First Silica Trial in Mississippi Postponed Following Motion for Continuance

HAZLEHURST, Miss. - Parties in the first silica personal injury case scheduled for trial in Mississippi have agreed to postpone the March date following a motion for continuance filed on behalf of several defendants. Johnson, et al. v. American Optical Corp., et al., No. 2002-0030 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Copiah Cty.).

A pre-trial hearing in the case had been set for Feb. 3 in Copiah County Circuit Court. However, prior to the hearing, several defendants moved for a continuance. According to sources, some 30 to 40 depositions scheduled in the case have yet to be taken. None of the depositions for …