Judge Enters Initial CMO in Florida Silica Litigation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida judge who recently stated he would 'ride herd' on the silica cases pending before him out of concern for the economic cost of litigating potentially questionable claims has entered a case management order that will govern the nearly 100 cases. In Re: Silica Litigation, Case No. 05-40000 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Broward Cty.).

The Case Management Order was entered Feb. 7 by Broward County Circuit Court Judge David Krathen and lays the ground rules and schedule for discovery in the silica claims that have been consolidated before the court.

Judge Krathen's entry of the initial …