Insurer Fights to Keep Case Out of Federal Chinese Drywall MDL

MIAMI - An insurance company that filed a declaratory judgment action arguing that it has no duty to defend a Chinese drywall class action has asked the court to reopen its case after it was identified as a possible tag-along case in the federal MDL and administratively closed. General Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Foster, et al., No. 09-80743 (S.D. Fla.).

General Fidelity Insurance Co. claims in its Aug. 12 motion in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida that the insurance-related matter involves the interpretation of a policy under Florida law and has no direct connection with the …