Posts Tagged ‘Litigation’

Parties to Chinese Drywall Litigation Reach Global Settlement

NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Judge Eldon E. Fallon , United States District Court Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana , presiding over MDL 2047 In re: …

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State’s litigation remains ongoing

BATON ROUGE, LA — Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says the settlement announced today does not cover separate claims made by the state, adding that he intends to actively pursue and hold German company Knauf accountable for its …

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Up against a – developments in the ongoing investigation and coverage litigation

Homeowners from 42 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and Puerto Rico have reported concerns about imported from China. Homebuilders in the United States historically used domestically produced , composed primarily from gypsum …

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Parties to Chinese Drywall Litigation Announce New Settlement Program

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), the Homebuilder Steering Committee (HSC) and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) today jointly announced another positive step in the ongoing commitment to the resolution of the Chinese drywall problem….

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Baron & Budd, P.C. Shareholder Bruce Steckler Announces New Settlement Program with KNAUF Plasterboard Tianjin in Litigation

Baron and Budd shareholder Bruce Steckler made an announcement today on behalf on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) for the litigation. Steckler, head of Baron and Budd’s general litigation section, announced a new …

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Parties to Litigation Announce New Settlement Program

NEW ORLEANS , Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), the Homebuilder Steering Committee (HSC) and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) today jointly announced another positive step in the ongoing commitment to the …

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$55 Million Settlement Reached in Chinese Drywall Litigation – Law.com

Over the years we’ve chronicled the twists and turns in the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation, which arose after allegedly defective drywall was installed in thousands of homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (See here , here and here .) On …

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Insurers’ motions for dismissal in Chinese drywall litigation denied

NEW ORLEANS—The federal judge presiding over the ongoing multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Chinese drywall dealt eight insurers a blow Wednesday when he denied their motions for dismissal.

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Insurers’ motions for dismissal in Chinese drywall litigation denied – Business Insurance

NEW ORLEANS—The federal judge presiding over the ongoing multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Chinese drywall dealt eight insurers a blow Wednesday when he denied their motions for dismissal. Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court …

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Insurers’ Recent Success a Milestone in a Year of Chinese Drywall Litigation

A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the …

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