In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, No. 12-31213 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseThis case concerned gypsum wallboard (Chinese drywall) manufactured by Chinese companies and sold to United States companies. Homeowners experienced problems with the drywall and affected parties sued entities involved in the manufacturing, importing, and installing of the drywall. This appeal encompasses three cases in the Chinese Drywall multidistrict litigation - Mitchell, Gross, and Wiltz. Picking up where the court left off in Germano v. Taishan Gypsum Company, Ltd., the court held that personal jurisdiction lies over Taishan Gypsum Company, Limited, and Tai'an Taishan Plasterboard Company, Limited, in their respective cases. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to vacate the preliminary default entered in Mitchell. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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