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1 RESOLUTION NO.68-n~
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3 PREAMBLE
4 1.County Sanitation District No.i hereafter
5 called entity,has previously authorized the Attorney
6 General of the State of California to institute on its
7 behalf one or more law suits under the Federal Antitrust
•8 Laws which law suits were in fact filed against defendants
9 United.States Steel Corporation,Smith-Scott Company,Inc.,
10 Kaiser Steel Corporation,United States Industries,Martin
11 Marietta Corporation,United Concrete Pipe Corporation,
12 and American Pipe and Construction Co.
13 2.Pursuant to court orders,similar actions
14 brought by the Federal Government and other plaintiffs in
15 the States of California,Oregon,Washington and Hawaii
16 were all coordinated before a single Federal District
17 Court Judge.
18 3.In 1967 the actions against all defendants,
19 with the exception of American Pipe and Construction Co.,
20 were settled and compromised on a lump sum basis,the pro-
21 ceeds being distributed amongst the various plaintiffs
22 pursuant to an agreement,all of which was duly approved
23 and ratified by entity an~approved by the Court.
24 4.A condition of the acceptance of-said partial
25 settlement by certain plaintiffs not represented by the
26 Attorney General of the State of California was an agree
27 ment by and between the plaintiffs concerning the conduct
28 of the litigation still remaining against,and the
29 allocation among plaintiffs of the expected recovery from
30 defendant American.This agreement known to plaintiffs
31 as the Western Associated Pipe Plaintiffs Organization
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1 Compact provides,among other things,for (a)common
2 sharing of expenses;(b)the retention of a lead
3 counsel to prosecute and try all cases against the
4 remaining defendant American Pipe and Construction
5 Co.under the supervision of an Executive Committee
6 of.the plaintiffs party to the compact;and (c)the
7 dIstribution of any recovery against American to
8 all plaintiffs proportionately to their verified
8 transa.ctions with American over the fourteen year
10 period 1950 through 1963.
11 5.on July l~,1967,the Attorney General
12 of the State of California entered into such Compact,
13 hereinafter called WAPPO,on behalf of entity.Since
14 then,the agreements embodied in the WAPPO Compact have
15 been and are being carried out with the Attorney General
16 of California as chairman of its Executive Committee.
17 6.Plaintiffs’counsel,acting through their
18 Executive Committee and lead counsel,have now negotiated
19 and reached agreement on the terms of a settlement and
20 compromise of the litigation with defendant American
21 Pipe and Construction Co.,the terms of which are more
22 fully set out in the attached document entitled “MEMORANDUM
23 OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SETTLEMENT OF WEST COAST PIPE CASES
24 BETWEEN ALL PLAINTIFFS AND AMERICAN PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION
25 COMPANY”.
26 7.Such Memorandum of Understanding provides
27 for payment by American to all plaintiffs of the lump
28 sum amount of eight million five hundred thousand
29 dollars ($8,500,000)over a period of seven years
30 with interest.
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1 NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
2 A.
3 The MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SETTLEMENT
4 OF WEST COAST PIPE CASES BETWEEN ALL PLAINTIFFS AND
5 AMERICAN PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and the Western
6 Associated Pipe Plaintiffs Organization Compact,copies
7 of which are attached hereto as Exhibits uItt and t?III!t
8 respectively,are hereby adopted,ratified and confirmed.
9 B.
10 The General Manager of entity is
11 hereby authorized to sign the release of claims against
12 the defendant and attached hereto as Exhibit “II~as the
13 official act of entity.
14 C.
15 The Attorney General of the State of California
16 is hereby authorized by entity to enter into a stipulation
17 dismissing this litigation with prejudice and without
18 costs and to take any and all other action which may be
19 required of this entity in order to •effectuate and con-
20 summate the compromise and settlement provided for in said
21 Memorandum of Understanding and distribute any monies
22 received from defendant American Pipe and Construction Co.
23 in accordance with said WAPPO Compact.
24 Adopted this 18th day of December
,1968.
