Welding Defendants Seek Relief from High Court

ST. LOUIS CITY, Mo. - Seven welding manufacturer defendants are seeking a writ of prohibition, saying a circuit court judge erroneously denied their motion for summary judgment, which contended that the plaintiff's five-year statute of limitations had run out before he filed his claim. State of Missouri, ex rel. v. The Honorable John J. Riley. No. WLD-B-190438 (Mo. Sup. Ct.).

The BOC Group Inc., Hobart Brothers Co., Lincoln Electric Co., Praxair Inc., ESAB Group Inc., Union Carbide Corp. and Viacom Inc. filed a writ of prohibition in the Missouri Supreme Court on July 18. The manufacturers seek an order precluding …