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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
More info. on Chinese Drywall
Two new articles on the Chinese Drywall fiasco. This Wall Street Journal article states the obvious: The odors, respiratory complaints and corrosion blamed on drywall from China used in American homes may…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Chinese Regulators Meet with Consumer Products & Safety Commission to Discuss Chinese Drywall Problem
As of last week, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that they had received more than 500 reports from homeowners in 19 states and the District of Columbia who…
InsureReinsure
Chinese Drywall – Environmental Protection Agency Releases Preliminary Test Results
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently conducted comparative testing on drywall manufactured in China and the United States. As reported here, here, and here, Chinese drywall emits fumes…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Overview of Chinese Drywall Problem in the United States
I recently found an article online entitled, US senators call for Chinese drywall probe. This article is one of the best articles I’ve found recently discussing the Chinese drywall problem.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
FC&S Says Ensuing Loss Coverage Applies to Chinese Drywall Claims
By Chip Merlin
The insurance industry is probably calling and writing the editors of the FC&S Bulletin because the June 2009 edition correctly notes that Ensuing Loss Damage is covered under the ISO…
Louisiana Law Blog
What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
By Kean Miller
Throughout 2004–2007 a housing boom along with a series of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico combined to create a shortage of drywall in the United States. Needing drywall to build…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
U.S. Senators Ask IRS to Make Chinese Drywall Repairs Tax Deductible
Three US Senators from Florida and Virginia have appealed to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting that the costs incurred to homeowners affected by Chinese Drywall be deductible for federal…
Louisiana Law Blog
Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of “defective Chinese Drywall”
The Louisiana Legislature has adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 185, authored by Representative Tim Burns. The resolution urges and requests that the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Deptartment…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Nominee for Head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Faces Chinese Drywall Questioning
Inez M. Tenenbaum, President Obama’s nominee for head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, faced questions yesterday regarding the nationwide concern over defective Chinese drywall during her U.S. Senate confirmation…
Mass Tort Defense
MDL Created for Chinese Drywall Litigation
By Sean Wajert
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated a number of lawsuits brought over Chinese-made drywall installed in U.S. homes. S