Homebuilders Deny Allegations of Improper Settlement Communications

NEW ORLEANS - Homebuilders in the Chinese drywall MDL have responded to what they say is an attempt by plaintiffs to have the court prohibit settlement talks between builders and other defendants to cover costs associated with repairing drywall-damaged homes. 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.).

In an Aug. 4 opposition brief, the Homebuilders' Steering Committee says that a motion filed by plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is another "baseless" attempt to prevent allegedly improper …