Plaintiff: Lung Cancer, Asbestos Claim Didn't Trigger Statute

PHILADELPHIA - Defendants in a silica lawsuit filed by a former sandblaster 15 years after he was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer contend in a recent motion for summary judgment that the case is time-barred. Sulkowski v. Empire Abrasive Equipment Corp., et al., No. Aug. Term 2002 No. 2248 (Pa. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Cty.).

Empire Abrasives Equipment Corp. argues in court papers filed recently in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas that John Sulkowski was fully aware in 1989 that he was exposed to silica during the course of his employment as a sandblaster and that the exposure could lead …