3M Designates Experts in Mississippi Silica Case; Plaintiffs File Amended Designation

PORT GIBSON, Miss. - Respirator defendant 3M Co. has filed its designation of expert witnesses in a Mississippi silicosis case that had been slated for trial in May. Meanwhile, plaintiffs in the case, which is currently stayed pending a decision in an appeal before the state Supreme Court, have filed their amended designation. Green, et al. v. Clark Sand Company, et al., No. 2002-0131 (Miss. Cir., Claiborne Cty.).

3M's designation was made in early February and includes some two dozen experts the defendant says it may call during the course of the case, which is filed on behalf of about …