Fla. State Court Plaintiffs Fight MDL Stay Order Following Global Settlement

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida state court judge has set a July hearing on a condominium owner’s opposition to a motion to stay its case against several defendants in light of a global settlement reached in the federal Chinese Drywall MDL. USO Norge Whitney LLC, et al. v. Bovis Lend Lease Inc., No. 50-2010-CA 026423 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Palm Beach Cty.).

Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Glenn Kelley said June 18 that he would hear argument July 9 on whether the stay imposed as a result of the MDL settlement violates federal and state law and is, …