Defendants Move to Exclude Samimi Testimony on Warnings

CLEVELAND - Defendants in an Ohio silica case have moved to exclude the anticipated trial testimony of an industrial hygiene expert, arguing that his opinions regarding the adequacy of warnings are based on conjecture and fail to meet the standards for reliability. Pawlowski v. Best Sand Corp., et al., No. 499457 (Ohio Comm. Pls., Cuyahoga Cty.).

In a motion filed recently in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Clemco Services Corp. joined others in claiming that Dr. Behzad Samimi's testimony regarding respiratory equipment and warnings related to dangers of silica exposure in the abrasive blasting industry don't meet any prong of …