Fourth MDL Trial Plaintiff Says His Case Will Not Advance MDL

CLEVELAND - In opposing a defense motion to reopen discovery in their case, the next plaintiffs scheduled to go to trial in the Welding Fume Products Liability MDL have proposed that the court try a movement disorder claim before theirs, saying their neuropsychological claim will not advance the MDL. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000; Peabody v. AIRCO Inc., et al. No. 1:05-cv-17678 (N.D. Ohio).

On June 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Darwin and Melinda Peabody said that when they recommended their case be tried, "it …