Defendants Support Dismissal, Say Plaintiffs 'Abandon Weak Cases'

CLEVELAND -- The defendants in the federal Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL have backed their motion to dismiss the remaining Duke Power cases, saying that the plaintiffs' suggestion that it was the defendants who forced a full work-up of the claims is "disingenuous and contrary to the record." In Re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535; Beheler v. Lincoln Electric, et al., No. 06-17204; Carriker v. Lincoln Electric, et al., No. 06-17205; Steelman v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 06-17206 (N.D. Ohio).

In a July 25 reply filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern …