222
DEFENDANT'S NAME

UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.


PLAINTIFF'S ADDRESS DEFENDANT'S ADDRESS

12125 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE MN 53344


PLAINTIFF'S NAME DEFENDANT'S NAME

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA


PLAINTIFF'S ADDRESS DEFENDANT'S ADDRESS

5901 CHAPEL HILL ROAD DURHAM NC 27707


TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFFS TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION

40
AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY COURT PROGRAMS

1
Arbitration Jury Non-Jury Other:

Complaint X Writ of Summons

Petition Action Transfer From Other Jurisdictions

Notice of Appeal

$50,000.00 or less X More than $50,000.00


CASE TYPE AND CODE

Mass Tort Savings Action Petition

X Commerce Minor Court Appeal Statutory Appeals

Settlement Minors W/D/Survival

1G - SUBROGATION ACTION
STATUTORY BASIS FOR CAUSE OF ACTION

RELATED PENDING CASES (LIST BY CASE CAPTION AND DOCKET NUMBER)

IS CASE SUBJECT TO COORDINATION ORDER? YES

NO

JAN 28 2014
K. EDWARDS
TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly enter my appearance on behalf of Plaintiff/Petitioner/Appellant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. , UNITED HEALTHCARE SE Papers may be served at the address set forth below.
NAME OF PLAINTIFF'S/PETITIONER'S/APPELLANT'S ATTORNEY ADDRESS

GERALD LAWRENCE, JR.


PHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER

200 BARR HARBOR DR SUITE 400 WEST CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428

(610)941-2760
SUPREME COURT IDENTIFICATION NO.

(610)862-9777
E-MAIL ADDRESS

69079
SIGNATURE OF FILING ATTORNEY OR PARTY

glawrence@lowey.com
DATE SUBMITTED

GERALD LAWRENCE, JR.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:23 pm


FINAL COPY (Approved by the Prothonotary Clerk)

COMPLETE LIST OF PLAINTIFFS:


1. M.D. CARE, INC. 1640 E. HILL STREET, BLDG. 2 SIGNAL HILL CA 90755 2. HUMANA WISCONSIN HEALTH ORGANIZATION INSURANCE TWO RIVERWOOD DR. N19W24133 RIVERWOOD DRIVE WAUKESHA WI 53188-1145 3. HUMANA REGIONAL HEALTH PLAN, INC. C/O CORPORATION SERVICE CENTER 300 S. SPRING LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 4. HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF UTAH, INC. 9815 SOUTH MONROE STREET SUITE 300 SANDY UT 84070 5. HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN, INC. 5555 GLENWOOD HILLS PKWY SUITE 150 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49612 6. HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. 3501 SW 160TH AVE. MIRAMAR FL 33027 7. HUMANA HEALTH PLANS OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. ROOSEVELT AVE. 3RD FLOOR SAN JUAN PR 00918-2131 8. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC. 1221 S. MO PAC EXPY SUITE 200 AUSTIN TX 78746-7625 9. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF OHIO, INC. 640 EDEN PARK DRIVE CINCINNATI OH 45202 10. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 450 IRVINE CA 92614 11. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC. 321 WEST MAIN STREET 12TH FLOOR LOUISVILLE KY 40202 12. HUMANA HEALTH COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. 845 THIRD AVE., 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 13. HUMANA HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. ONE GALLERIA BLVD., SUITE 850 METAIRIE LA 70001 14. HUMANA ADVANTAGECARE PLAN 3501 SW 160TH AVE. MIRAMAR FL 33027 15. HUMANA EMPLOYERS HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 ASHWOOD PKWY, SUITE 500 ATLANTA GA 30338 16. CHA HMO, INC. 500 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 40202 17. CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. 2160 LAKESIDE CENTRE WAY SUITE 200 KNOXVILLE TN 37922 18. CAREPLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC. 11430 NW 20TH STREET SUITE 300 MIAMI FL 33172 19. ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. 500 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 40202 20. ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. ONE GALLERIA BLVD., SUITE 850 METAIRIE LA 70001 21. ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 ASHWOOD PKWY, SUITE 500 ATLANTA GA 30338 22. ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. C/O CORPORATION SERVICE CENTER 300 DESCHUTES TUMWATER WA 98501 23. HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK 845 THIRD AVE. 7TH FLOOR

