Transformation of Amorphous Product Caused Silicosis, Plaintiff Alleges

CHICAGO - A Tennessee man has filed a lawsuit in Illinois, claiming that he was injured when the amorphous silica-containing gel product with which he was working 'transformed' into respirable crystalline dust. Rogers v. Dow Chemical Co., et al., No. 06-4734 (N.D. Ill.).

The complaint, filed Aug. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that Robert Rogers developed silicosis as a result of his dust exposure and that the three companies named as defendants in the suit were aware that such an injury could result from working with amorphous silica gel.

Rogers worked as a …