Case Transferred After Plaintiff Is Accused of Misjoining Silica Defendants

GREENVILLE, Miss. - A Mississippi mixed dust lawsuit has been sent to the MDL after defendants argued that the asbestos- and silica-related claims were misjoined in an effort to hamper the asbestos defendants' right to keep the case in a federal forum. Dean v. 3M, et al., No. 06-142 (N.D. Miss.).

In a decision filed Feb. 16, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred the claims of Eswin Dean to the federal Asbestos MDL in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, commenting that it considered the unique circumstances presented by the case and rejected Dean's contention that …