National Gypsum Files Motion to Sever Claims of Four Fla. Drywall Plaintiffs

FT. MYERS, Fla. — A defendant in a multi-plaintiff domestic drywall case has filed a motion to sever the claims, arguing that the variety of factual circumstances surrounding each plaintiff’s case would likely confuse a jury and prejudice the defendant. Brucker, et al. v. Lowes Home Centers Inc., et al., No. 10-405 (M.D. Fla.).

In its July 20 motion filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, National Gypsum Co. urges the court to reject the plaintiffs’ effort to have their claims adjudicated in a single trial, adding that much of the plaintiffs’ alleged damage was caused …