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2012

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge addresses evidence about what drywall sellers knew

2014

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court extends deadlines in the drywall proceedings

  2. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court adds an assistant secretary to the drywall fee committee

  3. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge reconsiders a ruling on late drywall claims

  4. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge issues findings on class certification in the drywall litigation

  5. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court sets additional deadlines under the drywall pretrial order

  6. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge considers a renewed request concerning drywall property stigma claims

  7. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court approves payment procedures for other losses in the drywall settlement

2015

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court identifies drywall properties eligible for a cost stipend

2016

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court sets a deadline to challenge a request to end drywall settlement obligations

  2. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge grants Knauf’s request to end specified drywall settlement obligations

2017

  1. Settlement filingCourt-appointed settlement administrator

    Drywall administrator reports settlement checks that remain uncashed

  2. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court partly grants a request to dismiss drywall claims

  3. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge denies defendants’ request to dismiss drywall claims

2018

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court orders supplemental profiles in Chinese drywall cases

  2. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court bars a state action against a settling drywall supplier

  3. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge begins allocating proceeds from drywall cases sent back for trial

  4. Settlement noticeEastern District of Louisiana

    Notice addresses the Allen agreement for the Porter-Blaine drywall class

  5. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court recommends sending listed drywall cases back to their original courts

  6. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court issues a trial plan for the Louisiana Amorin drywall cases

  7. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court considers a pause for drywall claims based in Florida and Virginia

  8. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court grants a motion to strike a declaration in drywall litigation

2019

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge gives preliminary approval to the Taishan drywall settlement

2020

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge grants final approval to the Taishan drywall settlement

  2. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Court recommends returning listed drywall cases to Mississippi

  3. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge addresses a dismissal request concerning named drywall claimants

  4. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge dismisses claims brought by three named drywall plaintiffs

2023

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge rules on a drywall evidence motion and denies partial summary judgment

2025

  1. Court orderEastern District of Louisiana

    Judge partly grants motions to dismiss Chinese drywall claims