MDL Defendants 'Scared to Death' of Proposed Study, Plaintiffs Say

CLEVELAND - The MDL plaintiffs recently replied to the defendants' opposition to their motion to appoint an independent epidemiological expert to study the association between welding fumes and manganese, arguing that the welding industry is 'scared to death' of the results of a study they cannot 'control, design, or fund.' In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

In a reply memorandum filed March 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the plaintiffs said the defendants 'fear the results of a real study that they should have conducted …