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Fred A.Harper,UenerarJManager
29 Attest:
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1 I ~€MORANDUX OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SETTLE~NT OF WEST COAST PIPE
2 CASES BETWEEN ALL PL&INYIFFS AND A~RICAN PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION
3 COMPANY
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5 Parties
6 The parties to this memorandum of underbtanding are the
7 Western Association of Pipe Plaintiffs’Organization,hereafter
8 referred to as “WAPPO”,and American Ptpe and Construction
~Company,hereafter referred to as “American.”
10 Amount to be Paid
11 American agrees to pay to the fiscal agent designated by
12 WAPPO the sum of eight m5,llion five hundred thousand dollars
~($8,500,000)payable as follows,to wit:
The sum of one million two hundred fifteen thousand two
15 hundred dollars ($1,215,200)on or before January 1,1969,to
16 the fiscal agent designated by WAPPO which said sum shall be
17 placed in either an interest-bearing savings account or in the
18 purchase of a certificate ~f deposit ~,t the option of WAPPO and
19 which is to be returned to American in the event of a failure
20 to consummate this settlement within nine months of the date
2].hereof.Said fiscal agent shall not distribute the sum of one
22 million two hundred fifteen thousand two hundred dollars
23 ($1,215,200)~o.the plaintiffs until the fiscal agent has received
24 certified copies of the orders of dismissal of all WAPPO Pipe Cass~s.
2o American further agrees on or before January 1,1969 ~o
26 deliver to said ~isca1 agent its prorñissory note in the sum of
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seven r.~i1lion two hundred ci -four thousand cii ~
26 d~llars ($7,284,800)payable to the p-rder o~said fiscal a~ant
29 at it:address in installments as shown on Exhibit “A”ar~benrin~
30 interest at the rate of five percent (5%)per annum on the
31 declini~g balances of said note,said interest to be paythie at
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1 the same time principal payments are required to be made here-
2 under.Said note shall further provide that if any interest
3 is not paid as it becomes due,it shall be added to the principal
4 and,bear a like rate of interest.Said note shall further
5 provide that if any pa)~ent of either principal or interest
6 is not made as it becomes due,the entire balance of said note
7 remaining unpaid shall become and be ~mrncdiate~.y due and payable.
8 Said note shall also reserve to American the right to make pay-
meats on account of principal or interest in advance of their
10 due date without penalty.Said note shall further provide
11 that in the event an action is commenced to collect said note
12 or any part thereof,there shall be added to the judgment for
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13 any principal or interest found by the court to be due such
14 additional sum by way of attorneys’fees as to the court having
~jurisdiction of said cause shall seem reasonable,said attorneys’
16 fees to be due on the filing of a complaint.~
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23 American by December 16,1968 shall provide WAP?O w~ch copies
21 of any and all agreements or amendments thereto with creditors
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or American wn~cr~authorizes toe performance or tois
mamora~dum of undèrstzndinig ano snall be in form ano substance
2’~r satisfactory to counsel for W~P?O.
23 American agrees that it will provide such assistance in
23 verifying ?lain~iffs’transactions as WAP?O shall from cime to
t:ne :ecu:re.
American and its attorneys agree that the appeal of a
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ta>::~aycr against the City of Sari Diego shall be d~saa~.
~o by ~scember 16,1~68,and to w~chdraw mations by Ar~can
31 aatac~ing the validity of ~selection of special couasel
..~:.~;he S:ne of ~nlifornir.A::ic~n’;se~rlemenc wi~h the
City and County of San Francisco,and all other pending motions
2 and challenges in the Western Pipe Cases.
3 American and its attorneys agree to execute a cover.ant in
4 a form satisfactory to WA??O cover.antlng that American and its
5 attorneys shall not further attack in any manner the validity
6 of WAPPO and the selection of special coun~el by the State of
7 California.
8 Each plaintiff that is a signatory to WAPPO shall release
9 its claim against American,and special counsel for WAPPO
10 shall stipulate to dismissal with prejudice and without costs
11 of its action against American.
