MDL Plaintiffs Urge Court to Ignore Recent Dismissal of Negligence Claim

CLEVELAND -- Plaintiffs have refuted the contention made by consumer defendants that a recent decision out of Alabama is similar to a pending motion to dismiss negligent claims in nearly 150 lawsuits pending in the MDL. In re: Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

In the June 30 opposition, the plaintiffs ask Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to ignore the recent federal court decision to dismiss negligence claims against consumer defendants, arguing that the case cited in the Alabama decision granted a motion testing the sufficiency …