Chinese drywall suits to be heard in New Orleans
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has selected Louisiana judge Eldon E Fallon to hear the case due to his experience in large scale litigation - he recently oversaw a case involving the drug Vioxx. The order issued by JPML immediately moves 10 lawsuits to New Orleans, an additional 67 cases may also be included and website Law.com estimates there could be as many as 1,000 cases that eventually become part of it. So far 18 states have reported problems with Chinese Drywall.
Posted on 21 July 2009
