Plaintiffs to Offer Medical, Exposure Information in Fla. Silica Cases

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A judge presiding over the claims of more than 100 silica plaintiffs in Florida has set deadlines for counsel to provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding their clients' alleged exposure and the diagnoses that led to the filing of their complaints. In Re: Silica Litigation, No. 05-002855 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty.).

Judge David Krathen of the Broward County Circuit Court issued the deadlines Jan. 20 during a hearing to determine the scope of a proposed CMO the parties have negotiated over the past six months. Judge Krathen said information gleaned from plaintiffs counsel over …