Arroyo Court Denies Most Pre-Trial Motions to Exclude Testimony

CLEVELAND - The judge presiding over the next trial in the Welding Fume Products Liability multidistrict litigation has memorialized more than dozen rulings made during a March 2 pre-trial hearing, most of which deny motions to limit or exclude testimony or evidence. Arroyo v. Hobart Bros. Co., No. 1:08-WF-17980 (N.D. Ohio).

U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary issued an order on March 5 documenting his rulings on 17 pre-trial motions by defendant Hobart Brothers Co. and on two by plaintiff Ruben Arroyo.

Trial in the case is scheduled to begin on March 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern …