Concrete Co. Says It Didn't Supply Silica to Comet-brand Cleaner Plant

OAKLAND, Calif. - A company that manufactured concrete says there is no way it should be held responsible for causing the silica-related death of a former Procter & Gamble employee who was allegedly exposed to silica flour at a plant where Comet-brand household cleaner was made. Smith v. A. Teichert & Son Inc., et al., No. RG05-221212 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

According to a motion filed Sept. 3 in Alameda County Superior Court, A. Teichert & Son says it never supplied its product for use in manufacturing Procter & Gamble's Comet cleanser and should be awarded summary judgment …