In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation

  1. May 11, 2015

    Chinese Manufacturer Protests Class Cert. In Drywall MDL

    Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. asked a Louisiana federal court Friday to decertify some 3,500 property owners across the U.S. who alleged the Chinese company manufactured or sold defective drywall used in building homes, arguing their property damage issues are too individualized to merit class treatment.

  2. April 30, 2015

    Drywall Plaintiffs Fight Chinese Co.'s Bid To Dodge MDL

    Plaintiffs in a defective drywall multidistrict litigation argued Wednesday that a Chinese state-owned building material company should not be allowed to exit the litigation, claiming it purposely dodged efforts to serve complaints and is too closely linked to the main defendant, its subsidiary Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd.

  3. April 29, 2015

    Chinese Co. Wants Out Of Faulty Drywall MDL

    A Chinese state-owned building material company is trying to break free from multidistrict litigation over defective drywall, saying it never did business in the states where it is being sued and should not be held liable for its limited role in a few exports by another accused state-owned company.

  4. April 28, 2015

    Wal-Mart Must Testify In Chinese Drywall MDL Contempt Row

    A Louisiana federal judge has ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over documents and provide deposition testimony on whether any Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. affiliates violated a contempt order by conducting business in the United States, in multidistrict litigation over the Chinese company's allegedly defective drywall.

  5. April 23, 2015

    Drywall Plaintiffs 'Stereotyped' Chinese Cos., Taishan Says

    Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. argued Wednesday that plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over its allegedly defective drywall are using "stereotyped ... generalizations" about Chinese companies in their fight over documents involving communications between Taishan and its former counsel Hogan Lovells LLP.

  6. April 06, 2015

    Taishan Pays $2.7M Judgment, Fights US Assets Discovery

    Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. said on Sunday that it has fully paid a $2.7 million default judgment from 2010 in multidistrict litigation against it over defective drywall, arguing that this means the plaintiffs are no longer entitled to pursue discovery to locate its U.S.-based assets.

  7. March 27, 2015

    Hogan Lovells Fights To Exit Taishan Drywall Litigation

    Hogan Lovells and Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford LLC, former counsel to Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. and its affiliates, fought Thursday to exit the multidistrict litigation over defective drywall, despite the plaintiffs arguments that the firms should stay in the litigation to answer questions about Taishan's conduct.

  8. March 20, 2015

    Sanctions Pay Off In Case Against Chinese Drywall Maker

    Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. recently surprised plaintiffs by saying it would pay a long-standing $2.7 million judgment in multidistrict litigation over defective drywall, an unexpected move that experts say shows how economic sanctions can be effective in holding Chinese companies liable in the U.S.

  9. March 10, 2015

    Taishan Fights Contempt Order In Chinese Drywall Row

    Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. told a Louisiana federal court Monday to deny the plaintiffs' request to enforce a contempt order against Taishan's parent companies arising from a dispute over defective drywall the company produced, saying the motion was moot because Taishan was in compliance with the order's conditions.

  10. March 06, 2015

    Judge Urged To Hold Chinese Drywall Co. Parents In Contempt

    Plaintiffs seeking to enforce a multidistrict litigation judgment over defective drywall manufactured by Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd. have urged a Louisiana federal judge to hold its parent companies in contempt, alleging they ordered the Chinese drywall manufacturer's defiance of a court mandate.