12 Protective Order
13 No person attending the meeting between counsel on November
14 20 and 21,1968 concerning the subject matter of tI~is memorandum
15 of understanding shall divulge the nature th~reof nor of any
16 of the subjects discussed thereat to any person whose
17 responsibilities or duties to one or more of the parties herein
18 do not require that he be consulted concerning or informed of
19 said discussions in orde~for one or more of said parties to
20 take action with respect to any of the subjects discussed on
21 said dates,and no officer,employee or agent of any of the
22 parties hereto shall disclose any of the aforesaid subjects to
23 any other personwhose responsibilities or duties to one or
•2~more o~the parties do not require such other person to have
25 knowled-ge of such subjects in order fof one or more of said
parties ~o take action with respect thereto,until:
December 2,1963,or on~day rollowing sm:ssa~o::na
2o jury in •the trial of Wash:ngton Public Power System Supply
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v.American,wc~zchever is later.
30 Cons •~.~etion of Settlement
The settlement herein re2~rrcd to resulted from discussions
bet’•i~en counsel for p1ainci~fs a~ci American in proceedin~s
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1 before the Honorable ~artin Pence.concluded on November 21,1968
2 in San Diego,California.
3 Counsel for the parties hereto e~.ch agree to recommend in
4 good faith,withou~qualification,and with full measure of
5 support,the settlement set forth herein to their respecti~je
6 client or clients,it being understood th~t ratification by
such clients is necessary.
8 In consideration of the payment of the settlement amount
9 set forth in this memorandum of understanding,plaintiffs
10 shall deliver to American duly executed releases and stipulations
U to dismiss as above provided,together with duly adopted and
:]~certified resolutions or equivalent documents ratifying arid
..~.13 confirming this settlement.
American agrees to furnish WAPPO with certified copies of
15 the resolution of American Pipe and Construction Company’s
16 board of directors,and certified copies of the resolution of
17 Pipe Linings,Inc.(the latter concerning the City of San
-18 Diego litigation)authorizing American’s officers and attorneys
to make this settlement.
20 The document~referred to ~I~all be in such form as shall be
21 agreed to between WAPPO ~nd American.
22 Execution of this Memorandum
23 1 Th~.s memorandum of understanding may be executed in any
2~number of counterparts with like effect as if all signetures
23 were on the original.
23 DATED:November 21,1968.
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EXHIBIT ‘~
PAY~NT SCHEDULE (NOT :NCLUDINc INTEREST)
January i,1969
April 1,1969
July 1,1969
October 1,1969
January 1,1970
April 1,1970
July 1,1970
January 1,1971
July 1,1971
January 1,1972
July 1,1972
January 1,.1973
July 1,1973
January 1,1974
July 1,1974
January 1,1975
$1,215,200
505,800
505,800
505,800
505,800
505,800
505,800
472 ,300
472,300
472,300
472,300
472,300
472,300
472,300
472,300
471,600
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Total
EXdIIT “A”
$8,500,000
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RELEASE OF AMERICAN PIPE &CONSTRUCTION CO
1.This release is executed in favor of and for
the benefit of American Pipe &Construction Co.,a California
corporation,together with its subsidiary and affiliated
companies and the present and former officers,directors,
employees and agents of American Pipe &Construction Co.and
its subsidiary and affiliated companies,including successors
by merger,the heirs,representatives,executors,adminis
trators,successors and assigns thereof (hereinafter designated
as “American”).
2.This release is executed by County
Sanitation District No.1
15 hereinafter designated as “-Releasor”.
16 3.ThIs release concerns and relates to the
17 following products and services manufactured or supplied
18 by American:concrete or steel pipe or any other products
19 or services associated with the construction of pipelines
20 and other installations utilizing concrete or steel pipe,
21 including by way of illustration only and without limiting
22 the generality of the foregoing,the lining or coating of
23 new pipe,the rehabilitation of used pipe,both in place
24 and elsewhere,pipe lining materials such as “Amerplate,”
25 either separately or as a constituent part of pipe manu
26 factured by American or others,and “specials”such as
27 manhole pipe and fittings manufactured,sold by or supplied
28 by American (hereinafter designated “pipe products”).
