MDL Plaintiffs: Remaining Cases Should be Consolidated Under Rule 42

CLEVELAND - The plaintiffs in the Welding Fume Products Liability MDL are urging the court to consolidate the remaining 3,833 cases pending in the MDL, arguing that consolidation under Rule 42 is warranted because the cases are based on common issues of law and fact. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

The plaintiffs filed their motion July 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, asserting that all pending cases can be consolidated under Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "for a trial or …