Business Wire (Press Release), "18 Southern California Welders File Mass Tort Lawsuits for Injuries Caused by Exposure to Welding Fumes"

          Eighteen welding rod workers filed a mass tort lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court against Airco Inc., Caterpillar, Inc., General Electric Company and more than 55 other named defendants claiming that they suffered serious neurological injuries as a consequence of exposure to welding fumes containing manganese, a substance medically recognized as toxic to the human central nervous system.
          Plaintiffs' complaints for damages allege 15 claims, including negligence, strict products liability, and fraud/deceit by suppression/concealment, involving welding products that were manufactured, sold, distributed, and/or promoted by Defendants. All of the Defendants were, at relevant times, manufacturers and sellers of welding products, large industrial consumers of welding rod products, and members of leading trade organizations, including the American Welding Society and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
        
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