Ceramics Worker Exercised Due Diligence in Discovering Silica-related Injury, Court Says

TEXARKANA, Texas - A former ceramics worker who defendants argued was aware that he suffered from silica-related injury more than two years before suing them presented more than a scintilla of evidence that doctors failed to previously diagnose him with work-related silicosis, a Texas appeals court has ruled. Youngblood v. U.S. Silica, et al., No. 06-03-00020 (Texas Ct. App., Sixth Dist.).

Reversing an award of summary judgment to three defendants, the Sixth District Texas Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 18 that plaintiff Johnny Youngblood presented enough evidence to show that he acted diligently in determining the cause of his respiratory …