MDL Judge Limits Scope of Background Questions for Plaintiffs' Expert

CLEVELAND - The judge presiding over the Welding Fume Products MDL has ruled that defendants in any MDL trial can raise the issue of rejected manuscripts authored by Dr. Paul Nausieda, but that the plaintiffs' expert neurologist cannot be asked to specify the number of patients he has diagnosed with manganism. Jerkins v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 1:04-cv-18810 [MDL No. 1535; 03-cv-17000] (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley entered the order in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on July 5 in response to issues raised in plaintiff's omnibus motion in limine filed on …