CORPORATION SUITE 300 ST., 300 SPRING BLDG., STE 900

WAY SW SUITE 304

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NEW YORK NY 10022 HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF KENTUCKY 500 WEST MAIN STREET LOUISVILLE KY 40202 HUMANA INSURANCE OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. ROOSEVELT AVE., 3RD FLOOR SAN JUAN PR 00918-2131 HUMANA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. 3501 SW 160TH AVE. MIRAMAR FL 33027 HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY 1100 EMPLOYERS BLVD. DEPERE WI 54115 HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC. 7915 N. HALE AVENUE, SUITE D PEORIA IL 61615 AETNA, INC. 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE HARTFORD CT 06156 EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY 1221 S. MO PAC EXPY SUITE 200 AUSTIN TX 78746-7625 CARITEN INSURANCE COMPANY 2160 LAKESIDE CENTRE WAY SUITE 200 KNOXVILLE TN 37922 TUFTS HEALTH PLAN 705 MT. AUBURN STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472 PRIORITY HEALTH 1231 EAST BELTLINE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525 JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH CARE LLC 6704 CURTIS COURT GLEN BURNIE MD 21060 HEALTH NET, INC. 21650 OXNARD STREET WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH ASSOCIATION 310 NE MULBERRY STREET LEES SUMMIT MO 64086-5861 BLUECROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TENNESSEE 1 CAMERON HILL CIRCLE CHATTANOOGA TN 37402 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA 5901 CHAPEL HILL ROAD DURHAM NC 27707 UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. 12125 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE EDEN PRAIRIE MN 53344 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. 4800 DEERWOOD CAMPUS PARKWAY JACKSONVILLE FL 32246

COMMERCE PROGRAM ADDENDUM TO CIVIL COVER SHEET


This case is subject to the Commerce Program because it is not an arbitration matter and it falls within one or more of the following types (check all applicable): 1. Actions relating to the internal affairs or governance, dissolution or liquidation, rights or obligations between or among owners (shareholders, partners, members), or liability or indemnity of managers (officers, directors, managers, trustees, or members or partners functioning as managers) of business corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies or partnerships, professional associations, business trusts, joint ventures or other business enterprises, including but not limited to any actions involving interpretation of the rights or obligations under the organic law (e.g., Pa. Business Corporation Law), articles of incorporation, by-laws or agreements governing such enterprises; Disputes between or among two or more business enterprises relating to transactions, business relationships or contracts between or among the business enterprises. Examples of such transactions, relationships and contracts include: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. 3. Uniform Commercial Code transactions; Purchases or sales of business or the assets of businesses; Sales of goods or services by or to business enterprises; Non-consumer bank or brokerage accounts, including loan, deposit cash management and investment accounts; Surety bonds; Purchases or sales or leases of, or security interests in, commercial, real or personal property; and Franchisor/franchisee relationships.

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Actions relating to trade secret or non-compete agreements; "Business torts," such as claims of unfair competition, or interference with contractual relations or prospective contractual relations; Actions relating to intellectual property disputes; Actions relating to securities, or relating to or arising under the Pennsylvania Securities Act; Derivative actions and class actions based on claims otherwise falling within these ten types, such as shareholder class actions, but not including consumer class actions, personal injury class actions, and products liability class actions; Actions relating to corporate trust affairs; Declaratory judgment actions brought by insurers, and coverage dispute and bad faith claims brought by insureds, where the dispute arises from a business or commercial insurance policy, such as a Comprehensive General Liability policy; Third-party indemnification claims against insurance companies where the subject insurance policy is a business or commercial policy and where the underlying dispute would otherwise be subject to the Commerce Program, not including claims where the underlying dispute is principally a personal injury claim.
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EFS #1401016113

