Product Defect

In an article from Florida, homeowners are complaining that even when the Chinese drywall that was so toxic and harmful to their home and goods is removed, the smell and damaging fumes remain. Even after the faulty wallboard is taken out of the home, people are complaining that wires, coils and others materials are corroding

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has Chinese drywall in his home. And he’s suing. According to the Examiner, the football coach has had a significant uphill battle to face in decorating and operating in his home, something many people in the community can likely relate to. The article notes that Payton has filed

An article was recently published online that points out the difficulties homeowners with Chinese drywall face because of the dearth of information and policy to attack the faulty wallboard with. While Louisiana law does provide some manners in which litigation may move forward, there is not as much there as there could be. Previous legislation

In an article that further outlines why a lawyer is necessary for settling Chinese drywall matters, the Business Report recently outlined Louisiana’s battle against the faulty wallboard and the complex legal issues surrounding liability. Given that the product is imported and suppliers and contractors will claim to have been unaware as to its faultiness or

In a more lighthearted series of news relating to Chinese drywall, video game and entertainment system fans have recently been blogging about the possibility that the faulty imported wallboard could be frying the Xbox. Recent Consumer Product Safety Commission warnings have included the following list of tell-tale signs your home is Chinese drywall built: persistent

A quick little bit of news via the Naples News and the Wall Street Journal Financially strapped homebuilder WCI Communities Inc. has agreed to create a trust fund to cover Chinese drywall claims. The agreement is spelled out in a disclosure statement approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Delaware on Friday. The approval paves

A company located in Canada has connected with a Florida testing facility and has claimed to build a machine that reportedly reduced the dangerous gas levels emitted by Chinese drywall by “up to 85 percent.” According to Canada.com, a carbon filter unit has been constructed that limits hydrogen sulfide levels in homes built with faulty

Quick blurb on an article The Herald Tribune did on possible tax benefits for those who suffered as a result of Chinese drywall installed in their homes The Internal Revenue Service says that victims of Chinese drywall might qualify for a casualty loss on their taxes because of the corrosion on pipes, air-conditioning and electrical

In promising developments for the Chinese drywall issue, Lennar Corp., which has had numerous complaints filed against it for the faulty wallboard it had been using in construction efforts, has made steps to fix the problem for its customers. Setting aside money while confirming complaints allows progress to be made. The Wall Street Journal reports

The Chinese drywall issue has surely frustrated many in the Gulf Coast region. With rotten egg, sulfuric smells filling many newly built or renovated homes, homeowners are forced to flee or put up with a very problematic issue that no person should have to handle. The lawsuits regarding this issue have been both understandable and