Calif. Judge: Plaintiffs Must Identify Alleged Welding Fume-Related Injuries

OAKLAND, Calif. - The judge presiding over the coordinated welding fume cases in Alameda County Superior Court recently granted in part a defense motion to compel further responses to discovery, ruling that the plaintiffs must identify 'with particularity' their alleged welding fume-related injuries or illnesses. In re: Welding Product Cases. JCCP No. 4368 (Calif. Sup. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

On March 7, Judge Ronald M. Sabraw granted in part the defendants' motion to compel further discovery, requiring the plaintiffs to identify their alleged injuries, disclose any prior claims and lawsuits, and name their treating physicians from five years before their alleged …