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The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a 2007 welding fume verdict which awarded $20.5 million to welder Jeff Tamraz. The case was one of only five losses for the welding industry in welding fume trials and was the largest verdict to date. Manufacturers involved in the trial were Lincoln Electric, Hobart Brothers and ESAB.

In the appeal, the court concluded that testimony from neurologist Dr. Walter Carlini, which cited welding fumes as the cause of Tamraz’s illness, “was at most a working hypothesis, not admissible scientific ‘knowledge.’”

Read about the overturned welding fume trial here.

1 Comment(s) Post a Comment  Showing Comments Page 1 of 1 Posted by Susan Tamraz on September 15, 2010, 4:17 pm PDT Land Of The Free is an accurate description of opportunity in America. Lincoln Electric, Hobart Brothers and ESAB are free to buy off anyone they need too. And it works!!!! Inappropriate? alert us Post a Comment   Comment on this item: Name: Company: Email: Comment: Security Code: Reload Image Enter the text shown in the box above. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior such as "spamming," "trolling," or any other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site and/or will be removed from the site. You are fully responsible for the content you post. Neither the Association nor the publisher of this website, Data Key Communications, Inc, are responsible for the contents thereof or the opinions of the contributors. Contact and company information entered must be true and accurate. By submitting a comment, you agree to these terms and conditions.

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