5th Circuit Dismisses Appeal Over $300,000 Chinese Drywall Claim Award

Mealey's (May 21, 2020, 9:20 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 20 dismissed a man’s appeal over a more than $300,000 award he obtained as part of a settlement agreement over defective drywall made in China after agreeing with the manufacturer that the agreement clearly states that the man waived his right to appeal by accepting the amount (In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation; Guilfort Dieuvil v. Gebrueder Knauf Verwaltungsgesellschaft KG, et al., No. 20-30120, 5th Cir.)....