Chinese Drywall MDL Judge Dismisses Most Mississippi Claims But Punitives Survive

( March 28, 2025, 3:14 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana federal judge overseeing the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation granted a motion by a German defendant to dismiss most claims by three remaining plaintiffs as subsumed by the Mississippi Product Liability Act (MPLA) but declined to dismiss punitive damage claims at this point in the litigation....