Lawsuit Claims Defendants were Negligent in Not Launching Epidemiological Study

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- An Illinois man alleging that exposure to welding rod fumes caused his development of a central nervous disorder has additionally claimed that the several defendants named in the new lawsuit were negligent in the overall investigation of potential health hazards stemming from exposure to their products. Haskell v. BOC Group, et al., No. n/a (Ill. Cir. Ct., Madison Cty.).

The complaint, filed recently in the Illinois Circuit Court for Madison County, also alleges that the defendants, including Airco/The BOC Group, ESAB Group, Hobart Brothers, Illinois Tool Works and J.W. Harris Company, were negligent in their failure to …