Defendants: Philadelphia Silica Complaints Lack Required Evidence of Injury

PHILADELPHIA - Defendants in the Philadelphia silica litigation have moved to dismiss the plaintiffs' short-form complaints, alleging that the majority were filed late and fail to include adequate evidence that the claims are supported by required medical evidence of silica-related injury. In Re: Silica Products Liability Litigation, No. PCCP-March Term, 2003, No. 0001 (Pa. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Cty.).

In a letter memorandum filed Aug. 11 in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the defendants allege that in addition to being untimely and improperly served, the plaintiffs' short-form silica complaints fail to comply with the court's case management order requiring that the …