Sand Defendant Moves to Sever, Dismiss Asbestos, Silica Claims

OKLAHOMA CITY - A silica defendant named in a multi-plaintiff lawsuit alleging injuries caused by exposure to asbestos and silica dust at two glass plants in Oklahoma has moved to dismiss the majority of plaintiffs on the ground that they were improperly joined. Haley v. Union Carbide Corp., No. 05-117 (W.D. Okla.).

In a motion to dismiss or sever the complaint, filed March 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Unimin Corp. says the complaint fails to include specific details about the alleged exposures and incorporates claims that do not arise out of common occurrences …