Welding Rods Lawsuits, Litigation & Lawyers
Welding rods are pieces of metal that are used in the welding process. When they are heated, welding rods give off toxic fumes and dust that produce serious side effects. The most damaging chemical element released is manganese, which can cause Parkinson’s or a similar central nervous system disease. The serious nature of this side effect has stimulated a large amount of welding rods litigation.
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In December 2005 an Illinois appellate court upheld a $1 million award to a former welder now suffering from Parkinson’s disease who had brought a welding rods lawsuit against several welding rods manufacturers. The manufacturers argued that the welder could not recover damages because the manufacturers had placed a warning on the products. The court found that the warnings had been inadequate and had been placed in a way that the plaintiff wasn’t likely to see them.
A welding rods lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania in 2003 seeks class action certification for welders injured by welding rod fumes. The case has been filed against at least 20 manufacturers and alleges that the manufacturers knew of the harmful effects of their products.
Over 3,000 separate welding rod lawsuits are being consolidated into one case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. Those suits claim that the fumes from welding rods cause Parkinson’s disease or Parkinson’s like symptoms.
The welding rods attorneys in this litigation argue that the manufacturers of welding rods have known about the link between the toxic fumes produced by welding rods and Parkinson’s disease or Parkinson’s-like symptoms since the first published reports in1837. Other reports began to emerge in the 1930s, but the manufacturers continued to produce their products without giving consumers adequate warnings about the known dangers.
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