29 4.The period of time covered by this release Is
30 prior to January 1,1969,but includes nevertheless any
31 transactions between American and Releasor either directly
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EXHIBIT II
1 or indirectly which transactions are still pending as of
2 January 1,1969.
3 5.For and in consideration of the sum of One
4 Dollar ($1.00)and other valuable consideration paid by
5 American to Releaser,the receipt of which is hereby
6 acknowledged,Releasor hereby forever releases,discharges.
7 and acquits American of and from each,every and all claims,
8 controversies,actions,~uses of action,obligations or
9 liabilities of any nature whatsoever,now or hereafter
10 known,suspected or claimed,which Releasor or ar~1y of its
11 agents ever had,now has or hereafter can,shall or may
12 have or allege against American based upon allegations of
13 conspiracy,collusion,monopoly or attempted monopoly,which
14 mIght be asserted under the Clayton Act (15 USC,§~15 and
15 26),or under any other state or federal antitrust trade
16 regulation or similar law giving rights to relief under
17 the same or similar circumstances~and in connection with
18 the foregoing only,Releaser expressly waives the provisions
19 of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California,
20 reading:
21 “1542.(Certain Claims Not Affected by
General Release.)A general release does
22 not extend to claims which the creditor
does not know or suspect to exist in his
23 favor at the time .of executing the release,
which if known by him must have materially
24 affected his settlement with the debtor.”
25 6.Releaser warrants that the persons executing
26 this document on behalf of Releaser are fully authorized
27 so to do and Releasor makes such warranty in full knowledge
28 that Releasee has rio independent knowledge of the authority
29 or lack thereof of such persons but is relying upon
30 Releaser’s warranty.
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1 7.Any claim,action or controversy concerning
2 this release shall be determined under the laws of the
3 State of California.
4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,Releasor has caused this
5 release to be executed this 18th day of December
6 1968.
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8 County Sanitation District No.1
(Full name of Releasor)
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~reo A.tiarpar
11 ~Office General Manager
12 Attesting Witness ~
13 OffIce Secretary
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3.
WESTERN ASSOCIATED PIPE
PLAINTIFFS’COMPACT
1.This Agreement is made and entered into this
14th day of July ,1967,by and between the parties.
set forth on attached Exhibit “A.”
Background to and Purpose of Compact
2.The parties have each for some time asserted
against defendant American Pipe and Construction Company
(hereinafter usually called “American’t),and others ,in
Federal Court complaints and causes of action alleging
damage occasioned by activities in violation of the federal
antitrust laws.
3.Certain of the parties are also asserting com
plaints and causes of action of the same nature against.
American Vitrified Products Co.(hereinafter called “Amvit”)
and certain of the parties are asserting complaInts and
causes of action of the same.nature relating to in-place
pipe rehabilitation against Pipe Linings,Inc.,a subsidiary
of defendant American.
4.The parties are in the process of effectuating
an agreement with certain other defendants in the above actions
concerning the pipe transactions of said other defendants and
their respective liabilities wfth respect thereto and reserving
to the parties their causes of action against all other persons,
firms,and corporations,including American,Amvit and Pipe
Linings,Inc.
5.The parties have been and are currently required
by the Court in their handling,past and present,of this
mass of litigation (hereinafter collectively referred to as
the “Western Pipe Cases”or the “litigation”)to
cooperate and to coordinate their respective activities through
a single counsel and an attorneys’steering committee
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without any assurance of relative trial priority inter se
or of any specific degree of trial consolidation arid to
proceed to collective and simultaneous preparationfor
trial of all causes pending against American.
6.It further appears from the volume of claims
now asserted against American by the parties that successful
early trial of only some of said causes and execution of
judgment thereon could substantially prejudice the
collectibility of other claims of equivalent merit and equity.