Filed and Attested by PROTHONOTARY 28 JAN 2014 04:23 pm K. EDWARDS

By: GERALD LAWRENCE, Esq. E-mail: glawrence@lowey.com Identification No. 69079 LOWEY DANNENBERG COHEN & HART, P.C. Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: 610-941-2760 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. 4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32246, UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. 12125 Technology Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344,

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES HEARING [ ] IS [X] IS NOT REQUIRED

[X] JURY [ ] NON JURY Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA 5901 Chapel Hill Road Durham, NC 27707, BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga, TN 37402, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH ASSOCIATION 310 NE Mulberry Street Lees Summit, MO 64086-5861, HEALTH NET, INC. 21650 Oxnard Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367, (caption continued on next page)

Trial Division JANUARY TERM, 2014

NO. __________________

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JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH CARE LLC 6704 Curtis Court Glen Burnie, MD 21060, PRIORITY HEALTH 1231 East Beltline Grand Rapids, MI 49525, TUFTS HEALTH PLAN 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472, CARITEN INSURANCE COMPANY 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922, EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625, AETNA, INC. 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06156, HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC 7915 N. Hale Avenue, Suite D Peoria, IL 61615, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY 1100 Employers Blvd. DePere, WI 54115, HUMANA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave. Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA INSURANCE OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF KENTUCKY 500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, (caption continued on next page)

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HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center, 300 Deschutes Way SW, Suite 304 Tumwater, WA 98501, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202, CAREPLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC. 11430 NW 20th Street, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33172, CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922, CHA HMO, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA EMPLOYERS HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338, HUMANA ADVANTAGECARE PLAN 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001, (caption continued on next page)
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HUMANA HEALTH COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC. 321 West Main Street, 12th Floor Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 1 Park Plaza, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92614, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF OHIO, INC. 640 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC. 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625, HUMANA HEALTH PLANS OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN, INC. 5555 Glenwood Hills Pkwy., Suite 150 Grand Rapids, MI 49512, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF UTAH, INC. 9815 South Monroe Street, Suite 300 Sandy, UT 84070, HUMANA REGIONAL HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center 300 S. Spring St., 300 Spring Bldg., Ste. 900 Little Rock, AR 72201, HUMANA WISCONSIN HEALTH ORGANIZATION INSURANCE CORPORATION Two Riverwood Dr. N19W24133 Riverwood Drive, Suite 300, Waukesha, WI 53188-1145, (caption continued on next page)
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M.D. CARE, INC. 1640 E. Hill Street, Bldg. 2 Signal Hill, CA 90755, Plaintiffs, v. H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE One Gateway Center, Ste 525 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Defendant.

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PRAECIPE TO ISSUE WRIT OF SUMMONS TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Kindly issue a Writ of Summons Civil Action in the above-captioned matter.. By: /s/ Gerald Lawrence Gerald Lawrence, Esq. (I.D. No. 69079) LOWEY DANNENBERG COHEN & HART, P.C. Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: 610-941-2760 Fax: 610-862-9777 Email: glawrence@lowey.com Of Counsel: RAWLINGS AND ASSOCIATES Mark D. Fischer, Esq. 1 Eden Parkway LaGrange, Kentucky 40031 Telephone: (502) 587-1279 Facsimile: (502) 584-8580 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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By: GERALD LAWRENCE, Esq. E-mail: glawrence@lowey.com Identification No. 69079 LOWEY DANNENBERG COHEN & HART, P.C. Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: 610-941-2760

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES HEARING [ ] IS [X] IS NOT REQUIRED

