Plaintiffs Challenge Specialty Sand's Motion to Dismiss on Jurisdiction

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Plaintiffs in the silica products liability MDL have responded to a motion to dismiss Specialty Sand Company for lack of personal jurisdiction by arguing that it has been firmly established that the company's products were in Mississippi and caused the plaintiffs' alleged injuries. In Re: Silica Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1553 (S.D. Texas).

In a Feb. 25 response to the defendant's motion to dismiss, the plaintiffs contend that Specialty Sand had sufficient contact with the state of Mississippi to justify their inclusion in the complaints alleging injury resulting from exposure to silica products sold by …