First Trial Scheduled in Welding Fume MDL Ends in 7-Figure Settlement

CLEVELAND -- A plaintiff who was scheduled to take part in the first Welding Fume MDL trial has reached a seven-figure settlement with the remaining defendants, an MDL source told HarrisMartin Publishing. In re: Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1535; Ruth v. Lincoln Electric Co., Case No. 03-CV-17003 (N.D. Ohio).

David R. Cohen, the special master appointed in the Welding Fume MDL, said that the settlement was reached late on Sept. 2. The only two defendants remaining in the case at the time of settlement were ESAB Group and Hobart Brothers, Cohen said.

Sources indicated that while …