Texas Court Denies Defense Efforts to Appeal Order Granting New Trial

ANGLETON, Texas -- A Texas appeals court has denied a writ of mandamus filed by defendants following a recent decision to award a new trial in a welding fume case that ended in a defense verdict. In re: Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 14-05-01081-CV (Texas 14th Ct. App.).

In a one-page order released Nov. 23, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals stated that the defendants had not established that they are entitled to mandamus relief.

The writ was filed Oct. 21 by Lincoln Electric Co., Hobart Brothers and TDY Industries after a Brazoria County, Texas, judge granted plaintiff Ronald Presler's …