Chinese Drywall

Judge OKs Chinese drywall settlement

NEW ORLEANS -- A Chinese drywall manufacturer would pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product wrecked their homes, under a deal that won preliminary approval from a federal judge.

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BUSINESS

Gulf Chinese drywall suit finally settled

NEW ORLEANS -- A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.

164 days ago
CHINESE DRYWALL

Drywall maker to reimburse home builders

NEW ORLEANS -- A settlement outlined Wednesday between a major manufacturer of Chinese-made drywall and homebuilders who used the tainted product in Florida (including Manatee County), Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi could affect anywhere from 800 to 1,500 homes, attorneys said.

193 days ago
BUSINESS

The $54M Chinese drywall question

A $54 million pie awaits people whose homes were built with noxious Chinese drywall. What they don’t know -- in fact, what no one knows -- is how big a slice they will get.

314 days ago
CHINESE DRYWALL

Drywall FYI

Thousands of Florida homes have reported problems that have been traced to impurities in drywall, most of it imported from China.

314 days ago
BUSINESS

Settlement reached in drywall supplier lawsuit

A class action lawsuit against a Chinese drywall supplier reached a tentative settlement Tuesday with $54.5 million pledged to repair tainted Florida homes.

348 days ago
CHINESE DRYWALL

Feds relent on wiring in Chinese drywall homes

MANATEE -- For more than a year, two federal agencies have urged homeowners with Chinese drywall to replace all electrical wiring when fixing their homes.

436 days ago
CHINESE DRYWALL

Homebuilders’ drywall study draws criticism

MANATEE -- A homebuilders trade group released corrosive drywall guidelines Wednesday that differ from the federal government’s, leading some critics to question the latest study’s scientific soundness.

438 days ago
BUSINESS

CDC: No link between drywall, 11 deaths

MANATEE -- There is no link between corrosive imported drywall and the deaths of 11 people who lived in or regularly visited homes with the tainted building product, federal health officials said Monday.

482 days ago
CHINESE DRYWALL

Drywall mortgage-relief program proposed

A Connecticut man promoting a new mortgage-relief program for Chinese drywall homeowners is facing his own troubles in his drywall court case, records show.

485 days ago
BUSINESS

Attorney: Fla. insurance on Chinese drywall axed

MIAMI -- Florida’s public insurance company has again reversed course on its coverage for homes with tainted Chinese drywall, telling some owners it will suspend such policies, an attorney for the victims said Monday.

496 days ago