FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 02/12/2014 INDEX NO /2014 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/12/2014

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1 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 02/12/2014 INDEX NO /2014 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/12/2014 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK GEORGE COONEY, Index No.: Date Filed: -against- Plaintiff(s), Plaintiff Designates NEW YORK County as the Place of Trial n/k/a BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, by its successor-in-interest, BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., CATERPILLAR, INC., CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC., DANA COMPANIES, LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC., HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL), UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, The Basis of Venue is Defendants' Place of Business SUMMONS Defendants. To the above named Defendant(s) You are hereby summoned to answer the verified complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff's Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated, February 12, 2014 New York, New York Defendant's address: SEE ATTACHED DEFENDANTS RIDER WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Post Office Address 700 Broadway New York, New York (212)

2 DEFENDANTS' RIDER n/k/a BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC. 41 State Street Albany, NY BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, by its successor-in-interest, BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC Hamlin Road Auburn Hills, MI CATERPILLAR, INC. CT Corporation Systems New York, NY CERTAINTEED CORPORATION CT Corporation System New York, NY CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Wilmington, DE DANA COMPANIES, LLC 900 West South Boundary St., Bldg. 8A Perrysburg, OH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Electric Insurance Company 75 Sam Fonzo Drive Beverly, MA GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC. CT Corporation Systems New York, NY HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX 101 Columbia Road and Park Avenue Morristown, NJ OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC. One Michael Owens Way Perrysburg, OH 43551

3 PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER) CT Corporation Systems New York, NY U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL) Greenfield, Stein & Senior (Agent for Service of Process) 600 Third Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION CT Corporation Systems New York, NY 10019

4 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK GEORGE COONEY, Index No.: Date Filed: Plaintiff(s), -against- n/k/a BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, by its successor-in-interest, BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., CATERPILLAR, INC., CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC., DANA COMPANIES, LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC., HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL), UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, VERIFIED COMPLAINT Defendants. Plaintiff(s), GEORGE COONEY, by their attorneys WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C., upon information and belief, at all times hereinafter mentioned alleges as follows: 1. Plaintiff(s), GEORGE COONEY, by their attorneys, WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C., for their verified complaint respectfully alleges: 2. Defendant GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC., was and still is a duly organized domestic corporation doing business in the State of New York.

5 Plaintiff(s), GEORGE COONEY, repeats and realleges NYAL - WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C. STANDARD ASBESTOS COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL INJURY No. 7 as if fully incorporated herein as it pertains to the defendants in the aforementioned caption. Dated: February 12, 2014 New York, New York. Yours, etc., WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) 700 Broadway New York, NY (212)

6 STATE OF NEW YORK ) COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) SS: The undersigned, an attorney admitted to practice in the Courts of New York State, shows: Deponent is an Associate of the firm WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C., Counsel for the plaintiff(s) in the within action; deponent has read the foregoing summons and verified complaint and knows the contents thereof; the same is true to deponent's own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and that as to those matters deponent believes it to be true. This verification is made by deponent and not by plaintiff(s) because plaintiff(s) resides outside of the County of New York where plaintiffs' counsel and deponent maintain their office. Dated: February 12, 2014 New York, New York /S/ SAMUEL MEIROWITZ

7 Index No.: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK GEORGE COONEY, -against- n/k/a BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., et. al., Plaintiff(s), Defendants. SUMMONS and COMPLAINT WEITZ & LUXENBERG, P.C. Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS 700 Broadway New York, NY To Attorney(s) for Service of a copy of the within is hereby admitted. Dated, February 12, Attorney(s) for ===================================================================================

8 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK GEORGE COONEY, -against- Plaintiff(s), FULL CAPTION RIDER n/k/a BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, by its successor-in-interest, BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC, INC., CATERPILLAR, INC., CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC., DANA COMPANIES, LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GEORGIA PACIFIC LLC., HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., f/k/a ALLIED SIGNAL, INC. / BENDIX, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PFIZER, INC. (PFIZER), U.S. RUBBER COMPANY (UNIROYAL), UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Defendants.