7.To achieve equity and parity of right and
bearing in mind the ultimate equivalence of the public
Interest in all meritorious claims,the parties intend by
thiB Compact to provide a contractual framework toaccomplish,
among other things,tl~e following:
(a)Create an organization named and
hereinafter called,“Western Asso
ciat~ed Pipe Plaintiffs’Organiza
tion,”or,“WAPPO,”which will
equate their diverse i•nterests,
sum their common interests and
decide on steps to be taken by
the parties in the Western Pipe
Cases;
(b)Create an Executive Committee of
WAPPO to oversee the day-to-day
conduct of the Western Pipe Cases
by special counsel;
(c)Arrange for the engagement of quail-
fled special counsel to conduct the
Western Pipe Cases on a day-to-day
basis until concluded,subject
to the supervision and control of
Executive Committee;
(d)Provide for the financing of the
Western Pipe Cases and the
appointment of a Financial Committee
composed of two trustees to handle
and administer all financial provisions
of this Compact;
(e)Provide for the distribution of pro
ceeds realized from the Western Pipe
Cases among the parties on a pro rata
basis in accord with the verified dollar
magnitude of each party’s cloim;
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NOW,THEREFORE,in consideration of the foregoing
promises,recitals,objectives and purposes,and for other
valuable consideration,the parties hereto mutually agree,
as follows:
WAPPO Organization,Membership,Powers and Duties,
Voting,Procedures,Activlties,Mlscellaneous
8~.There Is hereby created the Western Associated
Pipe Plaintiffs’Organization (WAPPO),whose membership
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shall consist of each party to this Compact and each of
which parties shall be represented In WAPPO activities by
and act through a representative who is an attorney.This
attorney may represent more than one party.(A party may
designate alternate representatives.)Each party hereby
delegates to its representative all necessary,authority,
subject to reasonable reports,to carry out Compact,except
•as to those matters expressly requiring party governing
body action.
9.WAPPO shall meet on the call,reasonably
noticed,of Executive Committee,special counsel,or of
35%of the votes of WAPPO members evaluated by the formal
(transaction basis)vote prescribed herein.
10.Voting at WAPPO Meetings:
(a)Unless any representative requests
a formal transaction basis vote or this Compact elsewhere
so requires,representatives shall each vote on the matter
being considered,each representative to have only one
vote regardless of the number of parties he represents.
This shall be known as the “informal voting basis.”
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(b)Whenever a representative requests a
formal (transaction basis)vote or this Compact so requires,
the matter in question shall be determined by formal vote
and formal vote shall supplant informal vote on the same
matter if occurring at the same WAPPO meeting.In a formal
vote each representative’s vote shall be weighted to reflect
inter party the %of dollar volume of the parties for whom
the representative votes and represents to all parties’dollar
volume (i.e.,100%)based on pipe acquisition transactions
of the parties from American as determined from the 8—year
verified transaction statements of American (Sept.1,19514
-Aug.3l,.l962,inc.)on file with the Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association in San Francisco in
its capacity as agent in effectuating the agreements
referred to in paragraph 24,above.
(c)Any representative at any WAPPO meeting
may request either an informal or formal vote on any matter
and if the request is seconded the vote shall be taken.
(d)Unless otherwise specified herein,an
informal vote shall be decided by a simple majority of
those present and voting;and a formal vote shall be
decided by 51%of the dollar volume present and voting.
11.Duties of WAPPO Representative:
Each member shall perform such litigation
tasks as are assigned to it by special counsel and/or the
Executive Committee or by majority WAPPO vote.Such tasks
are to be distributed as equitably as possible.
12.A quorum for WAPPO meetLngs shall be 51%
of the dollar value of the 8-year period American verifi
cation statements.
13.The designated WAPPO representatives of the
parties are set forth on Exhibit “A’opposite the name of
the party represented.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Organization,Membership,Powers and Duties,.
