Defendants Urge High Court to Reject Petition to Revive Silica Claim

OKLAHOMA CITY - Defendants in a 70-plaintiff silica suit that was dismissed outright by an Oklahoma judge after it was amended to include core information about the underlying exposures have challenged a petition to have the case reinstated. Sides v. Mohawk Materials Co. Inc., No. SD-103935 (Okla. Sup. Ct.).

In a Sept. 21 response to the plaintiffs' petition for writ of certiorari filed in the state Supreme Court, the defendants maintain that the appeals court correctly upheld the trial court's decision to dismiss the case with prejudice, because the amended complaint was devoid of specific facts that could be used …