MDL Defendants Oppose Protective Order for 'Consulting' Physician

CLEVELAND - Defendants in a November welding fume trial have responded to plaintiff's motion for a protective order for a physician's records by disputing his designation as a "consulting expert." Street v. Lincoln Electric, et al., No. 1:06-cv-17026 [In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

Lincoln Electric Co. and other defendants filed their response to Richard Street's motion for a protective order on July 9.

In his June 25 motion to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Street said defendants' demand for records from physician Juan Sanchez-Ramos would destroy his "consulting …