Defendants Dismissed from Case After Claiming Depo Didn't Match Discovery

JACKSON, Miss. - Several defendants have been dismissed from a Mississippi silica case after arguing that the plaintiff identified their products in written discovery but failed to come forward with any evidence that they contributed to his silica-related illness. Trotter v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment, et al., No. 06-619 (S.D. Miss.).

Agreed orders of dismissal without prejudice were entered this month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against defendants Pauli & Griffin Co. Inc., Mine Safety Appliances Co., Parmelee Industries Inc., and Bob Schmidt Co. Plaintiff Leroy Trotter Jr. had named all four in a state …