Judge O'Malley Reaffirms Order that Parties Disclose Payments to Experts

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Saying she was responding to an issue that arose again during the bellwether Jowers trial in Mississippi, U.S. District Judge Kathleen O'Malley who presides over the Welding Fumes MDL has entered an order in the MDL docket that payments made to consulting or non-testifying experts are relevant and discoverable. In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:03-CV-17000 (MDL Docket No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio).

Judge O'Malley's Feb. 19 order filed in the multi-district litigation followed her ruling in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, where she is presiding over trial on Jowers v. Arcos …