Mealey's (August 24, 2020, 11:45 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The federal judge in Louisiana overseeing litigation stemming from defective drywall made in China awarded summary judgment to the defendants on Aug. 21 after finding that the subsequent purchaser doctrine barred claims brought by 19 Louisiana residents because they purchased homes after the drywall was installed and did not receive an assignment of rights from the sellers to pursue claims over the product (In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2047, [Elizabeth Bennett, et al. v. Gebr. Knauf Verwaltungsgesellschaft KG, et al., No. 14-2722], E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151729)....