MDL Judge Says Plaintiffs' Expert Must Produce Study Data by Oct. 31

CLEVELAND - The judge presiding over the Welding Fume MDL recently granted and denied in part Lincoln Electric Co.'s motion for reconsideration of a recent order, saying the company is only entitled to some of Dr. Brad Racette's data. In re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL Docket No. 1535. No. 03-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

On Sept. 7, Lincoln Electric Co. urged the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to reconsider its Aug. 4 order granting Racette and Washington University's motion to quash. The company said the order was inconsistent with the court's intention to require a meaningful …