By Cindy L. Nations
November 2, 2009 – A large group status conference is scheduled for November 5, 2009 at 9 a.m. Eastern time in the Northern District of Ohio before MDL Judge Dan A. Polster. The agenda includes many important items, including discovery and expert testimony issues regarding bellwether and non-bellwether cases; pending motions; scheduling the bellwether trials; product identification updates; and status of federal/state court cooperation.