Sand Muller Defendant Fights Claim that Product Caused Silicosis

LOS ANGELES - A company that manufactured a sand muller used in a foundry where several plaintiffs allege they developed silicosis has moved for summary judgment claiming the product could not have been responsible for the workers' injuries. Beltran v. J.R. Simplot Co., et al., No. BC356257 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

In a motion for summary judgment filed June 13 in Los Angeles County Superior Court Simpson Technologies Corp. contends that all but one of the plaintiffs has produced evidence that they used the product while working at Pacific Southern Foundry. The lone plaintiff who claims that he …