Defendants Reply to Plaintiffs' Arguments on Causation, Product ID

CLEVELAND - The BOC Group and other defendants trying to overturn the largest welding fumes verdict to date argue in the most recent round of briefing that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law on causation, product identification and overexposure grounds. Tamraz, et al. v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., No. 04-18948; In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio).

Defendants filed several reply briefs in early February, responding to what they said were plaintiffs' misrepresentation of California law on causation or on the sufficiency of evidence presented to support causation or product …