Air Compressor Maker Awarded Summary Judgment Again in Texas

GALVESTON, Texas - For the second time in less than a month, a Texas court has awarded summary judgment to an air compressor manufacturer that claimed it had no duty to warn of silicosis hazards associated with using its product during sandblasting operations. Norman v. Air Liquide America Corp, et al., No. 01CV0873 (Texas Dist. Ct., Galveston Cty.).

In an order entered Sept. 17, Judge Norma J. Venso of the 56th District Galveston County Court awarded summary judgment to Schramm, Inc. on plaintiff Charles Norman's claims that the company had a duty to warn him that using Schramm's air compressor …