Parties in Chemical Exposure Action Trade Briefs Regarding Deposition of Plaintiff

BUFFALO, N.Y. –– Parties in an ortho-toluidine exposure action have exchanged briefing regarding the deposition of the plaintiff, with the defendants maintaining that the plaintiffs have failed to show that they are entitled to a protective order in the proceedings.

In a Jan. 29 reply brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, the defendants accused the plaintiffs of reframing the underlying issue.

The complaint involves claims brought by plaintiffs James H. and Deborah J. Sarkees, who contended that James’ employment with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in the 1970s exposed to the …