MDL Judge: Plaintiffs Must Clarify Their Neurological Diagnoses

CLEVELAND - The judge presiding over the Welding Fume MDL recently issued a case administration order, requiring each plaintiff to clarify his medical diagnosis and name only "proper" defendants. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued the case administration order on March 31, requiring each plaintiff to conform the claims he has asserted to his fact sheet and to clarify his medical diagnosis. She also wants to ensure that only the "proper" defendants are named and …