Court Denies Defendants' Motions to Dismiss, Sever Welding Rod Cases

ATLANTA -- A state court judge has denied defense motions to dismiss or sever claims filed by approximately 340 plaintiffs in seven welding rod lawsuits, ruling that for discovery purposes, the cases will be permitted to continue as they were initially filed. Burnette, et al. v. Dennis Welding Supply, et al., No. 03-VS-052788 (Ga. State Ct., Fulton Cty.).

In an order entered Aug. 11, the Fulton County State Court judge stated that the issue of dismissal and severance would be revisited for the purposes of trial, after discovery has been completed in the cases. In the same order, the court …