Mealey's (January 20, 2022, 8:31 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals judge on Jan. 3 denied a request by an objector to a $7.65 million class settlement in a faulty polyethylene (PEX) piping lawsuit to expedite his appeal; the objector is represented by counsel in a parallel class complaint that attempted to challenge the settlement agreement....