Tainted Chinese Drywall May Have Caused Health Problems: Report
A new report finds that tainted Chinese drywall may have caused health side effects due to high sulfur emissions.…
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A new report finds that tainted Chinese drywall may have caused health side effects due to high sulfur emissions.…
A Chinese drywall company is facing increased pressure to compensate thousands of homeowners for selling defective drywall that damaged their homes, but difficulty enforcing U.S. judgments may result in changes to laws regarding foreign companies doing business in this country. …
A final settlement has been reached that creates remediation funds for homeowners with the most commonly used defective drywall imported from China, essentially ending the Chinese drywall litigation. …
Federal regulators say that wiring blackened by Chinese drywall in homes throughout the United States does not present a safety hazard and does not need to be replaced, potentially saving some homeowners and companies thousands of dollars. …
A pilot program to repair 300 homes in Florida as part of a Chinese drywall settlement program, is going well and may be expanded, according to a federal judge. …
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance to homeowners who have had problems with Chinese drywall on how they can claim a tax deduction to help cover the costs of repairs to their home. …
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed a new law into effect that bans insurance companies from dropping the policies of homeowners who have toxic Chinese drywall in their homes. …
A Florida family has been awarded $2.46 million in the first Chinese drywall lawsuit to be heard by a jury. The decision was seen by some as a “bellwether” case, which could forecast how other juries may respond to similar evidence that will be presented in other trials over Chinese drywall that has caused problems for homeowners throughout the United States.…
Federal investigators say they have identified the specific companies that imported the Chinese drywall products that are emitting high levels of sulfur, damaging electrical equipments and releasing foul odors in thousands of homes across the U.S. …
A major foreign manufacturer of toxic drywall imported from China has reached a settlement with one U.S. builder and is in talks with as many as 10 more, in an attempt to resolve some of the growing number of lawsuits over their Chinese drywall. …