Motion To Realign Parties Denied By Alabama Federal Judge In Stucco Dispute

Mealey's (October 24, 2022, 1:56 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — Joined by four other defendants, a stucco manufacturer saw its motion to realign a plaintiff general contractor as a defendant denied and its alternative motion to dismiss, joined by only two others, partially granted by a federal judge in Alabama, who held that a defendant does not get to decide who a plaintiff should sue in an action brought by a homeowner over defective stucco used on a newly built home....