Defendants Move to Limit Industrial Hygienist's Opinions

CLEVELAND - Defendants preparing for a May MDL trial have moved to limit an industrial hygienist's testimony to non-causation issues, contending that he "strayed outside his designated area of expertise" in his expert report. Mann v. Airco/The BOC Group, Inc., No. 1:06-CV-17288 [MDL No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

Counsel for Hobart Brothers Co. and others filed the motion on March 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, asking the court to limit the trial testimony of Ronald D. Schaible CIH, DCSP, P.E., who has been retained by plaintiff David Mann.

Mann's trial is scheduled to begin …