MDL Judge Denies Plaintiffs' Motion for Interlocutory Appeal of Remand Decisions

CLEVELAND -- Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley has denied a motion for interlocutory appeal of an earlier order denying remand in seven Louisiana welding rod lawsuits, opining that the plaintiffs' motion fails to satisfy the criteria for certifying interlocutory appeal. In re: Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

Filed Aug. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the order states that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that interlocutory appeal would advance the litigation's ultimate termination. Instead, Judge O'Malley opined that because the welding rod MDL proceedings would be unaffected by interlocutory appeal, such …