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In re: Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:03-cv-17000

Court:

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Judge:

Kathleen M. O'Malley

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  1. May 01, 2012

    Judge Sets Up $21M Fund For Welding Fumes MDL Plaintiffs

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday established a distribution mechanism for a $21.5 million resolution agreement in a sprawling multidistrict litigation over allegedly hazardous welding fumes, announcing that the money will be allocated by an independent claims administrator.

  2. April 03, 2009

    Welding Rod Makers Lose Bid For New Trial In Miss.

    A federal judge has denied three welding rod manufacturers' bid for post-trial judgment in a suit that is part of multidistrict welding fume litigation and ordered the companies to either pay $2 million in attorneys' fees for the plaintiffs or convince the court that the fees are unreasonable.

  3. December 08, 2008

    Welding Fume MDL Defendants End Tolling Deal

    After more than four years, the tolling agreement in multidistrict litigation over welding fumes has been terminated by the defendants, requiring roughly 12,000 participants to formally file complaints in the action if they want to pursue claims.

  4. November 07, 2008

    Welding Fume Plaintiffs Break With Pack

    The plaintiffs in the multidistrict welding fume trials have decided to take a different tack, opting to revise their complaints to pursue product liability claims on an individual basis, rather than classwide.

  5. February 21, 2008

    Welding Fume Judge Denies Bid To Seal Payments

    A judge has refused to reconsider her order calling for the full disclosure of compensation paid to authors of medical studies cited by expert witnesses in the bellwether multidistrict welding fume trials.

  6. February 07, 2008

    Welders Drop Medical Monitoring Claims From MDL

    Denied class certification, 16 welders seeking a medical monitoring program for an allegedly increased risk of developing brain damage have agreed to dismiss themselves from the multidistrict welding fume litigation.

  7. January 08, 2008

    Ill Welder's Case Chosen As MDL Bellwether

    A judge has picked a case brought by a welder who allegedly developed manganese-induced Parkinsonism from exposure to toxic fumes caused by the tools of his trade as the next bellwether trial in the multidistrict welding fume litigation.

  8. December 06, 2007

    Jury Awards $20.5M In Welding Fume Trial

    A federal jury awarded a couple $20.5 million Wednesday after finding that a number of companies failed to warn the husband that exposure to the fumes of their welding products could cause neurological injury.

  9. October 31, 2007

    Judge Tosses Welding Fume Suits Against Caterpillar

    A judge has thrown out all cases against heavy-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. in the multidistrict welding fume litigation, saying there is insufficient evidence to conclude it conspired with the other defendants to hurt the plaintiffs.

  10. October 29, 2007

    Judge Throws Out Welding Fume Cases

    A federal judge has dismissed about 75 cases in the multidistrict welding fume litigation, adding to the pile of suits that have been discarded in the past year.