Judge Overrules Miller Electric's Demurrers To California Lawsuits

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- An Alameda Superior Court judge has overruled defendant Miller Electric's demurrer and motion to strike a welding rod lawsuit. Janke, et al. v. BOC Group, et al., No. RG 04143283 (Calif. Sup. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

In a decision issued June 3, Judge James A. Richman denied a demurrer filed by Miller Electric that claimed the lawsuit lacked specificity, as well as a motion by the defendant to strike portions of the complaint. Miller Electric sought to strike allegations in the Janke lawsuit, claiming that the plaintiffs' claims for punitive damages were not specific, that the allegations based …