Empire Abrasive Seeks Sanctions for Discovery Abuses, Deposition Conduct

OAKLAND, Calif. - Empire Abrasive Equipment Co. has asked a California judge to sanction a silica plaintiff for what the defendant says is a continued pattern of discovery abuses that culminated with a recent deposition where counsel allegedly encouraged the plaintiff to change his prior testimony. Craft v. Lone Star Industries, et al., No. RG05210489 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

In its motion Jan. 12 filed in Alameda County Superior Court, Empire seeks dismissal as sanctions for the alleged discovery abuses, which stemmed from a two-year-old request to produce all documents and photos used by the plaintiff to identify the …