Piper Jaffray Special Appearance - Medical Supply Chain

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURIAT INDEPENDENCESAMUEL K. LIPARI,vs.NOVATION, LLC, et al.))Plaintiff, ))))))Defendants. )Case No. 0816-CV04217Division 2ENTRY OF SPECIAL APPEARANCE ANDDESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSELAttorneys Mark A. Olthoff and Jay Heidrick hereby enter their special appearance onbehalf of Piper Jaffray Companies and Andrew Duff. The special appearance is entered forpurposes of contesting service of process and the jurisdictionof the Court over these defendants.These defendants intend to challenge the validity of the alleged service of process upon them andthis pleading is filed without waiver of any of their defenses to be asserted in any forthcomingmotion to dismiss.In addition, defendants also designate Mark A. Olthoff as lead counsel.Respectfullysubmitted,MO#38572LROY,P.C.120 W 12th Street, SuiteKansas City, Missouri 8'4105-1929(816) 421-3355(816) 374-0509 (FAX)molthoff@stk1aw.com2302296.01

ANDREW M. DeMAREA MO #45217JAY E. HEIDRICK MO #54699SHUGHART THOMSON & KILROY, P.e.32 Corporate Woods, Suite 11009225 Indian Creek ParkwayOverland Park, Kansas 66210(913) 451-3355(913) 451-3361 (FAX)ademarea@stklaw.comjheidrick@stklaw.comATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS PIPERJAFFRA Y COMPANIES AND ANDREW DUFF2302296.01 2

CERTIFICATEOF SERVICEI hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing was delivered via United States Mail,postage prepaid, this _ffi_ day of June, 2008, to:Mr. Samuel K. Lipari297 NE BayviewLee's Summit, MO 64064PlaintiffPeter F. Daniel, Esq.Lathrop & Gage LC2345 Grand BoulevardSuite 2800Kansas City, MO 64108-2684Attorneys for Defendant Lathrop & Gage LCJohn K. Power, Esq.Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP2300 One Kansas City Place1200 Main StreetKansas City, MO 64105Attorneys for Defendant Husch Blackwell Sanders LLPJohn K. Power, Esq.Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP2300 One Kansas City Place1200 Main StreetKansas City, MO 64105Veronica Lewis, Esq.Vinson & Elkins LLP3700 Trammell Crow Center2001 Ross AvenueDallas, TX 75201-29752302296.01 3

Kathleen Bone Spangler, Esq.Vinson & Elkins LLP2300 First City Tower1001 Fannin StreetHouston, TX 77002-6760Attorneys for Defendants Novation, LLC, VHA Inc., University Healthsystem Consortium,VHA Mid-America LLC; Thomas Spindler, Robert Bezanson, Gary Duncan, Maynard Oliverius;Sandra Van Trease; Charles Robb, Michael Terry, Cox Health Care Services of the Ozarks, Inc.;Saint Luke's Health System Inc. and Stormont-Vail Healthcare Inc.Attorneys for Defendantsand Andrew Duff2302296.01 4