Louisiana Defendants Seek Dismissal of Claims in Upcoming Trial

NEW ORLEANS -- Defendants in a Louisiana welding fume case scheduled for an October trial have sought to dismiss several of the plaintiff's claims, contending that the plaintiff has insufficient evidence to establish product identification and failure-to-warn claims and that her claim asserted under the Louisiana Products Liability Act precludes other claims. Joseph, et al. v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., No. 2003-16965 (La. Civil Dist. Ct., Parish of Orleans).

Sources told HarrisMartin that Mary Lopez is the only plaintiff remaining in the case, which is scheduled to begin trial Oct. 10 in the Louisiana Civil District Court for the …