FILED 2018 NOV 13 02:23 PM The Honorable Mary E. Roberts Noted for Hearing: November 16, 2018 KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK E-FILED CASE #: 15-2-15009-0 SEA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY 8 9 10 SEATTLE TUNNEL PARTNERS, a Washington joint venture, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiffs, 11 12 15 WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS HITACHI ZOSEN U.S.A. Ltd. Intervenor-Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 15-2-15009-0 SEA v. GREAT LAKES REINSURANCE (UK) PLC, a foreign insurance company; et al., 16 Defendants. 17 18 WSDOT briefly responds to Hitachi’s response to WSDOT’s motion for spoliation 19 sanctions. 20 1. WSDOT is in no way required to go along with STP’s spoliation of evidence. 21 STP not only lost or destroyed critical evidence, but also concealed that it had lost or destroyed 22 this evidence from WSDOT for more than a year. STP has no explanation for the loss or 23 destruction of the boulders and the Hauser Journal. STP’s explanation for Pieces #1, #2, #3, 4, 24 #7, #8, and #9 is contradictory and incomplete, at best. 25 26 2. Hitachi’s assertion that WSDOT has some obligation to go along with STP’s misconduct merely because it is a co-insured is difficult to understand. WSDOT has no such WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS - 1 STOEL RIVES LLP 99206733.1 0081287-00001 ATTORNEYS 600 University Street, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone 206.624.0900 1 2 obligation, particularly where, as here, WSDOT disputes that TW-2 caused damage to the TBM. 3. STP served its Differing Site Condition claim on WSDOT on December 12, 2013, 3 before STP had any evidence that TW-2 damaged the TBM. Goodnight Decl., Ex. Y. Internal 4 STP emails show that STP was looking for evidence that pieces of the now lost or destroyed 5 portions of TW-2 got into the seal system, in which case such evidence would be worth 6 “millions.” Supplemental Declaration of David R. Goodnight, Ex. WW (“The million-dollar 7 question (millions, really) is if at some point, a shard of the pipe could have entered the seal 8 structure, breaking the seals.”). STP never found such evidence. Instead, STP lost or destroyed 9 the various pieces of metal that it wanted to test, and that it promised WSDOT it would test. 10 11 WSDOT is the innocent party and should not be prejudiced by STP’s misconduct. 4. If the Court finds that STP committed spoliation, the Court has broad discretion in 12 determining an appropriate remedial sanction. Homeworks Constr., Inc. v. Wells, 133 Wn. App. 13 892, 899, 138 P.3d 654 (2006). WSDOT does not oppose a separate hearing on the appropriate 14 sanction to be imposed if it would be helpful to the Court. 15 DATED this 13th day of November, 2018. 16 I certify that this reply contains 332 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Robert W. Ferguson ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF WASHINGTON STOEL RIVES LLP s/Guy W. Bowman Guy W. Bowman, WSBA No. 29214 Assistant Attorney General Transportation and Public Construction Division 7141 Cleanwater Drive SW PO Box 40113 Olympia, WA 98504-0113 Phone: (360) 753-1626 s/David R. Goodnight Karl Oles, WSBA No. 16401 karl.oles@stoel.com David R. Goodnight, WSBA No. 20286 david.goodnight@stoel.com Bart W. Reed, WSBA No. 45005 bart.reed@stoel.com Rachel D. Groshong, WSBA No. 47021 rachel.groshong@stoel.com 600 University Street, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206) 624-0900 Attorneys for Plaintiff Washington State Department of Transportation 26 WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS - 2 STOEL RIVES LLP 99206733.1 0081287-00001 ATTORNEYS 600 University Street, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone 206.624.0900 DECLARATION OF SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cindy Castro, hereby declares as follows: 1. I am a legal practice assistant employed by the law firm of Stoel Rives LLP, a citizen of the United States, over the age of 18 years, not a party to this matter, and competent to testify herein. 