3M Refutes Claim that Severing Silica Case Would Subject Plaintiffs to H.B. 342

DAYTON, Ohio - Defendant 3M Co. has filed a motion in Ohio state court, arguing that the severance of a multi-plaintiff silica claim will in no way prejudice the plaintiffs by subjecting them to a recently enacted state law requiring claimants to show they have an injury before bringing a claim. Armstrong, et al. v. 3M Company, et al., No. 2004-CV-05859 (Ohio Comm. Pls., Montgomery Cty.).

In a reply brief filed May 27 in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, 3M argues that, if severed, the claims of nearly 18 plaintiffs who brought suit against the company would not …