[X] JURY [ ] NON JURY Attorneys for Plaintiffs

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. 4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32246, UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. 12125 Technology Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA 5901 Chapel Hill Road Durham, NC 27707, BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga, TN 37402, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH ASSOCIATION 310 NE Mulberry Street Lees Summit, MO 64086-5861, HEALTH NET, INC. 21650 Oxnard Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367, JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH CARE LLC 6704 Curtis Court Glen Burnie, MD 21060, PRIORITY HEALTH 1231 East Beltline Grand Rapids, MI 49525, (caption continued on next page) PHILADELPHIA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Trial Division JANUARY, 2014

NO. __________________

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TUFTS HEALTH PLAN 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472, CARITEN INSURANCE COMPANY 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922, EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625, AETNA, INC. 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06156, HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC 7915 N. Hale Avenue, Suite D Peoria, IL 61615, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY 1100 Employers Blvd. DePere, WI 54115, HUMANA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave. Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA INSURANCE OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF KENTUCKY 500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022, (caption continued on next page)

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ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center, 300 Deschutes Way SW, Suite 304 Tumwater, WA 98501, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001, ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202, CAREPLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC. 11430 NW 20th Street, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33172, CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922, CHA HMO, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA EMPLOYERS HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338, HUMANA ADVANTAGECARE PLAN 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001, (caption continued on next page)

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HUMANA HEALTH COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC. 321 West Main Street, 12th Floor Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 1 Park Plaza, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92614, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF OHIO, INC. 640 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC. 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625, HUMANA HEALTH PLANS OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN, INC. 5555 Glenwood Hills Pkwy., Suite 150 Grand Rapids, MI 49512, HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF UTAH, INC. 9815 South Monroe Street, Suite 300 Sandy, UT 84070, HUMANA REGIONAL HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center 300 S. Spring St., 300 Spring Bldg., Ste. 900 Little Rock, AR 72201, (caption continued on next page)

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HUMANA WISCONSIN HEALTH ORGANIZATION INSURANCE CORPORATION Two Riverwood Dr. N19W24133 Riverwood Drive, Suite 300, Waukesha, WI 53188-1145, M.D. CARE, INC. 1640 E. Hill Street, Bldg. 2 Signal Hill, CA 90755, Plaintiffs, v.

H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE One Gateway Center, Ste 525 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Defendant.

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PRE-COMPLAINT INTERROGATORY Pursuant to Rule 4003.8 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., United Healthcare Services, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Government Employees Health Association, Health Net, Inc., Johns Hopkins Health Care LLC, Priority Health, Tufts Health Plan, Cariten Insurance Company, Emphesys Insurance Company, Aetna, Inc., Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc., Humana Insurance Company, Humana Health Insurance Company of Florida, Inc., Humana Insurance of Puerto Rico, Inc., Humana Insurance Company of Kentucky, Humana Insurance Company of New York, Arcadian Health Plan, Inc., Arcadian Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Arcadian Health Plan of Louisiana, Inc., Arcadian Health Plan of North Carolina, Inc., CarePlus Health Plans, Inc., Cariten Health Plan Inc., CHA HMO, Inc., Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Humana AdvantageCare Plan, Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, Inc., Humana Health Company of New York, Inc., Humana Health Plan, Inc., Humana Health Plan of California, Inc., Humana Health Plan of Ohio, Inc., Humana Health Plan Of Texas, Inc., Humana Health Plans of Puerto Rico, Inc., Humana Medical Plan, Inc., Humana Medical Plan of Michigan, Inc., Humana Medical Plan of Utah, Inc., Humana Regional Health Plan, Inc., Humana Wisconsin Health Organization Insurance Corporation, M.D. Care, Inc. (Plaintiffs) serve these Pre-Complaint Interrogatories on Defendant H.K. Porter Asbestos Trust, Mark M. Gleason, Trustee (Defendant). The Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure allow for pre-complaint discovery where the information sought is material and necessary to the filing of the complaint and the discovery will not cause unreasonable annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, burden or expense to any person or party. Pa. R. Civ. P. 4003.8(a). Available

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discovery under Rule 4003.8 includes, but is not limited to, the Interrogatories served herein. See Pa. R. Civ. P. 4001(c), 4005(a).

