Defense Verdict in Latest Welding Fume MDL Trial

CLEVELAND - Jurors deliberated for only 40 minutes before delivering a verdict on Oct. 21 for defendants in the latest welding fume trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Clinger v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 1:04-CV-17118 [In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

"We are gratified that this Cleveland jury has joined the many others around the country that have rejected these baseless claims," defense counsel John Beisner said after the three-week trial's conclusion. "In finding that welding fumes did not cause the plaintiff's condition this jury has …