Plaintiffs Counter U.S. Silica Warnings Argument, Say Sand Is a 'Product'

OAKLAND, Calif. - The surviving family members of a former Procter & Gamble worker who died from silicosis have countered claims by U.S. Silica that it had no duty to warn of dangers associated with silica flour it delivered to the worker's job site. Smith v. A. Tiechert & Son Inc., et al., No. RG05-221212 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

On Dec. 30, plaintiff Shirley Smith filed her opposition to U.S. Silica's motion for summary judgment in Alameda County Superior Court, arguing that the defendant has failed to offer evidence that it provided warnings to her late husband or his …