Plaintiffs Challenge Proposed CMO, Say Defendants Manipulated Silicosis Data, Press

YORK, S.C. - Plaintiffs have filed a brief in opposition to a case management order that has been proposed by defendants in South Carolina, arguing that general opinions about the litigation communicated in the CMO are fabricated and based on inaccurate or manipulated data. In Re: South Carolina Silica Cases, No. n/a (S.C. Comm. Pls., York Cty.).

The brief, which was filed Aug. 18 in York County Court of Common Pleas, takes specific issue with a study that discredited asbestos cases generated by mass screenings and with information recently discovered indicating that numerous defendants have engaged in a public relations …