Silica Suits: Tipping Point Or Just Tip Of The Iceberg? Some worry claims are primed to take off in new directions; others see a meltdown ahead

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For defendants in silica lawsuits and their insurers, there was a tiny spot of upbeat news in the latest 10-K filing for Better Minerals & Aggregates filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. The filing said that 19,200 plaintiffs had filed silica lawsuits against Better Mineral's subsidiary U.S. Silica in 2003.

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