Clemco Moves for Judgment on Warnings, Says Plaintiff Didn't Read Them

ABERDEEN, Miss. - A sandblaster who asserted failure-to-warn allegations against Clemco Industries Corp. in a silica case cannot prove the alleged inadequate warnings were the proximate cause of his injuries when he also testified that he never actually read the warnings, the defendant argues in a motion for summary judgment filed in Mississippi. Riggle v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Company, et al., No. CV-05-230-PFM (Miss. Cir. Ct., Monroe Cty.).

Clemco Industries Corp. says in its Nov. 14 brief filed in Monroe County Circuit Court that numerous courts - including several in Mississippi - all agree that a product manufacturer cannot be …