Appeals Court Upholds Pulmosan Dissolution Ruling

JAMAICA, N.Y. - Claimants who sued Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp. for injuries allegedly caused by silica exposure that occurred prior to the company's dissolution may proceed with their claims, a New York appeals court has held. Matter of Ford v. Pulmosan Safety Equip. Corp., No. 08-05695 (N.Y. App. Div., 2nd Dept.).

The Second Department Appellate Division court ruled June 17 that a trial judge did not err when he suspended Pulmosan's dissolution and allowed plaintiffs to sue if their claims arose prior to 1986, when the company dissolved.

In doing so, the appeals court affirmed Queens County Supreme Court Judge …