Calif. Plaintiffs Move to Add Los Angeles Case to Coordinated Proceedings

OAKLAND -- California welding rod plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court have moved to join the coordinated proceedings in Alameda County Superior Court, claiming that the recently filed lawsuit contains the same allegations and names the same defendants as those cases pending in the coordinated docket. In re: Welding Product Cases, No. JCCP No. 4368 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

On Oct. 14, plaintiffs Richard and Janette Brown filed a petition in the California Superior Court for Alameda County seeking coordination with four other California welding rod cases. The Browns claim that the addition …