Defendants Move to Strike All Plaintiffs' Diagnoses in Silica Products Liability MDL

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Defendants in the silica MDL have moved for judgment against all plaintiffs, claiming not one has submitted anything along with their claims that qualifies as a diagnosis of silicosis. In Re: Silica Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1553 (S.D. Texas).

The Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Diagnoses and For Judgment was filed May 4 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas by counsel representing nearly three dozen defendants named in cases currently pending in MDL No. 1553. According to the motion, not a single MDL plaintiff has submitted medical or work history information from …