Motion for Temporary Stay Granted in Two Louisiana PPA Cases

NEW ORLEANS-A federal judge has ruled that granting motions for a temporary stay of two PPA personal injury proceedings, pending a decision from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on whether the cases will be transferred to the MDL, would better serve judicial economy. McCrary v. Bayer Corp. et al., No. 02-0642 Section 'T'(4); Washington v. Bayer Corp. et al., No 02-0698 Section 'T'(4) (E. D. La.)

The June 12 decisions by U.S. District Judge G.Thomas Porteus, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana noted both cases' conditional transfer to the MDL does not defeat …