In Re Silica Products Liability Litigation

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• noting that chronic or classic silicosis is characterized by small round nodules, primarily in the upper lungs, indicated by a p, q, or r rating under the International Labour Office (ILO
• asserting that the defendants are alleging actual fraud in the jurisdictional pleadings of the plaintiffs’ claims of silica-related injuries, as the damages are relevant to the amount-in-controversy issue
• explaining that 1/0 and 1/1 ILO designations indicate some abnormality, while a first number of “0” indicates no abnormality found, and first numbers greater than “1” indicate increasingly abnormal readings
• also noting that “it is imperative that the diagnosing physician take at least some portion of the histories”
• “Chronic or classic silicosis, the most common form, typically requires at least 15–20 years of moderate to low exposure of respirable silica.”
• “A diagnosis [of silicosis] requires (1) an adequate exposure to silica dust with an appropriate latency period, (2) radiographic evidence of silicosis, and (3

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