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Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Consumer Product Safety Commission Creates Drywall Information Website
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently set up a website to keep consumers, drywall manufacturers, builders and others aware of its investigation into the latest problematic Chinese drywall. The…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
WCI Communities Announces 200 Homes Built With Defective Chinese Drywall
WCI Communities, based in Bonita Springs, Florida, has confirmed that they built at least 200 homes with the potentially dangerous defective Chinese drywall. WCI Communities recently filed for Chapter 11…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Status of Multidistrict Litigation Involving Chinese Drywall Cases
Judge Eldon E. Fallon, who is overseeing the combined litigation of defective Chinese Drywall cases in New Orleans, has advised attorneys that trials could start as soon as six months…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Virginia Residents Affected by Chinese Drywall May Qualify for Tax Deduction
Virginia homeowners affected by the defective Chinese drywall crisis may qualify for special tax deductions. According to Virginia Senator, Jim Webb, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have declared residents in…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
American Association for Justice Releases Time Line of Chinese Drywall Crisis
The American Association for Justice has released a timeline of key events in the Chinese drywall crisis. The timeline begins with the major hurricanes in 2004 and 2005, including Hurricane…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Radioactive Chinese Drywall In U.S. Homes
I recently read an interesting article on TheConsumerist.com discussing the recent defective Chinese drywall problem in the United States. According to the Consumerist, the US government believes that radioactive industrial…
Ahead of Schedule
Chinese Drywall Reported In Oregon: How You Can Protect Yourself.
By Sean Gay
The Portland Business Journal recently stated that Chinese drywall has been reported in Oregon. In addition, late last week the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) issued a status…
Mass Tort Defense
Update On China Drywall MDL
By Sean Wajert
The judge handling the MDL involving the consolidated litigation involving Chinese manufactured drywall claims has issued a first order. Pursuant to P
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Report: Chinese Drywall may be radioactive
As if the Chinese Drywall situation could not have gotten worse for some Katrina victims, there is this report: The latest concerns about Chinese drywall focus on reports that radioactive…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Chinese Drywall Found in Bahamas
The Chinese drywall problem affecting United States homeowners has now been reported in the Bahamas. After thousands of homes were condemned in the U.S., Stephen Wrinkle, President of the Bahamian…