Mealey's (February 4, 2020, 4:24 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Jan. 28 denied certification of a proposed multistate class for homeowners who had allegedly defective drywall made in China installed in their homes, finding that the class failed to satisfy the predominance requirement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) (In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, No. 09-md-2047, Elizabeth Bennett, et al. v. Gebr. Knauf Verwaltungsgesellschaft KG, et al., No. 14-2722, E.D. La.)....