Lincoln Electric Filing Hints at Settlement Talks with Travelers, St. Paul

CLEVELAND - A federal court granted Lincoln Electric Co.'s motion for continuance of a case management conference scheduled for this month amid indications that Lincoln is talking with its insurer about settling Lincoln's demand for coverage of welding fume claims. Lincoln Electric Co. v. The Travelers Casualty and Surety Co., et al., No. 1:11-cv-2253 (N.D. Ohio).

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted the motion Jan. 6 in an unwritten order but did not set a new date for the conference.

Lincoln sued Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. …