Welding Fume Litigation Status Report – March 2013 (PDF)
Legal Filings:
- Mississippi Supreme Court Opinion Reversing Plaintiff’s Verdict in McLemore Case (PDF)
- Sixth Circuit Opinion Reversing Plaintiff’s Verdict in Tamraz Case (PDF)
- Fifth Circuit Opinion Reversing Damages Award in Jowers Case (PDF)
- Motion for an Order Voluntarily Dismissing Ray Case with Prejudice (PDF)
- Order Granting the Dismissal of Ousley, the Decertification of Certain Cases, and the Addition of Enhanced Certification Procedures (PDF)
- Reply Brief In Support for Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgement in the Ratcliff Case (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Strike All Class Allegations Contained in Six MDL Case Complaints (PDF)
- Georgia Court Order Dismissing Plaintiffs (PDF)
- Case Management Order in the Byers Case (PDF)
- Memorandum and Order to Address Plaintiffs’ False Claim of Mediation (PDF)
- Defendants’ Motion for Entry of Third Case Administration Order(PDF)
- Louisiana Supreme Court Order Granting Defendants’ Application for Supervisory Writ in the Andre Case (PDF)
- Defendants’ Application for Supervisory Writ and Request for Expedited Consideration in the Andre Case (PDF)
- Order Rejecting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Reconsider Previous PET Scan Order in the Baldwin Case (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Compel a PET Scan in the Baldwin Case (PDF)
- Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Application to Reinstate the Jury Trial in the Andre Case (PDF)
- Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Application for Supervisory Writ in the Andre Case (PDF)
- Second Case Administration Order (PDF)
- Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint with Prejudice in the Smith Case (PDF)
- Defendants’ Notice of Supplemental Authority (PDF)
- Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings on Plaintiffs’ Claims for Common Law Fraud and Aiding and Abetting in the Tamraz Case (PDF)
- Reply to Memorandum in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Duke Power Cases for Failure to Prosecute (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Conspiracy and Fraudulent Concealment Claims in the Boyd Case (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Count 10 in the Boyd Case (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Negligent Performance of Voluntary Undertaking Claim in the Boyd Case (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 in the Boyd Case (PDF)
- Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Duke Power Cases for Failure to Prosecute (PDF)
- Defendants’ Surreply in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification of Medical Monitoring Claims (PDF)
- Defendants’ Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification of Medical Monitoring Claims (PDF)
- Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Peabody Dismissal (PDF)
- Motion for an Order Voluntarily Dismissing Plaintiffs with
Prejudice (PDF) - Memorandum and Order on Peabody Case (PDF)
- Defendants’ Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion for
Order to Reopen Discovery (PDF) - Defendants’ Motion for Order to Reopen Discovery (PDF)
- Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute (PDF)
- Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Prosecute (PDF)
- Defendants’ Motion for Fees, Sanctions and Remedial Relief (PDF)
- Memorandum in Support of Defendants’ Motion for Fees, Sanctions and Remedial Relief (PDF)
- Motion to Exclude All Testimony That Exposure to Welding Fumes Causes Parkinson’s Disease (PDF)
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Exclude All Testimony That Exposure to Welding Fumes Causes Parkinson’s Disease (PDF)
- Supporting Exhibits (PDF)
- Order on Parkinson’s Disease-Related and Other Various Daubert Motions (PDF)
- Report of David Garabrant, M.D., M.P.H.
Certain portions of this document have been temporarily edited out in order to comply with a court-imposed confidentiality order. - Fifth Case Management Order In re Welding Rod Products Liability Litigation (PDF)
- Fourth Case Management Order (PDF)
- Third Case Management Order (PDF)
- Second Supplemental Case Management Order(PDF)
- First Case Management Order (PDF)
- Exhibit A (PDF)
- Exhibit B (PDF)
SOURCE: United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division

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