Defendants Oppose MDL Plaintiffs' Motion Seeking Sanctions

CLEVELAND - The defendants in the Welding Fume MDL have opposed a plaintiffs' motion seeking sanctions for allegedly not complying with the judge's order directing them to produce documents related to studies that found no association between welding fumes and Parkinson's disease, arguing that the plaintiffs' basis for sanctions lacks merit. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1535. Case No. 1:03-cv-17000 (N.D. Ohio).

In their Aug. 21 opposition brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the defendants say the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions is the "latest volley in their ongoing attempt …