Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Drywall Supplier's Chapter 11 Case

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal bankruptcy judge has dismissed the voluntary Chapter 11 petition of a construction materials supplier named as a defendant in Chinese drywall litigation. In re: Black Bear Gypsum Supply Inc., No. 07-07120 (M.D. Fla. Bankr.).

Judge Catherine Peek McEwen of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida said in a July 27 order that dismissal of Black Bear Gypsum Supply Inc.'s bankruptcy proceeding is appropriate given the supplier's failure to prove operating reports since June 2008.

Judge McEwen also noted that in response to the U.S. Trustee's recent motion to dismiss the case …