Texas Plaintiffs Say New Evidence, Discovery Abuses Warrant New Trial

ANGLETON, Texas - A Texas couple is urging the state district court that granted judgment for defendants in May to order a new trial based on newly discovered evidence and alleged discovery abuse. Presler, et al., v. Lincoln Electric, et al., No. 23472 (Texas 23rd Dist. Ct., Brazoria Cty.).

Ronald and Patsy Presler urged the District Court on Sept. 7 to grant them a new trial, saying the same defendants changed their causation defense in preparing for a more recent scheduled trial, and withheld more than 200,000 pages of documents, many of which were presented in the MDL, that should …