MDL Judge Accepts Voluntary Dismissal of 204 Welding Cases

CLEVELAND - A Louisiana law firm has notified the federal Welding Fume Product Liability MDL that plaintiffs in 204 lawsuits have elected to withdraw their complaints. In re: Welding fume Product Liability Litigation, No. 1:03-CV-17000 [MDL Docket No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

The motion for voluntary dismissal was filed on July 6 and approved on July 14 by MDL Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Henry J. Abraham and other plaintiffs filed their complaints in 2004 and 2005, alleging that they were harmed by exposure to defendants welding products while employed at …