Plaintiffs Say JPML, Not Construction Contracts, Will Decide Venue Issue

MIAMI - Motions to dismiss for improper venue brought by a homebuilder named in Florida Chinese drywall cases should be denied so long as a federal judicial panel is considering the creation of a centralized docket for all related claims, a plaintiff in one class action argued recently. Vickers v. Knauf GIPS KG, et al., No. 09-20510; Galvin v. Knauf GIPS KG, et al., No. 09-20847 (S.D. Fla.).

Karin Vickers said in a May 11 brief that it would be a waste of judicial economy to take action on allegations that some drywall cases are improperly venued because the cases …