Fouch v. Bicknell Supply Co.

Miller, Judge.

Enrico Fouch was diagnosed with silicosis and ultimately received a double-lung transplant due to his overexposure to silica sand while he worked for approximately 11 years as a sandblaster. Fouch subsequently filed suit against Mine Safety Appliances Company, Bicknell Supply Company, and Miles Supply of Elberton, Inc. (collectively, “the Defendants”), who manufactured or supplied safety equipment that Fouch used while sandblasting.1 Fouch alleged strict liability for *864defective design and negligent failure to warn against the Defendants. The trial court granted the Defendants’…