5th Circuit Affirms Remand Of Class Action Mold Dispute As A Local Controversy

(January 19, 2024, 8:15 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Under the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) local controversy exception, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s order remanding a putative class dispute in which a homebuilder is alleged to have defectively constructed a large number of homes in Louisiana....