Voting Procedures,Miscellaneous
ill.The Executive Committee shall consist of one
.WAPPO representative from each of the following parties or
groups of parties:
(a)Pacific Northwest
(b)state of California
(a)Los Angeles County Flood Control District
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(d)City of San Diego
(e)Other California plaintiffs
Suàh representative may be removed by either the naming
party or by a 9O~formal WAPPO vote but the successor shall
be named,by the naming party.A party may voluntarily resign
Its right to designate a WAPPO Executive Committee representa
tive,in which case a 5l~formal WAPPO vote shall designate
the succeeding naming party.The members of the Executive
Committee and their alternates are set forth on attached
Exhibit “B.”An alternate may vote in the absence of his
principal.
15.The permanent Chairman of the Executive Committee
shall be the representative of the State of California.
16.The Executive Committee shall meet as needed in
its or its chairman’s discretion to carry out its duties and,
in addition,shall meet on call,reasonably noticed,of
special counsel.
17.Executive Committee meetings shall be limited to
its personnel,their aides as needed and the ex officio member:3
who shall be,however,without vote.Said ex officio members
are special counsel,his aides as needed and the members of
the Financial Committee established by this Compact.
18.Any WAPPO member may (but without vote)attend
Executive Committee meetings where his case is under special
consideration or the meeting is with reprf~sentatives of
American and his case is under special consideration.
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19.Any ~!APPO member may attend (but without
vote)any Executive Committee meeting where he is requested
to attend by a committee member,but such request shall be
for cause.
20.Executive Committee,subject to the terms
,and conditions of this Compact,shall have full authority
•to supervise and control special counsel in his carrying out
of the day-to-day administration of the litigation.Execu
.tive Committee shall report on its actil(ity at WAPPO meetings
called as the litigation situation renders desirable.Where
still feasible,WAPPO may review and reverse Executive
Committee decisions by majority vote.
21.Representatives of the Executive Committee
may attend such of.special counsel’s meetings with repre
sentative •of defendants as said committee chooses.
22.Voting at Executive Committee Meetings:
All ExecutiveCommittee matters shall b~determined In
Executive Committee meetings by a simple majority of the
members present,except those matters otherwise treated in
this Compact.A quorum for Executive Committee meetings
shall be three members unless the non-appearing members
waive a quorum.=
-23.Executive Committee members shall be reimbursed
theirreasonáble travel and living expenses in attending
meetings of the Executive Committee duly called as provided
In this Compact.
SPECIAL COUNSEL:
Engagement of -Basic Terms;
Powers and Duties
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214.The provisions(~f this Compa •~h~ll control
over the provisions of the contract of ën~a~m~nt of special
counsel and that contract shall so ackno,1e~j~.
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25.The Executive Committee shall contract;
behalf of WAPPO for the engagement of special counsel
sisterit with the provisions of this Compaót.
26.Special counsel shall be entitled to be reim
bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out his duties,as
follows:personal expenses such as transportation,hotel
arid living expenses,and the usual expenses of litigation,
such as reporters’fees,deposition costs and handling of
documents may be incurred without prior approval by the
Executive Committee.Extraordinary expenses such as expert
witness fees or the employment of personnel,must be approved
in advance by the Executive Committee.Expenses will be
paid for on a monthly basis based on statements thereof
submitted to and approved by the Executive Committee and
Finance Committee.
27.Special counsel shall •receive for his services
his out-of-pocket expenses and 10%of amounts recovered from
American,American Vitrified,and Pipe Linings,Inc.in
concluding all the litigation against said defendants,after
first deducting the out-of-pocket expenses of WAPPO from
such recovery.These shall include all joint WAPPO expenses
but not those of the individual members.Any awards of
attorneys’fees or costs shall be held and distributed by
the Finance Committee in.the same manner as are proceeds of
settlement or judgment.
28.Special counsel shall not receive on account of
his 10%contingent fee more than $500,000 unless and until all
WAPPO causes of action against said defendants now on file or
subject to a motion to add in the litigation have been terminated.
29.Subject to this Compact,the day-to-day super
vision and control of Executive Committe.e and the rendition
of adequate and timely reports to the Executive Committee,
special counsel shall have the duty,responsibility,
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and authority to conduct the litigation to a final con
clusion on behalf of all WAPPO members.Special counsel,
with majority Executive Committee approval,may determine
the trial priority stance of WAPPO before the judiciary.
