Parties Dispute Special Master's Reproduction Order

CLEVELAND - The welding fume MDL plaintiffs agreed with the Special Master's order granting and denying in part their motion to compel defendants to respond to certain requests for production, but the defendants are claiming that the order is flawed. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

On Nov. 1, Special Master David R. Cohen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio said the defendants only need to produce redacted versions of their joint defense agreements.

'Defendants shall, however, produce to plaintiffs redacted versions of their Joint …