Date: 06-27-2006

Case Style: Ernesto Solis v. AGA Gas, Inc., et al.

Case Number: 04-CV-22251

Judge: Kathleen M. O'Malley

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Cuyahoga County

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Scott S. Segal, Segal Law Firm, Charleston, West Virginia

Patrick E. McFarland of Hague & McFarland, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Defendant's Attorney:

S. Jane Anderson of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Wheeling, West Virgina of Valley National Gases, Inc. and Valley Welding Supply Company

John H. Beisner of O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C., Air Liquide America Corporation and Big Three Industries, Inc.

Richard E. Bliss of Margolis Edelstein, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for Tri-Pro, Inc.

Apryll H. Boggs of Hendrickson & Long, Charleston, West Virgina for General Electric

Mark W. Browning of Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, Charleston, West Virgina fo Illinois Tool Works, Inc. and Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Karen E. Chilcote of Robb, Leonard & Mulvihill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for Deloro Stellite Company, Inc.

Joseph S. Christof, II of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Wheeling, West Virginia for Valley National Gases, Inc. and Valley Welding Supply Company

Kathey Condo of Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for Messer GT&S, L.P.

P. Joseph Craycraft of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Wheeling, West Virginia

Staci Norman Ciswell and Robert P. Martin of Campbell, Woods, Bagley, Emerson, McNeer & Herndon, Charleston, West Virginia for Mabscott Supply Company and Tri-State Oxygen of West Virginia, Inc.

Paula L. Durst of Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Charleston, West Virgina for Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobelco Welding of American, inc., Shinko Taseto Co., Ltd. and Shinko Welding Service, Co., Ltd.

R. Noel Foreman of Schrader, Byrd & Companion, Wheeling, West Virginia for Air Liquide, et al.

Michael G. Gallaway of Burns, White & Hickton, Wheeling, West Virgina

Robert E. Gifford and J. Creg Goodykoontz of Steptoe & Johnson, Clarksburg, West Virginia for Beckley Welding Supply, Inc.

Jeffrey A. Grove of Bachmann, Hess, Bachmann & Garden, Wheeling, West Virginia for Aeriform Corporation

Stephn J. Harberg and Charles Read of O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C. for Air Liquide America Corporation

David K. Hendrickson and R. Scott Long of Hendrickson & Long, Charleston, West Virginia for General Electric Company

W. Henry Jernigan, Jr. of Dinsmore & Shohl, Charleston, West Virginia for American Welding Society, Inc.

Bruce E. Rende of Robb, Leonard & Mulvihill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for Gulf Wire Corporation and Nichols Wire, Inc.

Charles M. Love, III of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Charleston, West Virgina for Metlife, Inc.

Eric L. Lundt of Gordon, Hargrove & James, Fort Lauderdale, Florida for Caterpillar, Inc.

John L. MacCorkle of MacCorkle, Lavende, Casey & Sweeney, Charleston, West Virginia

A. B. Maloy of Bailey & Glasser, Charleston, West Virginia of Select Acr, Inc.

Christopher S. Morris of Dinsmore & Shohl, Charleston, West Virginia for American Welding Society, Inc.

Mary Alice Parsons of Ireson & Weisel, Houston, Texas for Aeriform Corporation

Phyllis M. Potterfield of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Charleston, West Birginia for Metlife, Inc.

Description:

Plaintiff, Ernesto Solis, sued Defendent on a products liability theory for the injuries and damages that he claimed that the sustained from exposure to welding rod gases.

Defendants denied the Plaintiff's claims.

Outcome: Defendants' verdict.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None