Judge Signs CMO in 18-Plaintiff Class Action

CLEVELAND - An Ohio judge has signed a case management order in an 18-plaintiff case, setting deadlines for class certification-related discovery. Steele, et al. v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al.; In re: Welding Fume Product Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

In her Aug. 8 case management order, Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio set Oct. 30 as the deadline for class certification-related discovery and Nov. 20 as the deadline for plaintiffs to amend their motion to certify medical monitoring classes and designate any additional class certification …