Silica Plaintiffs Say High Court Doesn't Have Authority to Decide Fate of MDL Claims

JACKSON, Miss. - Plaintiffs whose claims are due to be remanded from the MDL have filed a motion to dismiss petitions by two groups of defendants who are asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to take action on the cases before they have been sent back to state court. In Re: Pending Remand Silica Products Liability Litigation, No. 2005-M-1356 (Miss. Sup. Ct.).

In their July 29 motion, the silica claimants challenge the jurisdiction of the high court to hear the petitions of the two groups of defendants, who want the Supreme Court to either consolidate the claims once they have returned …