February 10, 2016
A Virginia federal judge on Wednesday allowed four Lumber Liquidators Inc. excess insurers to join a consolidated suit of primary insurers who claim they owe no defense in multidistrict litigation over formaldehyde in the company's laminate flooring imported from China, although he said excess coverage decisions would come second.
October 29, 2015
A Virginia federal judge said Thursday he wouldn't ask the Fourth Circuit to review his refusal to toss a case by several insurers against Lumber Liquidators over coverage for defective flooring lawsuits, despite the flooring seller's argument that the order denying dismissal raised legal questions.
October 02, 2015
Lumber Liquidators on Friday again told a Virginia federal court that Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.'s suit seeking to avoid defending it in multidistrict litigation over formaldehyde in its laminate flooring imported from China should be heard in Wisconsin because, among other reasons, the relevant policies were issued there.
September 08, 2015
A Virginia federal judge decided Friday to retain jurisdiction over several insurers' bid to avoid defending Lumber Liquidators Inc. in multidistrict litigation over formaldehyde in laminate flooring imported from China, ruling that the case should proceed along with Lumber Liquidators' parallel suit filed in Wisconsin.
May 26, 2015
Lumber Liquidators Inc. urged a Virginia federal court Friday to dismiss Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.'s suit challenging coverage for putative class actions over the retailer's sale of Chinese-made laminate flooring containing potentially dangerous levels of formaldehyde, asserting that the dispute should be heard in Wisconsin.