Plaintiffs Defend Motion to Remand, Say MDL Court Not Bound by Transferor Court's Denial

CLEVELAND - Two Texas men with claims pending in the Welding Fume MDL have reiterated in a reply brief their argument that the court overseeing the MDL is not bound by the transferor court's denial of remand. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL Docket No. 1535, (N.D. Ohio).

Saying the transferor court's denial was not consistent with the rulings of the MDL court, plaintiffs John Doherty (Doherty v. Lincoln Elec. Co. No. 1:04-cv-22639-KMO) and William Gober (Gober v. Lincoln Elec. Co. No. 1:04-cv-22640-KMO) defended their motion for remand on July 11 in the U.S. District Court for the …