PLAINTIFFS CLAIMS Plaintiffs, like most health insurers and health benefit plan administrators in the United States, provide medical expense coverage to their members under agreements where such members authorize Plaintiffs to pursue claims for subrogation and reimbursement. The right to subrogation, which arises when a tortfeasor causes a plan member to suffer injury requiring medical treatment paid for by the plan, allows the plan to stand in the shoes of the member to bring a claim directly against the tortfeasor for the cost of that medical treatment. Besides this contractual right, many states, including Pennsylvania, recognize an equitable right to subrogation even absent plan language extending that right to a health plan. See, e.g., Valor v. Pa. Emps. Benefit Trust Fund, 939 A.2d 312, 319-320 (Pa. 2007). The right to reimbursement, which arises when a member is injured by a tortfeasor and subsequently receives compensation from the tortfeasor for his or her injury, allows the plan to recover its medical expenses directly from the member or others who come into possession of the settlement funds, such as the members attorney. Defendant or certain of its other affiliated and/or predecessor entities, has been alleged or found to be liable in lawsuits in various federal and state courts alleging personal injury resulting from exposure to asbestos containing products and/or has assumed the liability associated with the asbestos-related activities of its affiliated and/or predecessor entities which has caused claimants to file claims against the Defendant seeking compensation for asbestos-related injuries. Claimants filing these suits and/or claims allege various asbestos related diseases.

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Plaintiffs intend to sue Defendant and other defendants, seeking (a) a declaratory judgment regarding their subrogation and reimbursement rights; (b) recovery from Defendant in subrogation of expenses of treating the adverse health outcomes their members experienced from exposure to asbestos containing products; and (c) reimbursement from health plan members who settled claims relating to asbestos-related injuries. However, it is impossible for Plaintiffs to draft their complaint without knowing the identity of these claimants who have (a) sued Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities; (b) signed tolling agreements with Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities; (c) settled with Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities; or (d) filed a claim against Defendants or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities alleging exposure to an asbestos, or asbestos-containing, product for which the Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities are responsible. With the below Interrogatory, Plaintiffs seek to identify claimants with asbestos-related injuries. INSTRUCTIONS The interrogatory requests identification of claimants with asbestos-related injuries who have made a claim against the Defendant or its affiliates and/or predecessor entities. Please provide answers to these interrogatories in Excel spreadsheets or other searchable electronic format. DEFINITIONS Claimants with asbestos-related injuries includes anyone who has (a) sued Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities in state or federal court alleging exposure to asbestos containing products injured him or her or anyone else whom the claimant alleges the right to represent regarding the assertion of asbestos- related injury claims; (b) entered into an agreement with Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities that either tolled or resolved his or her

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(or the person he or she claims the right to represent) asbestos-related injury claim against Defendant or its affiliated entities, (c) settled with Defendant or its affiliated and/or predecessor entities his or her (or the person he or she claims the right to represent) asbestos-related injury claim; or (d) asserted, submitted or filed a claim against the Defendant seeking to recover for injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos, or asbestos-containing, product(s). Defendant includes H.K. Porter Asbestos Trust, Mark M. Gleason, Trustee and the H.K. Porter Asbestos Trusts affiliated and/or predecessor entities. INTERROGATORY 1. Identify (a) the first name, last name, last known address, social security number

and date of birth of all Claimants who have asserted, submitted, or filed a claim seeking recovery for asbestos-related injuries, and any persons such Claimants with asbestos-related injuries purport to represent. DATE: January 28, 2014 By: /s/ Gerald Lawrence Gerald Lawrence, Esq. (I.D. No. 69079) LOWEY DANNENBERG COHEN & HART, P.C. Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Phone: 610-941-2760 Fax: 610-862-9777 Email: glawrence@lowey.com Of Counsel: RAWLINGS AND ASSOCIATES Mark D. Fischer, Esq. 1 Eden Parkway LaGrange, Kentucky 40031 Telephone: (502) 587-1279 Facsimile: (502) 584-8580 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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C.P.97

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

SUMMONS CITACION

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC., ET AL.,

JANUARY
No.

