Special Master Recommends That Defendants' Product ID Motions Be Denied

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. - The special master overseeing a Mississippi silica case has recommended that summary judgment motions filed by a dust mask manufacturer and sand supplier be denied because the defendants failed to produce evidence supporting claims that the plaintiffs never identified their products. McBride v. Clark Sand Company, Inc., et al., No. 12-0144 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Jasper Cty.).

In reports and recommendations issued April 27, Special Master X.M. Frascogna Jr. said that genuine issues of material fact remain related to the plaintiffs' identification of sand supplied by Clark Sand Co. and masks manufactured by defendant Eastern Safety Equipment …