Alabama State Court Plaintiffs Move for Default Judgment Against Knauf

BAY MINETTE, Ala. - Plaintiffs who filed a Chinese drywall case in Alabama state court have filed an application for default judgment against Knauf Gips KG and Knauf Plasterboard, arguing that neither have responded to the complaint since it was served in June. Loftis, et al. v. Knauf Gips KG, et al., No. 2009-000323 (Ala. Cir. Ct., Baldwin Cty.).

The request was filed Aug. 20 in Baldwin County Circuit Court by Dell and Lydia Lofits, who sued the Knauf entities, and several others in May, claiming that they suffered personal injury and damages to their property as a result of …