(April 25, 2017, 3:20 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The federal judge presiding over lawsuits claiming that drywall manufactured in China and installed in their homes is defective because it causes corroding of copper pipes and electrical wires ruled April 21 that homeowners can pursue claims against companies based in that country because the court has jurisdiction over their claims (In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2407, E.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60914)....