Plaintiffs Move to Reinstate More Than 100 Silica Cases

CLEVELAND - Plaintiffs in 137 silica cases previously dismissed for failure to comply with requirements of a coordinated docket's case management order have moved to reinstate their claims in Ohio. Allen, et al. v. Air Liquide America, et al., No. n/a (Ohio Comm. Pls., Cuyahoga Cty.).

A motion to reinstate the administratively dismissed cases was filed May 22 in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas by plaintiffs who claim they recently produced the product identification information required under the CMO.

The claims were originally part of a group of nearly 250 cases dismissed by the court without prejudice in October …