Oregon Company Cites Insufficient Contacts in Motion to Dismiss Ga. Silica Suit

ATLANTA - The manufacturer of a rock-crushing machine that was sued for allegedly causing a Georgia man's silica exposure has moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that it has never done business in the state where the case is filed. Kirkland, et al. v. 3M Company, et al., No. 2004VS062230A (Ga. St. Ct., Fulton Cty.).

Aggregate Machinery, Inc. maintains in a motion filed June 23 in Fulton County State Court that allegations asserted by plaintiff Clark Kirkland do not establish the minimum contacts sufficient to implicate Georgia's Long Arm Statute and bring the Oregon-based company under the jurisdiction of the …