Plaintiffs: Defendants Failed to Produce Study Data on Danish Welders

CLEVELAND - The Welding Fume MDL plaintiffs moved to compel defendants to produce data from a defense expert's study on Danish welders. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000. MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

On Jan. 20, the plaintiffs urged the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to compel the defendants and/or their experts to produce the data or preclude its use at trial.

According to the plaintiffs, the defendants filed their FRCP Rule 26 (a)(2) expert disclosure on Nov. 15, 2004, identifying Jon Fryzek, Ph.D., as a witness who would testify on his …