Jury Selection Gets Underway in Ill. Man's Welding Fume Case

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Jury selection began recently in an Illinois welding fume case, with opening arguments expected to begin on Oct. 16, sources told HarrisMartin. Haskell v. BOC Group, et al., No. 04-L-1152, (Ill. 3rd Jud. Ct., Madison Cty.).

On Oct. 11, voir dire began in the Illinois 3rd Judicial Circuit Court for Madison County in a lawsuit asserted by Michael L. Haskell, who says his work as a boilermaker and welder exposed him to toxic welding fumes.

One of Haskell's attorneys, Bob Bosslet of Bosslet & O'Leary in Granite City, Ill., also represented Larry Elam, whose $1 million …