Defendants Move to Dismiss Ohio Silica Cases

CLEVELAND - Defendants in the Ohio silica litigation are asking the court to throw out cases filed by plaintiffs' firms that failed to comply with a recent directive to identify which of their clients are alleging injuries that meet the court's impairment criteria. In re: All Silica Cases, No. 073958S (Ohio Comm. Pls., Cuyahoga Cty.).

An amended motion filed this month in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas requests that in cases where the plaintiffs have failed to indicate whether they were suffering from a silica-related injury that meets the court-imposed medical thresholds, the claims should be dismissed without …