Judge: Parties Must List Experts Who Reviewed Racette's Data

CLEVELAND - The Welding Fume MDL judge has ordered the parties to provide a list of their testifying experts who have received and reviewed plaintiff expert Dr. Brad A. Racette's confidential data examining the prevalence of parkinsonism in a sample of Alabama welders. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

On April 11, Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, said the parties have until April 18 to provide to Racette and Special Master David R. Cohen a list of their testifying experts who …