18 Plaintiffs Propose Eight State-Wide Medical Monitoring Classes

CLEVELAND - Eighteen plaintiffs recently sued 30 manufacturers for their alleged welding fume injuries, seeking to create eight state-wide medical monitoring classes. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000; Steele, et al. v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al. (N.D. Ohio).

On April 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, David Steele and 17 other plaintiffs sued A.O. Smith Corp. and 29 other welding manufacturers, seeking medical monitoring for eight proposed state-wide classes of steel welders or steel welder helpers who are citizens of Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, …