Term, 20 14

vs.

H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE

To (1)
H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE One Gateway Center, Ste 525 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15222

You are notified that the Plaintiff (2) Usted esta avisado que el demandante (2)
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE A

Has (have) commenced an action against you. Ha (han) iniciado una accion en contra suya.

JOSEPH H. EVERS
Prothonotary

By

28 JAN 2014 04:23 pm K. EDWARDS

140102789

(1) (2)

Name(s) of Defendant(s) Name(s) of Plaintiff(s)

Date

10-208 (Rev. 6/00)

Case ID: 140102789

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS


JANUARY 14 No. __________ __________Term, 20 ____

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC., ET AL.,

vs.
H.K. PORTER ASBESTOS TRUST, MARK M. GLEASON, TRUSTEE

SUMMONS

Case ID: 140102789

SCHEDULE A BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC. 4800 Deerwood Campus Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32246 UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. 12125 Technology Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA 5901 Chapel Hill Road Durham, NC 27707 BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE 1 Cameron Hill Circle Chattanooga, TN 37402 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH ASSOCIATION 310 NE Mulberry Street Lees Summit, MO 64086-5861 HEALTH NET, INC. 21650 Oxnard Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367 JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH CARE LLC 6704 Curtis Court Glen Burnie, MD 21060 PRIORITY HEALTH 1231 East Beltline Grand Rapids, MI 49525 TUFTS HEALTH PLAN 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 CARITEN INSURANCE COMPANY 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922 EMPHESYS INSURANCE COMPANY 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625

Case ID: 140102789

AETNA, INC. 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06156 HUMANA BENEFIT PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC 7915 N. Hale Avenue, Suite D Peoria, IL 61615 HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY 1100 Employers Blvd. DePere, WI 54115 HUMANA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave. Miramar, FL 33027 HUMANA INSURANCE OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131 HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF KENTUCKY 500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center, 300 Deschutes Way SW, Suite 304 Tumwater, WA 98501 ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338 ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001 ARCADIAN HEALTH PLAN OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202

Case ID: 140102789

CAREPLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC. 11430 NW 20th Street, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33172 CARITEN HEALTH PLAN INC. 2160 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 200 Knoxville, TN 37922 CHA HMO, INC. 500 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 HUMANA EMPLOYERS HEALTH PLAN OF GEORGIA, INC. 900 Ashwood Pkwy, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338 HUMANA ADVANTAGECARE PLAN 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027 HUMANA HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN OF LOUISIANA, INC. One Galleria Blvd., Suite 850 Metairie, LA 70001 HUMANA HEALTH COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. 845 Third Ave., 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC. 321 West Main Street, 12th Floor Louisville, KY 40202, HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 1 Park Plaza, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92614 HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF OHIO, INC. 640 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 HUMANA HEALTH PLAN OF TEXAS, INC. 1221 S. Mo Pac Expy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78746-7625 HUMANA HEALTH PLANS OF PUERTO RICO, INC. 383 F. D. Roosevelt Ave., 3rd Floor San Juan, PR 00918-2131
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Case ID: 140102789

HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC. 3501 SW 160th Ave Miramar, FL 33027 HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN, INC. 5555 Glenwood Hills Pkwy., Suite 150 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN OF UTAH, INC. 9815 South Monroe Street, Suite 300 Sandy, UT 84070 HUMANA REGIONAL HEALTH PLAN, INC. c/o Corporation Service Center 300 S. Spring St., 300 Spring Bldg., Ste. 900 Little Rock, AR 72201 HUMANA WISCONSIN HEALTH ORGANIZATION INSURANCE CORPORATION Two Riverwood Dr. N19W24133 Riverwood Drive, Suite 300, Waukesha, WI 53188-1145 M.D. CARE, INC. 1640 E. Hill Street, Bldg. 2 Signal Hill, CA 90755

Case ID: 140102789

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