MDL Judge Denies Minnesota Defendants' Opposition of MDL Transfer

CLEVELAND -- Noting that defendants Stoody Company and Thermadyne Holding appear to have been deprived an opportunity to object to the transfer of six Minnesota lawsuits to the welding rod MDL, a federal judge has denied the objection, ruling that she does not have jurisdiction over the dispute. In re: Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

In an order issued May 24, Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, opined that she had no authority to rule on Stoody Company and Thermaydne Holding's motion to remand the …