Ingersoll-Rand Files Motion for Summary Judgment on Duty to Warn Issue

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Citing a handful of recent decisions from state courts in Texas and Mississippi, an air compressor manufacturer has moved for summary judgment in all but one case filed in the MDL, arguing that it has no duty to warn of silica-related health hazards associated with sandblasting. In Re: Silica Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1553 (S.D. Texas).

Ingersoll-Rand Company argues in a Nov. 19 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas that requiring the company to warn sandblasters of silicosis dangers would extend its duty beyond that which is …