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Florida Federal Court Judge Sends Insurer’s Chinese Drywall Suit to New Orleans MDL
On September 22, 2010, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Middle District of Florida transferred an insurer’s Chinese Drywall coverage case to the District Court in New Orleans, where…
Litigation & Trial
Ready, Fire, Aim: A Lesson In Bad Legal Writing From The Lowe’s Drywall Class Action Settlement Kerfuffle
The internet has not been pleased with the proposed settlement reached between Lowe's — which denies ever selling any tainted Chinese drywall — and the plaintiff's attorneys in a Georgia…
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Chinese Drywall – Louisiana Legislature Bans Policy Cancellations and Non-Renewals Based upon Drywall Claims
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed legislation that bans insurers from cancelling or non-renewing homeowners insurance coverage when a policyholder files a claim based on Chinese Manufactured drywall. As previously reported…
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Federal Court Rules No Coverage for Chinese Drywall Damages Under Homeowner’s Policy
On June 3, 2010 Judge Robert G. Doumar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that a homeowner’s policy did not cover damages associated with…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Miami Judge Certifies Chinese Drywall Class Action
Last week, a Miami judge ruled that a lawsuit filed on behalf of homeowners in the wake of the Chinese drywall disaster can proceed as a class action. The case,…
The Right Coast
Tom Freidman dreams of China Tom Smith
What a strange dude. I can see dreaming of being Italy, at least for dinner time, or England for a pub lunch, or Ireland for green hills and friendly people,…
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Chinese Drywall – Louisiana Legislature Moves Toward Banning Policy Cancellations and Non-Renewals Based upon Drywall Claims
A Louisiana state Senate Bill, SB 595, would ban insurers from canceling homeowners and commercial property coverage because of Chinese drywall claims.
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Chinese Drywall – HUD and CPSC Issue Guidance on Remediation of Chinese Drywall
On Friday April 2, 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued “interim remediation guidance” to homeowners impacted by…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
Judge Rules in Favor of Homeowners in Chinese Drywall Case
U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon in the first "bellwether" trial in the Multidistrict Litigation proceedings for homes containing Chinese drywall ruled that the defective drywall attacks and severely damages…
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Chinese Drywall – Chinese president says that he will look into drywall responsibility
United States Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) reports that, this week, Chinese president Hu Jintao told him this week that he would investigate problems with Chinese manufactured drywall.