Tyler Pipe Silica Cases Settle Prior to Jury Selection

TYLER, Texas - Rather than face the prospect of interviewing some 2,000 jurors over three days, parties in a Texas case have settled claims filed by more than three dozen former foundry workers who alleged that exposure to silica and asbestos caused them to develop disease. Acy, et al. v. Dresser Industries, Inc., et al., No. 45881-A (Texas Dist. Ct., Smith Cty. Ct. Law No. 2).

According to sources, claims against three silica defendants remaining in the Smith County Court at Law case settled the week of July 7, one month after Judge Randall Rogers said he would carry a …