Plaintiffs Oppose Further Discovery of Dr. Racette

CLEVELAND -- Plaintiffs in the Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation MDL have opposed a defense request to proceed with additional discovery from Dr. Brad Racette, saying the defendants have not complied with court orders that would permit such discovery. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

The Oct. 11 response was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio after defendants filed two submissions in support of its contention that it complied with a court order instructing the defendants to produce data related to the Danish and Swedish epidemiological studies that …