30.Special counsel is not obligated to initiate
arid conduct an,appeal except as he is directed by the
Executive Committee,but shall be obligated to defend all
appeals.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Organization:,Membership,Powers
and Duties
31.There is hereby created the Finance Committee
of WAPPO,composed of two individuals,Robert M.Desky,Esq.
and John M.Burnett,Esq.,who shall function vis-a-vis
WAPPO as trustees in the matters here set forth.
32.The FlnanceCommitteé shall be the historical
successor and heir to the financial administrators of the
Association of Pipe Antitrust Plaintiffs (APAP),who
arranged for and handled group financing of the litigatiort
prior to about July 1,1967.
33.The Finance Committee shall arrange for and.
handle the funding of future litigation expenses and the
payment thereof.Funds for the payment of litigation
expenses will be obtained from the parties comprising WAPPO
by means of pro rata assessment based upon the American 3-
year verification statements.Such assessments shall be
proposed by the Finance Committee from time to time in such
amounts as may be necessary to provide a fund for the payment
of anticipated expenses •of the litIgation,and shall be
approved by the members of ‘dAPPO.Each member of WAPPO
hereby agrees to pay approved asses3men~s pro~iptly upon
demand.-
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3k.The Finance Committee is authorized to make
suitable arrangements for the safekeeping of all funds
received by them or subject to their order and to engage,
at WAPPO expense,clerical personnel as required in carrying
out their duties hereunder.
35.The Finance Committee shall handle all financial
dealings with special counsel and the Executive Committee,
the payment of expenses and all other financial aspects of
the litigation.The Finance Committee shall make the necessary
arrangements for and shall oversee the distribution of
proceeds of all recoveries contemplated herein.
Authority to Negotiate Settlements,to
Recommend Approval of Settlements,to
Approve Settlements.
36.Except as hereinafter provided,special counsel
shall only be authorized to effect a negotiated settlement
of any cause or causes of action upon unanimous recommendation
of all members of the Executive Committee.In the event that
settlement of one or more causes of action,but less than
all,is to be negotiated,the recommendation of the attorney
or attorneys of record for the plaintiff or plaintiffs
involved shall also be secured.With respect to any case,
however,which is in the course of trial (i.e.,called for
trial by the clerk and on which hearings are currently pro
ceeding prior to verdict,or in the Instance of a court trial,
prior to submission of the cause for decision),special counsel
shall be authorized to effect a negotiated settlement of the
case at trial upon the recommendation of three out of five
members of the Executive Committee,provided that under such
circumstances the additional recommendation of the attorney or
attorneys of record for the plaintiff or plaintiffs whose
claims are being tried must also be secured.Notwith
standing the foregoing provision,however,any settlement
which shall constitute a settlement of the claims of
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•all plaintiffs against one or more defendants in the
Western States Pipe Cases must receive the unanimous re
commendation of all members of the Executive Committee.
37.It is expressly agreed that no party shall
settle any cause of action referred to herein in which it
Is a plaintiff except in accordance with the provisions of
•this Compact.In the event that any settlement i~recom
mended by special counsel and by the Executive Committee
in accordance ~tith the provisions of the preceding paragraph
36,it is agreed on behalf of all attorneys of record for
WAPPO members that they,and each or them,t~iill,in good
faith,recommend approval of such settlement to their public
agencies or super1O±~that they represent.
38.Notwithstanding any other provi~ion of this
Compact,the governing bodies of the parties hereto
•expressly reserve the right to approve or disapprove any
settlement affecting their respective causes of action.
This reservation,however,shall not be deemed to affect
the authority delegated by this Compact to ‘ñAPPO,the
Executive Committee and special counsel as regards the
day-to-day conduct of the litigation.
•Distribution of Proceeds of Settlement and
Judgments Obtained in the Litigation
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39.All monies recovered and received from de
fendants American,Amvit and Pipe Linings,Lric.as the pro
ceeds of either a settlement negotiated and agreed upon or
a judgment rendered in the lit!gation shall be transferred
immediately upon receipt to the order of the Finance Corn—
mittee for deposit in a state or national bank designated
by said Finance Committee,and shall b~distributed as pro
vided hereinafter.
