Mississippi Judge Gives Silica Plaintiff 45 Days to Amend Complaint

PORT GIBSON, Miss. - A Mississippi judge has given a silica plaintiff 45 days to amend his complaint in light of recent state Supreme Court rulings that have required plaintiffs in similar mass tort cases to provide more information about the circumstances surrounding their alleged injuries. Hodges v. Clark Sand Company, et al., No. 2004-25 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Claiborne Cty.).

In a Jan. 4 decision, Claiborne County Circuit Court Judge Lamar Pickard granted motions in which numerous defendants claimed that plaintiff Frank Hodges' silica complaint failed to sufficiently allege causes of action that would allow them to adequately defend the …