O'Connor v. Boeing North American, Inc.

Representatives of three plaintiff classes alleged their persons or properties were exposed to radioactive and toxic contamination discharged by Boeing North American and others (defendants) from several facilities, seeking medical monitoring and property-related damages; the plaintiffs' interrogatories about substances used and contamination test results were answered by defendants either narratively or by pointing to voluminous, unindexed business records already produced. The defendants' own interrogatories to the class representatives about their specific exposure and property contamination drew only general responses describing airborne, soil, or water contamination, and each side moved to compel more complete answers from the other.