Texas Chemical Council Files Post-Submission Brief in Closely-Watched Silica Case

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Chemical Council has weighed in on a pending Texas Supreme Court silica case that will determine the validity of the sophisticated user and bulk supplier defenses and whether they can be applied to reverse a $2 million verdict awarded several years ago to a sandblaster. Humble Sand & Gravel v. Gomez, No. 01-0652 (Texas Sup. Ct.).

In a post-submission amicus brief filed Nov. 26, the council addressed several questions presented by the Supreme Court justices as they heard argument recently in the appeal of a decision to uphold the damages awarded to Raymond Gomez for …