He Fought the Tort Bar--and Won.

The author discusses the success of John A. Ulizio, chief executive officer (CEO) of U.S. Silica, in fighting the tort bar. She states that Ulizio says the tort bar saw silica as the new asbestos and had visions of his company going bankrupt, along with dozens of others. According to the author, U.S. Silica picked its suits carefully and fought off successive waves of litigation.