MDL Defendants: Plaintiffs' Conspiracy Claims Have No Basis

CLEVELAND -- In replying to the plaintiffs' opposition to their motion for summary judgment, the defendants in the Welding Fume MDL have asserted that plaintiffs with cases originally filed in 12 states do not have a viable claim for an intentional tort. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

In their Aug. 31 reply brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the defendants stated that they did not have a fiduciary or confidential relationship with plaintiffs with cases originally filed in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Oklahoma, …