Miss. Plaintiffs Move to Exclude "Unsubstantiated" Manganese Statements

JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi couple scheduled for trial this month has moved to exclude allegedly confusing statements regarding the effects of manganese, saying the defendants are only trying to confuse the jury by suggesting that welding fumes from mild steel electrodes are different than welding fumes from hard surfacing electrodes. Smith, et al. v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al. No. 05-001082 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Hinds Cty.).

In their Sept. 15 motion in limine filed in the Hinds County Circuit Court, Troy and Virginia Smith said the defendants have made 'inconsistent and unsubstantiated statements' regarding the hazardous effects of manganese …