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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.

Mississippi Supreme Court Overturns $1.8 Million Verdict For Welder Under Statute Of Limitations
Posted on 10 Dec 2010 by Bill G Lowe

JACKSON, Miss. - (Mealey's) A divided Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a $1.8 million judgment for a welder Dec. 9 because his complaint alleging that exposure to welding fumes caused neurological injuries was not timely filed ( Lincoln Electric... Read More

Tags: The Lincoln Electric Co. , Mississippi Supreme Court , Lincoln Electric Co. v. Stanley McLemore , welder , Hobart Brothers , welding rods , Litigation , welding fumes , lawsuit , Stanley McLemore , The ESAB Group Inc. , manganese

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari To Welder Seeking Review Of $20 Million Verdict Reversal
Posted on 17 May 2011 by Bill G Lowe

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court announced May 16 that it denied a petition for a writ of certiorari for a welder who sought review of an appellate court opinion overturning a $20 million jury award for failing to warn of the risks... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Jeff Tamraz v. Lincoln Electric Co. , Tamraz , Damages , TDY Industries , welder , Hobart Brothers , ESAB Group , welding rods , Litigation , welding fumes , compensatory , Lincoln Electric , manganese , jury award