Plaintiff Questions MSA Interpretation of Regulatory Standards for Dust Mask

ST. LOUIS - A Missouri silica plaintiff has responded to Mine Safety Appliance's explanation for why the company never sought proper certification for its Dustfoe 66 respirator, calling the defendant's argument an "untenable" and "illogical" application of regulations in effect at the time the plaintiff wore the allegedly defective device. Scaggs v. 3M Company, et al., No. 08-1163 (E.D. Mo.).

The Aug. 28 brief follows opposition from MSA to a motion for summary judgment plaintiff Carl Scaggs filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, requesting that MSA's failure to comply with federal requirements for respirator products …