Texas Court: Asbestos-Silica Exposure History Law Applies Even In Death

Mealey's (September 30, 2022, 1:48 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — An expert that authors a report under the asbestos and silicosis statute in Texas must take a detailed occupational and exposure history, a requirement relieved neither by death nor the presence of a pathology report confirming a silicosis diagnosis, the plurality of a Texas appeals court said Sept. 29 in affirming a lower court and finding that exposure evidence for a silica disease plaintiff fell short of the law’s requirements....