Defendants Seek Immediate Medical Record Discovery in Screened Cases

CLEVELAND -- Defendants have asked the Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL court to order the immediate production of medical records from the 632 cases involving plaintiffs diagnosed through screening methods, arguing that "the time has come to complete medical records collection in those cases." In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

In the Oct. 3 motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the defendants suggest that the court enter a supplemental case administration order establishing guidelines for expedited discovery of cases that involve screening diagnoses of Drs. Paul …