Status of Alameda County's Welding Fume Cases Updated in Case Management Order

OAKLAND, Calif. - A case management order was recently released, updating the status of California's coordinated welding product cases after a July 6 conference. Welding Product Cases. JCCP No. 4368, (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

The Sept. 13 CMO stated that Reginald Johnson v. The Lincoln Electric Co., et al. was added on and transferred to the California Superior Court for Alameda County [See Related Story in LW: Welding Fumes, July 2005].

The CMO also revealed that Alameda County plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint on July 20 [See Related Story in LW: Welding Fumes, September 2005], and that no …