Judge Sets Aside Two Defendants' Shares of $300 Million Default Judgment

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A judge who entered a nearly $300 million default against more than a dozen defendants in a Texas silica lawsuit has set aside the judgments for two parties that claimed their failure to timely answer the complaint was excusable Fragoso, et al. v. American Optical Corp., et al., No. 2003-05-2778-G (Texas Dist. Ct., Cameron Cty.).

On Dec. 23, Judge Abel Limas of the Cameron County District Court granted motions to set aside judgments previously entered against defendants Leito's Supply, Inc. and Air Liquide, USA, Inc., sources told HarrisMartin Publishing. The order was entered more than a month …