Mealey's (November 18, 2022, 12:59 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas appeals court on Nov. 17 asked for a response to a family’s petition for rehearing claiming that a divided decision by the court effectively closed the courthouse doors for claims involving individuals who died of silica disease by expanding the legal requirements for expert diagnosis and reporting in silica and asbestos litigation and by requiring that reports be authored by the treating doctor....