Employer Defendants in Ohio Case Seek Summary Judgment

CLEVELAND -- Employer defendants named in a welding fume lawsuit have filed a motion for summary judgment, contending that the plaintiff cannot prove that his employers knowingly exposed him to dangerous welding fumes. In re: Welding Rod Civil Actions Products Liability Litigation, No. 531703; Boyd, et al. v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. CV-04-545413 (Ohio Ct. Comm. Pls., Cuyahoga Cty.).

The June 28 motion filed in the Ohio Court for Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County by employer defendants The Babcock & Wilcox Company and Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. follow recent court orders dismissing the manufacturer defendants from the …