We have posted about the welding fumes MDL before. Call it case management by option– as the court has worked through the bellwether trials, it is in
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District Court Upholds Punitives in Surprising Decision
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In a surprising and somewhat questionable decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio recently upheld a jury verdict awarding …
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Court of Appeals Vacates Jury Verdict for Plaintiff in Welding Case
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The Sixth Circuit last week vacated one of the rare plaintiff verdicts in the welding rod litigation. Tamraz v. Lincoln Electric Co., et al., 2010 WL …
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Welding Fume MDL Court Releases “Trial Template”
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The Judge overseeing the Welding Fume Products Liability MDL Litigation has issued a “Trial Template” to assist transferor courts in handl…
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Update on Chinese Drywall Litigation
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission last week announced the results of testing performed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on allegedly …
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MDL Court Holds To Pretrial Deadlines For Next Bellwether Case In Welding Fumes
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The MDL court in the In re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL-1535 (N.D. Ohio) recently issued an interesting Order about mediation. Not …
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