Briefs Filed in Appeal of Decision Permitting Sandblaster's Girlfriend's Suit

JACKSON, Miss. - Parties in a Mississippi silica case on appeal to the state Supreme Court have traded briefs on the issue of whether a former sandblaster's girlfriend had standing to bring a wrongful death suit after a separate lawsuit filed by the decedent prior to his death was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Clark Sand Co. Inc., et al. v. Ruby C. Kelley, No. 2008-IA-01437-SCT (Miss. Sup. Ct.).

The most recent briefing exchange focuses on, among other things, plaintiff Ruby Kelley's contention that the defendants waived their right to challenge the issue of her standing when they failed to …