Jury Selection in Welding Rod Retrial Gets Underway

ANGLETON, Texas -- Jury selection in the retrial of a Texas man's welding rod claims began April 11 in the 23rd District Court for Brazoria County, sources told HarrisMartin Publishing. Presler, et al., v. Lincoln Electric, et al., No. 23472 (Texas 23rd Dist. Ct., Brazoria Cty.).

Plaintiffs Ronald Presler's first trial ended in February in a hung jury. Presler is a former welder who claimed his neurological disorder was caused by exposure to manganese fumes.

Another Texas welding rod lawsuit, Garza v. Lincoln Electric, et al., was set to begin April 4 in the Texas 404th District Court for Cameron …