Defendant Adds Execs to Witness List for Upcoming Calif. Trial

OAKLAND, Calif. - Stoody Company Inc. has added two company vice presidents to the list of defense witnesses expected to testify in the upcoming welding fumes trial in Alameda County (Calif.) Superior Court. Thomas v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., No. RG-06-272122 [In Re Welding Products Cases, No. JCCP4368] (Calif. Super. Ct., Alameda Cty.).

On Oct. 14, Stoody filed its amended witness list for the Thomas trial, which includes Ravi Menon, its vice-president of Technology and Ron Grim, its vice-president and General Operations Manager, along with five retained medical experts and others.

The five medical experts include Scott D. …