Product Defect

The Wall Street Journal reports that government officials will be visiting China to investigate drywall manufacturing sites to better understand the problem occurring in homes across the United States. The report states U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission officials have received approval to visit several sites in China later this month to investigate problems with imported

It looks like the MDL proceedings dealing with Chinese drywall will be moving along quite quickly, or is at least planned to be according to the judge in charge. Meeting with attorneys, with attorney Jeffrey Berniard in attendance, Judge Fallon notified both sides that the litigation would be moving forward and that he hoped to

Perhaps one of the saddest recent stories coming out of the Chinese drywall disaster is the following, where the poor and elderly have been kicked out of their homes as a result of the buildings being built with the faulty wallboard. The News Inferno reports Dozens of low-income elderly people are being evicted from a

Beginning with the unfortunately typical story of a family looking for a new home to raise their family, the Wall Street Journal’s poignant piece on the uphill battle faced by families dealing with Chinese drywall brings more attention to the unfortunate situation. The piece opens Shortly after buying their home in Cape Coral, Fla., in

The MDL has decided on the steering committees for the Chinese drywall lawsuit and while they did not include the Berniard Law Firm, our firm is in a key position to be highly involved as pretrial motions go on in the city of New Orleans. U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon appointed 14 different attorneys

A story coming out of Coral Gables, FL, demonstrates it’s not just the everyday homeowner who has been struck by Chinese drywall. Even builders have constructed homes for themselves unwittingly with the faulty wallboard. With timelines unclear in regards to when progress will develop, this builder decided not to wait any longer and gutted the

The housing market has plummeted on tainted homes in the Gulf Coast area. While buyer beware appears to be the current premise for these sales, some are falling victim to sellers failing to disclose the condition of the homes. WINK news in South Florida reports A never-lived-in, four bedroom, two bath home in Northwest Cape

During the pretrial coordination taking place in New Orleans regarding the Chinese drywall class actions taking place across the country, a judge has recently indicated steering committees may be named soon. These committees, one for the collective defenses and one for all of the plaintiffs, are comprised of attorneys within the respective sides and work

The search for “a fix” continues as members of Congress solicit aid for their constituents buried under and suffering symptoms from the Chinese drywall in their homes. While litigation efforts may be nearer than what had been previously thought (check this blog tomorrow), homeowners may need help sooner than even that. As a result, Senators

The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) leaves today on a trip to Asia that will focus on notifying and warning major exporters that tough regulations regarding toys, drywall and other defective products are to come. These warnings come in the face of serious problems in American homes as toys painted with lead-based