Homebuilder Moves to Certify Class of Louisiana Drywall Installers

COVINGTON, La. - A homebuilder that claims it purchased defective drywall from Interior/Exterior Building Supply has moved to certify a class of similar companies that installed the product in homes throughout Louisiana. Sunrise Construction and Development, et al. v. Interior/Exterior Building Supply, No. 200912196 (La. Dist. Ct., St. Tammany Prsh., 22nd Dist.).

Sunrise Construction and Development filed the motion for class certification July 23 in St. Tammany Parish District Court, where it sued Interior/Exterior in April.

The homebuilder says that it, along with hundreds of other construction and home improvement vendors, purchased imported drywall from Interior/Exterior and has since …