Drywall Coverage Claims Against The Mitchell Co. Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction

MACON, Ga. - The Mitchell Co. has been dismissed from a declaratory judgment action filed in Georgia by its insurer after a federal judge determined that the Chinese drywall defendant's ties to the state were insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction under Georgia's long-arm statute. Owners Insurance Co., et al. v. The Mitchell Company Inc., et al., No. 09-374 (M.D. Ga.).

Judge Hugh Lawson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia held Feb. 9 that Owners Insurance Co. failed to show how Mitchell's request to include a class of Georgia residents in the underlying Florida lawsuit creates …