Drywall Plaintiffs Move to Curb Knauf Settlement Communications

NEW ORLEANS - Counsel for Chinese drywall plaintiffs have asked the MDL court to prevent Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) and other defendants from contacting members of two omnibus class actions with information about settlements the drywall manufacturers have negotiated with homebuilders. Payton, et al. v Knauf Gips KG, et al., No. 09-7628; Rogers, et al. v. Knauf Gips KG, et al., No. 10362 (E.D. La.).

The Plaintiffs Steering Committee filed a motion July 7 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, saying the focused settlement efforts of drywall manufacturers represent an erosion of the class action process and …