MDL Plaintiffs Challenge Summary Judgment with New Diagnosis Reports

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Plaintiffs in a silica case that was not among those remanded to state court in the MDL court's recent order but was filed as a result of diagnoses rendered by now-stricken experts, continue to back their claims in a recent response to a defense motion to have the case thrown out. Alexander, et al. v. Air Liquide America Corp., et al., No. 03-533 (S.D. Texas).

In a brief filed Aug. 18, the plaintiffs argue that their silicosis claims have been confirmed by at least three other qualified doctors since reports from their original diagnosing experts were …