Silica Defendants to Dr. Segarra: 'Stop Hiding the Ball'

JACKSON, Miss. - Defendants in a Mississippi silica case have renewed their request for production of documents from a plaintiffs' medical expert, accusing the doctor of giving incorrect testimony about the information he has provided defense counsel so far. Fairley v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Co., et al., No. CI-2004-001-SI (Miss. Cir. Ct., Jackson Cty.).

In a Feb. 8 letter, the defendants urged Special Master X.M. Frascogna Jr. to order Dr. Jay Segarra to produce all documents he recently handed over to the United States Congress as part of an inquiry into asbestos and silica litigation screenings by the House Oversight …