Co-Worker's Claimed Use of Clemco Product at Issue in Calif. Silica Case

OAKLAND, Calif. - A California judge is considering an award summary judgment to a silica defendant based on lack of product identification after testimony from the plaintiff's co-worker indicated that the company's product was used in the vicinity of where the plaintiff worked. Crenshaw v. Lone Star Industries Inc., et al., No. RG-05-210497 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

Judge Robert B. Freedman of the Alameda County Superior Court has received briefing on Clemco Industries Corp.'s motion, two weeks ahead of a preferential trial setting for plaintiff Melvin Crenshaw's silica case. According to sources, the trial has since been rescheduled for …