Judge Issues Sanctions Against Defendants in Ongoing MDL Trial

CLEVELAND - Sources told HarrisMartin Publishing that the judge presiding over an ongoing MDL trial has levied sanctions against the defendants for providing documents after the required deadline. Solis v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 04-cv-17363; In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

On June 7, the third day of Ernesto Solis's trial, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley ordered Hobart Brothers Inc. to pay $45,000 in sanctions for the late documents, sources said. Judge O'Malley said Hobart must pay the plaintiffs for the time needed to …