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The article discusses the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa about having no jurisdiction for amending or altering the 103(k) order issued by Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for Pattison Sand Co. The rejection of the court, it says, is upholding a ruling of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Thomas McCarthy of MSHA Review Commission on the withdrawal order. It also notes the argument of Pattison Sand Co. about abuse of discretion in the 103(k) order.

The article reports on the statement by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon that Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co. (KPT), a Chinese drywall manufacturer, offered to accept terms which will allow claimants to consolidate their claims in one lawsuit. KPT requested the lawsuit be processed through the Hague Convention which sets the method for the service of process abroad. The claims emanated from the alleged supply of defective plasterboard by KPT used in the housing constructions following hurricane Katrina.