Pending 11th Cir. Appeal Won't Stop Fla. Drywall Coverage Action, Judge Rules

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal judge presiding over a Chinese drywall coverage case in Florida has refused to put the matter on hold while a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addresses the issue of whether a pollution exclusion applies to bar coverage of similar claims. Granite State Insurance Co., et al. v. American Building Materials Inc., et al., No. 10-1542 (M.D. Fla.).

Judge Susan C. Bucklew of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida said June 15 that the outcome of a drywall coverage action before the federal appeals court, while instructive, is not determinative of the …