UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

IN RE: WORLD TRADE CENTER LOWER MANHATTAN

DISASTER SITE LITIGATION

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BOLIVAR REINOSO,

Plaintiff(s),

-againstHILLMAN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, LLC.,

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

VERIZON NEW YORK, INC, AND VERIZON

PROPERTIES, INC., ET AL,

Defendant(s).

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C O U N S E L O R S :

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant, HILLMANN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP,

LLC, (hereinafter HILLMANN) as and for it’s response to the allegations set forth in the

Complaint by adoption or Check-Off Complaint related to the Master Complaint filed herein and

applicable to the above captioned matter hereby adopts all of the responses and all of the

affirmative defenses contained in the Answer to the Master Complaint dated, filed and served

August 2, 2007, In re World Trade Center Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Litigation, 21MC 102

(AKH). The responses to all of the allegations in the Master Complaint are adopted herein and

are applicable to the Check-Off Complaint served and filed herein. Defendant, HILLMANN,

also adopts the responses contained in any Amended Answer filed and served herein.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Defendant, HILLMANN, reserves the right to

serve and file an amended answer and specifically reserves the right to interpose a cross claim

against any and all co-defendants.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Defendant, HILLMANN, also adopts all

affirmative defenses and the jury demand herein.

Index No.: 07cv1516

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

1:21-MC-00102-AKH

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WHEREFORE, Defendant, HILLMANN, demands judgment dismissing the above

captioned action against it along with the costs and disbursements of this action.

Dated: White Plains, New York

September 11, 2007

Yours, etc.,

SAM ROSMARIN, PLLC

By: ____________________________

Salvatore J. Calabrese, Esq. (5133)

Attorneys for Defendant

HILLMANN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LLC

11 Martine Avenue – 9

th

Floor

White Plains, New York 10606

(914) 686-4000

TO:

Paul Napoli, Esq.

WORBY GRONER EDELMAN

NAPOLI & BERN, LLP

115 Broadway, 12

th

Floor

New York, New York 10006

(877) 982-4376

clopalo@napolibern.com

Robert A. Grochow, Esq.

ROBERT A. GROCHOW, P.C.

233 Broadway, 5

th

Floor

New York, New York 10279

(212) 608-4400

rgrochow@aol.com

Gregory J. Cannata, Esq.

LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY J. CANNATA

233 Broadway, 5

th

Floor

New York, New York 10279

Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs

(212) 553-9206

cannata@cannatalaw.com

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SERVICE RIDER

1:21-mc-102 Notice has been electronically mailed to:

Donna-Marie Baloy Baloyd@wemed.com

Brian Andrew Bender bbender@harrisbeach.com, jsavitsky@harrisbeach.com

Dror Bikel dbikel@sralawfirm.com

Judith Rita Cohen cohenj@dicksteinshapiro.com

James J. Coster jcoster@ssbb.com, asnow@ssbb.com, bmeans@ssbb.com, jrubins@ssbb.com,

managingclerk@ssbb.com, tbrock@ssbb.com

Defendants bbrender@harrisbeach.com

Andrew Riggs Dunlap adunlap@kirkland.com, kenymanagingclerk@kirkland.com

Thomas A. Egan tegan@fzw.com, service@fzw.com

Virginia Goodman Futterman vfutterman@londonfischer.com

Christian Holt Gannon cgannon@smsm.com

Roman E Gitnik rgitnik@lifflander.com

Stanley Goos Jsavitsky@harrisbeach.com, sgoos@harrisbeach.com

Robert Allen Grochow rgrochow@aol.com

Benjamin E- Haglund bhaglund@daypitney.com

John J. Henry jhenry@woh.com, clalyer@woh.com, jkroll@woh.com, lrice@woh.com,

wnolan@woh.com

Hillman Environmental Group, LLC. sam@rosmarinlaw.com

Michael D. Hynes michael.hynes@dlapiper.com

Barry Mark Kazan bkazan@ebglaw.com

Frank Joseph Keenan keenan@methwerb.com

LeFrak Organization Inc. bbender@harrisbeach.com

Richard Eric Leff Rleff@mcgivneyandkluger.com

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Lefrak Organization, Inc. bbender@harrisbeach.com

Eric Foster Leon eleon@kirkland.com, kenymanagingclerk@kirkland.com

Christopher Allen McLaughlin christopherm@zegam.com

Anthony Molloy , III amolloy@pattonboggs.com

Kevin Jude O'Neill KJO@GOGICK.COM

Michael David Reisman mreisman@kirkland.com, kenymanagingclerk@kirkland.com

Gail L. Ritzert gail.ritzert@hrrvlaw.com, martha.raskin@hrrvlaw.com

Sam Rosmarin sam@rosmarinlaw.com

Andrew John Scholz ascholz@fzw.com, enolan@fzwz.com, service@fzwz.com

Louis Smith smithlo@gtlaw.com, gtcourtalert@gtlaw.com, petersr@gtlaw.com

Lee Ann Stevenson lstevenson@kirkland.com, kenymanagingclerk@kirkland.com

Howard F. Strongin hstrongin@sralawfirm.com

Jill Suzanne Taylor jtaylor@sralawfirm.com

James Edward Tyrrell , JR jtyrrell@pattonboggs.com, jhopkins@pattonboggs.com,

tsaybe@pattonboggs.com

Mark Joseph Weber mweber@moundcotton.com

Todd E. Weisman toddw@efwlaw.com

Robin Michel Wertheimer robinwertheimer@hotmail.com

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AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

STATE OF NEW YORK: COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER:

Cristina A. Villani, being duly sworn, says, I am not a party to the action, am over l8

years of age and reside at White Plains, New York.

On September 11th, 2007 I filed with the USDC pursuant to ECF filing instructions

under Case No.: 1:21-mc-00102-AKH and emailed a true copy of the annexed DEFENDANT

HILLMAN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LLC NOTICE OF ADOPTION by electronic mailing the

same to the following parties at their last known electronic mailing address:

Paul Napoli, Esq.

WORBY GRONER EDELMAN

NAPOLI & BERN, LLP

115 Broadway, 12

th

Floor

New York, New York 10006

(877) 982-4376

ShelleneBousher@NapoliBern,com

Robert A. Grochow, Esq.

ROBERT A. GROCHOW, P.C.

233 Broadway, 5

th

Floor

New York, New York 10279

(212) 608-4400

rgrochow@aol.com

Gregory J. Cannata, Esq. All parties indicated on the

LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY J. CANNATA SERVICE RIDER

233 Broadway, 5

th

Floor

New York, New York 10279

Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs

(212) 553-9206

cannata@cannatalaw.com

._____________________________.

Cristina A. Villani

Sworn to before me this

11th day of September 2007

Charlene S. Rogers

Notary Public

No. 01RO 4703494

Qualified in Westchester County

Commission Expires 11/30/09

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