MDL Judge Denies Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Diagnosing Physicians

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The judge overseeing the silica MDL has denied a motion to quash subpoenas for several doctors who diagnosed plaintiffs with silica-related injuries, finding that the plaintiffs cannot argue that the doctors are non-testifying witnesses, while simultaneously presenting their opinions as the sole basis for the underlying claims. In Re: Silica Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1553 (S.D. Texas).

In an order issued Dec. 2, Judge Janis Graham Jack rejected the plaintiffs' contentions that the subpoenas should be thrown out because they request information from 'consulting-only experts' that is burdensome and in violation of the Health …