Legal Opinion
Jones v. Lincoln Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1999No. Nos. 96-1376, 97-1938, 98-1487PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for decision three appeals arising from Terry Jones’s product liability suit against Hobart Brothers Company, Lincoln Electric Company, Air-co/The BOC Group, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Inco Alloys International, Incorporated, and Teledyne, Incorporated, (collectively, “Defendants”), all of whom are various manufacturers and distributors of welding rods. Jones sought to hold Defendants liable for neurological injuries he allegedly sustained as a result of his *714exposure to manganese present in fumes emitted from Defendants’ welding rods that he…
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