Judge Orders Plaintiff to Disclose Pre-Suit Screening Information

LAUREL, Miss. - A plaintiff in a silica case must provide defendants with information related to an X-ray screening he attended prior to filing his complaint, even though he contends that a subsequent independent medical examination confirms that he is suffering from silicosis, a judge in Mississippi has ruled. Spratley v. Clark Sand Co., et al., No. CI-2004-61-SI (Miss. Cir. Ct., Jones Cty.).

According to sources, a Jones County Circuit Court judge has signed an order compelling plaintiff Larry Spratley to supplement discovery responses to include information and documents concerning his silica-related disease diagnosis in 2003. A draft of the …