North River Wants Stays Lifted, Parties Realigned Ahead of Nov. Drywall Trial

NEW ORLEANS — Knauf and the Plaintiffs Steering Committee have filed briefs opposing a motion by North River Insurance Co. to lift several stays in the Chinese Drywall MDL and realign parties in advance of a November trial involving the excess insurer. In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2047 (E.D. La.).

In briefs filed June 11 and June 13 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the PSC and Knauf argue respectively that the MDL court has already denied a motion to lift a stay currently in place with regard to Knauf and that …