Plaintiffs' Response Claims Motion for Sanctions a 'Wasteful Distraction'

CLEVELAND -- Plaintiffs involved in the Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL have filed a response to a defense motion for sanctions, saying that the motion is a 'desperate' measure to preclude medical causation. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

The response was filed under seal on Jan. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In a copy of the response obtained by HarrisMartin, the plaintiffs claim that the two plaintiffs the defense name as 'fraudulent' in their motion still exhibit signs of manganese poisoning and were dismissed for …