Recent Developments in the Welding Rod Wars: Mixed Verdicts and Adverse News for Insurers on the Total Pollution
March 22, 2006
Partner, Amy Rich Paulus and Associate Jane S. Freud wrote this article on welding rods. Recently, Plaintiffs scored wins in Illinois and New York, only to be followed by a defense verdict in Illinois on virtually the same evidence. New York’s appellate division affirmed a ruling linking welding rod fumes to mesothelioma and cancer claims. Yet, challenges to plaintiffs’ medical experts in the federal multi-district litigation in Ohio may take a similar turn as that culminating in Judge Jack’s opinion in the silica cases. So, exactly what is the state of the science on causation? And how serious are the medical monitoring claims?
The Welding Rod Wars
