Haase v. Badger Mining Corp.

¶ 1. The factual predicate of this case mirrors that of Bergfeld v. Unimin Corp., 319 F.3d 350 (8th Cir. 2003). There, a foundry worker who had developed silicosis brought a products liability action against the supplier of silica sand that sold sand to the foundry, alleging that the supplier failed to provide the foundry and the worker with adequate information about the risks of silicosis due to exposure to silica dust. Id. at 353-54. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the silica sand supplier had no duty to warn the foundry of the sand's dangerous propensities where the foundry…