Parmelee Seeks Sanctions Against Plaintiffs' Lawyer, Says Depo Request is 'Harassment'

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A defendant seeking to exclude diagnosis testimony in a Texas silica case has moved for sanctions against a plaintiff's attorney who responded to the motion by seeking to depose an attorney with ties to the defendant and to a study critical of screening diagnoses in asbestos cases. Karstens, et al. v. American Optical Corp., et al., No. 03-03177-C (Texas Dist. Ct., Nueces Cty.).

Parmelee Industries filed the request Sept. 27 in Nueces County District Court, seeking monetary sanctions against Houston attorney John Black for his attempt to depose attorney David Setter, a move the defendant says …