Court Says Pulmosan Link to Texas Insufficient for Injury That Occurred in La.

HOUSTON - A Texas appeals court has ruled that the state's MDL court does not have specific jurisdiction over a dissolved defendant accused of causing a sandblaster's silica-related injury in Louisiana. Moore v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., No. 14-07-00885-CV (Texas 14th Ct. App.).

Determining that the New York-based defendant did not waive its special appearance in the case, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals held on Dec. 9 that Pulmosan Safety Equipment Co.'s contacts with Texas and with plaintiff John Moore's claims were not substantial enough to warrant the court's jurisdiction over the defendant.

Moore, an Alabama resident, sued Pulmosan and …