More Plaintiffs Ask to Withdraw from Welding Products MDL

CLEVELAND - Counsel for another 109 plaintiffs in the federal Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL have asked the court to allow them to voluntarily dismiss their actions without prejudice to re-filing at some future date. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:03-CV-17000 [MDL No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

The latest voluntary dismissal motion was filed on Aug. 14 in the federal multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

District Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley previously said she would allow plaintiffs to withdraw without prejudice, although if they re-file they will be liable for …