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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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C06-04811 SBA – 1 – 

Stipulation And [Proposed] Order Staying Proceedings 

Albert B. Norris (SBN 34756) 

Stephen G. Blitch (SBN 70193) 

Daniel J. Valim (SBN 233061) 

REED SMITH LLP

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2400 

Oakland, CA 94612-3572 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 2084 

Oakland, CA 94604-2084 

Telephone: 510.763.2000 

Facsimile: 510.273.8832 

Attorneys for Lincoln Electric Holdings; The 

ESAB Group, Inc (erroneously named as 

“ESAB Group, Inc., as itself and successor to 

Alloy Rods Inc. and L-TEC Welding and 

Cutting Systems, Inc.”); The Lincoln Electric 

Company; A.O. Smith Corporation; Praxair, Inc. 

(erroneously named as “Praxair, Inc., as 

successor to Linde Air Products”); Union 

Carbide Corporation (erroneously named as 

“Union Carbide Corporation, as successor to 

Linde Air Products and Haynes Satellite 

Works”); Viacom Inc., successor by merger to 

CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse; Hobart 

Brothers Company (erroneously named as 

“Hobart Brothers Company, as itself and 

successor to Teledyne McKay, Inc.” and 

“McKay Welding Products”); The BOC Group, 

Inc. f/k/a Airco, Inc. (erroneously named as 

“AIRCO/The BOC Group, Inc., as itself and as 

successor to Airco, Inc. (f/k/a Air reduction Co.) 

and Wilson Welder & Metal Co.”); Allegheny 

Technologies, Inc.; Lincoln Global, Inc.; 

Sandvik, Inc. (erroneously named as “Sandvik 

Materials Technology Company”); Airgas GulfStates, Inc., and BOC, Inc. (served herein as 

“BOC Financial Corporation (Former Name) 

BOC, Inc.(True Name)”) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RUFINO RAMOS, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

A.O. SMITH CORPORATION; ADAMS 

HARD-FACING COMPANY, INC.; AIR 

PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.; AIRCO 

No.: C06-04811 SBA 

NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF 

CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER AND 

STIPULATION AND ORDER STAYING 

PROCEEDINGS 

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INC.; AIRCO/THE BOC GROUP, INC., as itself 

and as successor to Airco, Inc. (f/k/a Air 

Reduction Co.) and Wilson Welder & Metal Co.; 

AIRGAS-GULF STATES, INC.; ALLEGHENY 

TECHNOLOGIES, INC. as successor to 

Teledyne-McKay Welding Products; AVESTA 

POLARIT, INC.; BOC FINANCIAL CORP.; 

THE BOC GROUP, INC.; CATERPILLAR, 

INC.; THE ESAB GROUP, INC.; ESAB 

GROUP, INC., as itself and as successor to Alloy 

Rods Inc., and L-TEC Welding and Cutting 

Systems, Inc.; GENERAL ELECTRIC 

COMPANY; HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, 

INC.; HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY, as 

itself and as successor to Teledyne McKay, Inc.; 

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC., as successor to 

Hobart Brothers Corp., Teledyne McKay, Inc. and 

Miller Electric Manufacturing Corp.; THE 

LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY LINCOLN 

ELECTRIC HOLDINGS; LINCOLN GLOBAL, 

INC., also known as Seal Seat Corporation; 

MCKAY WELDING PRODUCTS; 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY; MILLER ELECTRIC 

MANUFACTURING CO., INC ; PRAXAIR, 

INC., as successor to Linde Air Products; 

RANKIN INDUSTRIES, INC.; STOODY 

COMPANY, as itself and as successor to the 

Deloro Stellite Company; THERMADYNE 

HOLDINGS CORPORATION, as itself and as 

successor to the Deloro Stellite Company, Stoody 

Company, and Tweco Products, Inc.; UNION 

CARBIDE CORPORATION, as successor to 

Linde Air Products and Haynes Stellite Works; 

VIACOM, INC.; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC 

CORPORATION; J.W. HARRIS COMPANY, 

INC.; OLSON AND CO. STEEL, individually 

and as successor-in-interest to BOSTROMBERGEN METAL PRODUCTS; BOSTROMBERGEN METAL PRODUCTS; VICTOR 

EQUIPMENT COMPANY; HUNTINGTON 

ALLOYS CORPORATION f/k/a Inco Alloys 

International Inc.; SANDVIK MATERIALS 

TECHNOLOGY COMPANY; THERMADYNE 

INDUSTRIES aka Stoody; EAST BAY 

WELDING SUPPLY, INC.; CALIFORNIA 

WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY; GENUINE 

PARTS COMPANY; and Does 1-1000, 

 Defendants. 

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The parties request the Court take notice of Conditional Transfer Order- 43, issued by the 

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on September 27, 2006 and attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

In light of this order, the parties respectfully resubmit their request to stay all proceedings in this 

action pending transfer to the MDL. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto through their respective 

attorneys of record that all proceedings in this matter be stayed pending a transfer of this action to 

In re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1535 (N.D. Ohio). 

Throughout the period during which the transfer is pending, the parties stipulate to a stay of 

Defendants’ obligation to respond to the complaint and of the parties’ right to propound discovery. 

During this period, the parties respectfully request that this Court refrain from issuing any 

scheduling orders in this matter, including but not limited to case management orders and orders 

pertaining to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Furthermore, any and all case management 

conferences currently on calendar are now removed. 

SO STIPULATED AND AGREED 

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C06-04811 SBA – 4 – 

Stipulation And [Proposed] Order Staying Proceedings 

DATED: October 30, 2006 

REED SMITH LLP

By 

Albert B. Norris 

Stephen G. Blitch 

Daniel J. Valim 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Lincoln Electric Holdings; The ESAB Group, Inc 

(erroneously named as “ESAB Group, Inc., as itself 

and successor to Alloy Rods Inc. and L-TEC 

Welding and Cutting Systems, Inc.”); The Lincoln 

Electric Company; A.O. Smith Corporation; 

Praxair, Inc. (erroneously named as “Praxair, Inc., 

as successor to Linde Air Products”); Union 

Carbide Corporation (erroneously named as “Union 

Carbide Corporation, as successor to Linde Air 

Products and Haynes Satellite Works”); Viacom 

Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, f/k/a 

Westinghouse; Hobart Brothers Company 

(erroneously named as “Hobart Brothers Company, 

as itself and successor to Teledyne McKay, Inc.” 

and “McKay Welding Products”); The BOC Group, 

Inc. f/k/a Airco, Inc. (erroneously named as 

“AIRCO/The BOC Group, Inc., as itself and as 

successor to Airco, Inc. (f/k/a Air reduction Co.) 

and Wilson Welder & Metal Co.”); Allegheny 

Technologies, Inc.; Lincoln Global, Inc.; Sandvik, 

Inc. (erroneously named as “Sandvik Materials 

Technology Company”); Airgas Gulf-States, Inc., 

and BOC, Inc. (served herein as “BOC Financial 

Corporation (Former Name) BOC, Inc.(True 

Name)”) 

DATED: _____________ 

GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER, LLP 

By 

Bruce Fishelman 

Helaine Hatter 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: 10/30/06 

By 

 The Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong 

DOCSOAK-9848406.1-DVALIM 

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