MDL Plaintiffs Want Appointment of Independent Epidemiological Expert

CLEVELAND -- Saying they are 'willing to live by the results,' the plaintiffs with claims pending in the Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL have filed a motion asking the court to appoint an independent epidemiological expert with the intentions of conducting an epidemiological study. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

Calling the appointment of an independent expert, the 'fairest and most effective way to advance this litigation,' the plaintiffs contend in the Feb. 7 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio that the defendants have failed to …