2. On the date indicated below, I caused to be delivered one true and correct copy of the foregoing document on counsel of record as follows: 7 Attorneys for Plaintiff Seattle Tunnel Partners 8 Dale L. Kingman, WSBA #07060 Matthew F. Pierce, WSBA #34019 Greg D. Pendleton, WSBA #38361 John D. Cadagan, WSBA #47996 Guin B. Bogusz, WSBA #52937 Miles C. Bludorn, WSBA54238 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22        GORDON TILDEN THOMAS & CORDELL LLP 600 University Street, Suite 2915 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone (206) 467-6477 Joseph L. Luciana, III, PA Bar #50286* Samantha L. Brutout, PA Bar #203553* James S. Malloy, PA Bar #89354* David G. Meredith, PA Bar #307466* John P. Miller, PA Bar #91304* Victor A. Delnore, PA Bar #309852* Brian R. Davidson, PA Bar #74684* DINGESS, FOSTER, LUCIANA, DAVIDSON & CHLEBOSKI, LLP 20 Stanwix Street, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 *Admitted pro hac vice      Haley K. Krug, WSBA #39315 ANDERSEN SCHWARTZMAN WOODARD BRAILSFORD 101 So. Capitol Blvd, Suite 1600 Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 342-4411      hand delivery via legal messenger overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: dkingman@gordontilden.com mpierce@gordontilden.com gpendleton@gordontilden.com jcadagan@gordontilden.com gbogusz@gordontilden.com mbludorn@gordontilden.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: jluciana@dfllegal.com sbrutout@dfllegal.com jmalloy@dfllegal.com dmeridith@dfllegal.com jmiller@dfllegal.com adelnore@dfllegal.com bdavidson@dfllegal.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: hkk@aswblaw.com 23 24 25 26 WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS - 3 STOEL RIVES LLP 99206733.1 0081287-00001 ATTORNEYS 600 University Street, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone 206.624.0900 1 Attorneys for Insurer Defendants  2 Michael K. McCormack, WSBA #15006 Bullivant Houser Bailey PC 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1810 Seattle, WA 98101-1397 Phone (206) 292-8930      3 4  5 Attorneys for Insurer Defendants 6 7 8 9 Paul T. Sullivan * Christopher L. Troy * Zelle LLP 161 Worcester Road, Suite 502 Framingham, MA 01701 Phone (781) 446-0734 *(Admitted pro hac vice)      hand delivery via legal messenger overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: michael.mccormack@bullivant.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: psullivan@zelle.com ctroy@zelle.com 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Dan Millea* Elizabeth Kniffen* Laura W. Bartlow* Rory Zamansky* Dennis C. Anderson* Shannon P. O’Brien* Dee Ann Slinkard* Zelle LLP 500 Washington Avenue S., Suite 4000 Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 336-9170 *(Admitted pro hac vice) Matthew Gonzalez* Jennifer A. Hoffman* Zelle LLP 45 Broadway, Suite 720 New York, NY 10006 (646) 876-4400 *(Admitted pro hac vice) Megan Shutte* Zelle LLP 401 Plymouth Road, Suite 120 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (484) 532-5342 *(Admitted pro hac vice)              overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: dmillea@zelle.com ekniffen@zelle.com lbartlow@zelle.com rzamansky@zelle.com danderson@zelle.com sobrien@zelle.com dslinkard@zelle.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: mgonzalez@zelle.com jhoffman@zelle.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: mshutte@zelle.com 24 25 26 WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS - 4 STOEL RIVES LLP 99206733.1 0081287-00001 ATTORNEYS 600 University Street, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone 206.624.0900 1 Attorneys for Intervenor Hitachi Zosen U.S.A., Ltd. 2 3 4 5 Richard O. Prentke, WSBA #5786 V.L. Woolston, WSBA #9453 Nicholas P. Gellert, WSBA #18041 Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206 359-8000 6 7 8 Lester O. Brown* Perkins Coie LLP 3150 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 *(Admitted pro hac vice) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Vivek Chopra* Jonathan G. Hardin* Perkins Coie LLP 700 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005-3960 *(Admitted pro hac vice)                  hand delivery via legal messenger overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: rprentke@perkinscoie.com vwoolston@perkinscoie.com ngellert@perkinscoie.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: lbrown@perkinscoie.com overnight delivery mailing with postage prepaid e-service from King County ECF system e-mail service per agreement of the parties: vchopra@perkinscoie.com jhardin@perkinscoie.com I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing statements are true and correct. DATED at Seattle, Washington, this 13th day of November, 2018. 16 Cindy Castro, Legal Practice Assistant Stoel Rives LLP 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 WSDOT’S REPLY TO HITACHI ZOSEN’S RESPONSE TO WSDOT’S MOTION FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS - 5 STOEL RIVES LLP 99206733.1 0081287-00001 ATTORNEYS 600 University Street, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone 206.624.0900