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40.Proceeds:Priority of Distribution All
proceeds received by the Finance Committee shall be dis
bursed according to the following priorities:
(a)Fees of a bank,if any,serving as a
depository,or agent for payment.
(b)0ther expenses of distribution.
(c)Reimbursement of all plaintiffs for the
litigation expenses advanced or paid by them to WAPPO pursuant
to assessments duly made in accordance with this Compact.
(d)Payment to special counsel of the fees
and expenses authorized in accordance with this Compact.
(e)The balance of the proceeds as provided
in paragraph ~l.
41.Proceeds:Distribution of recoveries from
defendant American and Pipe Linings,Inc After payment of the
•expenses referred to in the preceding paragraph,the balance
of the proceeds (hereinafter referred to as “net proceeds”)
received from defendants American and Pipe Linings,Inc.,
whether by settlement or judgment in any cause of action
in the Western Pipe Cases shall be distributed among all
the parties to this Compact in proportion to the dollar
•value that each party’s pipe acquisition transactions from
American bears to the total transactions of all the parties,
using the transaction verification statements of American
for the 8-year period referred to in paragraph 10(b),above,
as supplemented by the additional transaction verifications
required by court order of American for the periods January 1,
1950 through August 31,195)4,inclusive,and September 1,
1962 through December 31,1963,inclusive,the aggregate of
all such periods being referred to herein as “the 13-year
period.”Additionally,pipe rehabilitation transactions of
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the City and County of San Francisco to a maximum of $3
million,and of the City of San Diego to a m3ximum of $1.25
million,if said entities or either of them are partie~s to
this Compact,will share.in the distribution of the net
proceeds that are the subject of this paragraph on the
basis o 50%of the amounts of such transactions as verified
by American or Pipe Linings,Inc.within the said 13-year
period.
42.Proceeds:Distribution of recoveries from
Amvit A11~net proceeds,as defined herein,of the liti
•gation rece~.ved from defendant Arnvit,whether by settlement
•or judgment,.shall be distributed exclusively to the party
or parties who have specifically asserted complaints and
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causes of action against-said defendant,in proportion to
the dollar value of the pipe acquisition transaction of
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each such party,determined or verified in such manner as
may be agreed in writing by all of said parties partiôipáting
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or interim distribution of proceeds of any settlement or
•Judgment or any combination thereof shall be made except by
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partial or interim distribution shall be made or calculated
until the partIes shall have been reImbursed in the amount
of the assessments previously paid to the Finance Committee
for litigation expenses and until after special counsel fees
and other major litigation expenses then due and owing shall
have been paid,or reserve for such paynents has been set
aside.The sum of all partial or interim distribution of
net proceeds,as defined hereIn,shall not exceed $5 million.
Part paynents on account of .~n~cial coun~Th’fees should -
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be made as requested,based upon the cash received and
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available for such payments,having in mind the priority
of payments specified in paragraph 40 above.In no event
shall ‘a tot,al of more than $500,000 be paid special counsel
until the termination of this litigation when all balances
due shall be paid.
44.Proceeds:Extraordinary and final distribution
Distribution of proceeds not accounted for by paragraph 143
above,shall be made only upon a 90%formal vote at a WAPPO
meeting,especially called to consider extraordinary or
final distribution.Prior to any final distribution meeting,
the Finance Committee shall take all steps necessary to
arrange for the payment of all WAPPO obligations and the
winding up of its fiscal affairs.Upon the completion of
final distribution of all proceeds of the litigation and the
rendering of its final report by the Finance Committee,WAPPO
and this Compact shall terminate.
45.Execution This Compact may be executed in
counterpart by the parties thereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have caused
these presents to be subscribed by their representatives duly
empowered so to do as of the day,month,and year hereinabove
first written by subscribing these presents on the spaces
provided on attached Exhibit “A,”which is hereby made a
part hereof.
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