Plaintiffs Concede Motion to Quash Service on Knauf Insulation

BAY MINETTE, Ala. - The Alabama Chinese drywall plaintiffs who attempted to serve foreign Knauf defendants through U.S.-based Knauf Insulation GmbH have conceded that service was improper. Loftis v. Knauf Gips KG, et al., No. 09-323 (Ala. Cir. Ct., Baldwin Cty.).

An joint motion entered Nov. 12 in Baldwin County Circuit Court indicates that Dell and Lydia Loftis have agreed that a motion to quash service of process on Knauf Insulation GmbH, which the plaintiffs' summons identified as Knauf Fiberglass, should be granted.

Knauf Gips KG and Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. filed a motion in October to quash service …