Parties Attempt to Schedule Group 2 Trial Dates in California

OAKLAND, Calif. -- In a June 22 joint case management conference statement filed in the California Superior Court for Alameda County, the parties have proposed trial schedules for the state's Group 2 cases in light of the plaintiffs' decision to dismiss several cases that had previously been proposed as trial candidates. In re: Welding Products Cases, No. JCCP 004368 (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

The defendants said in the statement that the plaintiffs have communicated they will dismiss five of the cases selected by the defendants for the Group 2 cases. [Moore, Becerra, Beasley, Jordan, and Panagotacos] The defendants also …