N.J. Court Grants Summary Judgment to 1 Defendant in Silica Lawsuit

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - A New Jersey Superior Court judge has granted a silica defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing with prejudice all claims, counterclaims and cross-claims against A/GL Welding Supply Co. Douglas v. 3M Co., et al., No. MID-L-1840-06 (N.J. Super. Ct., Middlesex Cty.).

Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Ann G. McCormick signed the brief order on Dec. 2 without opinion, although AGL had argued that plaintiff John Douglas and other parties had failed to offer any evidence of product identification linking AGL's products to Douglas' alleged injuries.

Douglas alleges that he was exposed to silica dust during the …