Venture Supply Says Taishan's Deliberate Tactics Support Default Judgment

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Venture Supply Inc. has filed a motion urging a state court judge to ignore Taishan Gypsum's latest attempt to delay progress in a Chinese drywall suit and enter default judgment against the manufacturer for its repeated failure to respond to Venture's third-party claims. Proto v. The Futura Group, et al., No. CL09-2455 (Va. Cir. Ct., Virginia Beach Cty.).

Venture says in a supplemental motion filed in Virginia Beach City Circuit Court that there exists no justifiable reason or good cause to allow Taishan to avoid an entry of default in the case, which is among hundreds …