NEMA Asks for Extension While It Discusses 'Resolution'

CLEVELAND - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has asked the federal MDL court for another 60-day extension in which to answer while it attempts to resolve conspiracy claims brought against it by plaintiffs. In Re Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation, No. 1:03-CV-17000 [MDL Docket No. 1535] (N.D. Ohio).

NEMA filed its latest request on April 22, saying plaintiffs' counsel does not oppose the motion to extend the response time until June 28.

Judge Kathleen O'Malley, who presides over the Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, granted an earlier motion filed …