Plaintiffs Move to Compel Production of 3M 8710, 8500 Documents

HOUSTON - Plaintiffs in a Texas silica case have moved to compel production of documents related to 3M's 8710 and 8500 respirator masks after the defendant allegedly refused to produce them on the ground that they are 'competitively sensitive.' Devantier v. American Optical Corp, et al., No. 2001-58374 (Texas Dist. Ct., Harris Cty.).

Motions were filed recently in several pending Texas cases, which allege injury as a result of exposure to silica. In one of the motions filed July 1 in a case pending in Harris County District Court, the plaintiffs contend that 3M has refused to produce the documents, …