MDL Judge Grants and Denies 4 Plaintiff and Defense Motions

CLEVELAND - The judge presiding over the Welding Fume MDL recently issued an order granting and denying four plaintiff and defense motions regarding data produced by a plaintiff expert. In re: Welding Fume Product Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley issued her order on March 6 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Judge O'Malley denied the plaintiffs' motion for relief from the protective order. The plaintiffs had argued in their Jan. 17 motion that their experts should be able to submit for publication and publicly present their …