Plaintiffs Say N.Y. Court Ruled Correctly on Silica Warnings Issue

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Plaintiffs who had their silica claims reinstated by a New York appeals court have responded to defense efforts to have the case reargued, asserting that any conclusion other than the one reached by the appellate court would stand more than 30 years of case law on its head. Rickicki v. Borden Chemical, et al., No. CA 07-01668 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., App. Div., 4th Dept.).

Counsel for David Rickicki and Michael Crowley filed the response brief June 16 in the Fourth Appellate Department of the New York Supreme Court, which several months ago reversed a trial court ruling …