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Alabama Supreme Court Denies Motion To Reconsider Wantonness Limitations Ruling
Posted on 5 Mar 2012 by Bill G Lowe

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (Mealey's) The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order March 2 denying a defense application for rehearing of its June 30 opinion that permits a welder to seek damages for exposure to welding fumes within six years of filing suit... Read More

Tags: bellwether trial , In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation , Charles E. Jerkins v. Lincoln Electric Co. , Charles E. Jerkins , Arcos Industries , statute of limitations , welder , Hobart Brothers Co. , welding products liability litigation , Sandvik Inc. , Alabama Supreme Court , welding rods , Socra , Litigation , welding fumes , multidistrict litigation , Lincoln Electric Co. , The ESAB Group Inc.

9th Welding Rod MDL Bellwether Trial Ends In Defense Verdict For 3 Manufacturers
Posted on 22 Oct 2010 by Bill G Lowe

CLEVELAND - (Mealey's) An Ohio federal jury on Oct. 21 found that the ninth bellwether trial plaintiff in the welding rod multidistrict litigation failed to prove that his Parkinsonism was caused by manganese from welding fumes ( In re: Welding Fume... Read More

Tags: bellwether trial , In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation , welding rod multidistrict litigation , Judge Donald C. Nugent , James Clinger v. Lincoln Electric Company , Hobart Brothers , Parkinsonism , welding rods , Miller Electric Manufacturing , Litigation , welding fumes , lawsuit , Lincoln Electric , manganese , James Clinger

Defense Verdict Returned In 8th National Welding Fume Trial
Posted on 28 May 2010 by Bill G Lowe

AKRON, Ohio - (Mealey's) The eighth trial in the national welding fumes products liability litigation consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio concluded May 27 with a defense verdict for Lincoln Electric Co.; final... Read More

Tags: In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom , TDY Industries Inc. , John H. Beisner , welding rods , Linde , Litigation , welding fumes , BOC Group Inc. , lawsuit , Airco Inc. , Lincoln Electric , The ESAB Group Inc. , manganese , David Mann

Global Settlement Fund, Claims Administrator Named In Welding Fume Litigation
Posted on 27 Apr 2012 by Bill G Lowe

CLEVELAND - (Mealey's) The judge presiding over the consolidated welding fume products liability litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio today issued a memorandum and order establishing a Welding Fume MDL Resolution... Read More

Tags: In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation , David R. Cohen , products liability , welding rods , Litigation , welding fumes , multidistrict litigation , MDL 1535 , Welding Fume MDL Resolution Fund

7th Welding Rod Bellwether Ends In Defense Verdict For Hobart Brothers
Posted on 26 Mar 2010 by Bill G Lowe

CLEVELAND — (Mealey’s) The seventh federal welding rod bellwether trial ended March 25 in a defense verdict for Hobart Brothers Co. ( In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation [Ruben Arroyo, No. 08-17980], MDL 1535, No. 03-17000, N... Read More

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