Plaintiffs Defend Claims for Punitive and Exemplary Damages

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Plaintiffs in the California welding rod proceedings on June 7 defended their claims for restitution and other equitable relief in an opposition to a motion to strike made by Caterpillar. Welding Products Cases, JCCP No. 4368 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

The opposition was filed shortly after two more cases were added to the coordinated proceedings pending in the Superior Court for Alameda County. On May 23, Rodriguez v. Lincoln Electric (No. BC332839, Los Angeles Super. Ct.) and Prince v. Lincoln Electric, (No. BC332838, Los Angeles Super. Ct.) were added to the coordinated docket.

According to the …