Defendants Claim Plaintiffs Ignored Court's Order When Appealing Denial of Remand

CLEVELAND -- Defendants in the welding rod products liability MDL have opposed a recent motion made by Louisiana plaintiffs for interlocutory appeal, arguing that the plaintiffs ignored the 'meat' of the Court's written decision not to remand the seven complaints. In re: Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

Filed June 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the defendants' opposition supports MDL Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley's decision to deny remand in seven Louisiana welding rod lawsuits after determining that the military contractor defense applied to the complaints.

The plaintiffs on …