Defendants Move to Have Plaintiffs' Remand Motions Held in Abeyance

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Defendants have asked the judge overseeing the silica products liability MDL to hold plaintiffs' motions to remand in abeyance until the court has decided how it wants to globally address the question of whether it has jurisdiction over the cases. In Re: Silica Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1553 (S.D. Texas).

The motion was filed Jan. 5 before Judge Janis Graham Jack in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and, in addition to the request for abeyance, seeks an additional 14 days to respond to the plaintiffs' motions to remand.

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