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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
MDL certified in New Orleans for Chinese Drywall Cases
The New Orleans Times-Picayune is reporting that the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has instituted an MDL proceeding in New Orleans for all Chinese Drywall cases pending in federal court.…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
New Tests Conducted in Florida to Determine Which Chemicals Are Used in Chinese Drywall
Last Thursday the Florida Department of Health completed another round of drywall testing aimed at determining which chemicals in Chinese drywall are responsible for emitting the sulfur gases. Earlier tests…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Possible Solution to Remedy Effects of Chinese Drywall Being Tested in Florida
A duplex in Fort Myers, Florida underwent tests last Friday to see if pumping chlorine dioxide into homes containing Chinese drywall will reverse the effects of the gasses emitted by…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Plaintiff’s Legal Theories Concerning Chinese Drywall Claims
The pending Chinese Drywall cases that have been filed are mostly class actions in Federal court. There are currently 70 + cases pending nationally. The damage claims most commonly sought…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Timeline of Chinese Drywall
Timeline of the Chinese Drywall problem
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Chinese Drywall – The Problem
It is believed that the defective drywall was imported from china from 2004 – 2007. Homeowners in 41 states suspect they have Chinese drywall. Since 2006 more than 550 million…
Best Practices Construction Law
Chinese Drywall … In My Middle Tennessee House?!?!?
As I was watching the evening news this week, I learned that my new home may have some Chinese drywall within its four corners. What does that mean? Well, I…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
EPA Tests Confirm: Chinese Drywall Contains Toxic Chemicals US Drywall Does Not
The Environmental Protection Agency released new information from recent tests conducted on the materials used in Chinese Drywall. The EPA reports that drywall produced in China contains sulfur, and two…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Chinese Drywall in Virginia
An article I recently found online discusses the battle a Virginia woman has fought after discovering the home she lived in for the past three years was built with defective…
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Chinese Drywall Capitol Hill Update – Senate Subcommittee Will Conduct Hearings and House Orders Study of Available Property Insurance
The Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance (the “Subcommittee”) will hold the first Congressional hearings on Chinese Drywall on May 21st at 10:30 a.m. The Subcommittee intends…