MDL Court Orders Production of Screening Records for 50 Welders

CLEVELAND - Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley has ordered plaintiffs in the Welding Fume Products MDL to produce notes and records from 50 additional medical screenings of the 521 conducted by a British neurologist which led to the filing of individual cases in state and federal courts. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge O'Malley granted the defendants' motion to compel production of Dr. Michael Swash's records, in part, on May 24, ruling that the materials sought are "generally relevant."

Defendants moved to compel on March 25, saying that they filed a similar motion in a …