MDL Judge: Ruth Evidence Supports Assertion that Manganese Causes PD

CLEVELAND -The Welding Fume MDL judge recently found that evidence presented in a previously settled welding fume lawsuit is reliable to support the assertion that manganese can cause or contribute to Parkinson's disease and is applicable to the MDL litigation. Ruth v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al. No. 1:04-cv-18912; In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio said '[t]he evidence so far presented is sufficiently reliable to support the assertion that exposure to low-manganese welding fumes can cause, …