Canadian Plaintiffs Granted Access to Documents Already Produced in Baycol MDL

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge ruled that a proposed class of Canadian plaintiffs allegedly injured by Baycol could have access to documents already produced in the MDL proceedings, but found that they could not conduct discovery pursuant to U.S. § 1782 on ground that it would offend the Canadian tribunal. In re: Baycol Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1431 (D. Minn.).

U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis opined that giving the Canadian plaintiffs access to discovery materials already produced would not offend the Canadian tribunal or prejudice the defendants. However, the proposed class could not conduct discovery in the U.S. …