U.S. Silica: Foundry Workers' Early 1990s Doctor Visits Triggered Limitations Statute



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PHILADELPHIA - The silicosis claim of a former foundry worker who sued several defendants for their alleged role in causing his injury is barred by the statute of limitations because the plaintiff was informed more than two years before filing his case that he suffered from work-related lung disease, the defendants now argue. Ross v. U.S. Silica, et al., No. 0112-4556 (Pa. Comm. Pls. Ct., Philadelphia Cty.).

In a motion for summary judgment filed Dec. 13 in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, defendant U.S. Silica Company contends that nearly 10 years before bringing his claim, plaintiff Cleon Ross had …






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