Silica Plaintiffs Ordered to Supplement Screening Reports with More Specific Diagnosis Evidence

WABASHA, Minn. - Citing 'concern' about the sufficiency of medical evidence supporting claims of silicosis, a judge in Minnesota has given plaintiffs more than a month to provide more direct evidence that they are suffering from the disease. Blattner, et al. v. AIMCOR, et al., No. C6-02-148 (Minn. Dist. Ct., Wabasha Cty.).

Judge Lawrence T. Collins of the Wabasha County District Court issued the directive following a July 6 hearing on several summary judgment motions filed in a case brought on behalf of former employees at the Lake City Foundry who claimed they were exposed to silica. HarrisMartin Publishing has …