Fla. Homeowners Appeal Judge’s Decision to Dismiss Non-Chinese Drywall Damage Claims

FT. MYERS, Fla. — Plaintiffs in two cases alleging property damage and personal injury caused by non-Chinese-manufactured drywall have filed notices in federal court saying that they will appeal a recent decision dismissing their claims for lack of causation.

The notices of appeal were filed Aug. 22, nearly one month after a Florida judge entered take-nothing judgments against the plaintiffs whose experts were prevented from offering their theory as to how the drywall manufactured by National Gypsum Co. was causing the alleged damage.

Both cases were pending in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida when Judge …