Plaintiffs Urge MDL Court to Act on Lowe's Settlement in Ga. State Court

NEW ORLEANS - Plaintiffs in the federal drywall MDL have moved to enjoin a Georgia state court class action, arguing that a preliminary settlement agreement in the case with retailer Lowe's Home Centers interferes with the federal court's jurisdiction over the litigation. In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2047 (E.D. La.).

The motion was filed Aug. 9 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where several omnibus class actions have been brought by plaintiffs, including some who are also putative class members in the Georgia case.

"Importantly, this class includes and overlaps with …