South Carolina Plaintiff Now Scheduled for January MDL Trial

CLEVELAND - The case chosen to replace the withdrawn Ousley complaint on the MDL's January trial schedule is a former South Carolina welder who says he suffers neurological disorders from using welding consumables made by defendants Lincoln Electric Co. and/or Hobart Brothers Co. Ray v. Lincoln Electric Co., No. 1:04-cv-18252 [In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1535 (No. 1:03-CV-17000)] (N.D. Ohio). (N.D. Ohio).

Trial on claims by Ernest A. Ray are now scheduled to begin on Jan. 12. The case previously scheduled for trial on that day, Ousley v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al. (No. …