Legal Opinion
In Re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided April 5, 2005No. Case No. 1:03-CV-17000, MDL Docket No. 1535PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’MALLEY, United States District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this Multi-District Litigation have filed lawsuits against various manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors of welding rod products, as well as related trade associations. The plaintiffs assert that the inhalation of manganese contained in the fumes given off by welding rods during the welding process caused them neurological injury and other harm, and that the defendants knew or should have known that the use of welding rods would cause these damages. The gravamen of the thousands of complaints that have been…
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