Newport News, VA Chinese drywall town hall meeting with CPSC representatives still left homeowners, and now renters, with no answers to their questions concerning water safety, health problems, foreclosure.
First Chinese drywall trial: Jury awards Florida couple $2.4 million in damages
While most personal property items that sustain damages contain metals (the metal corrodes from toxic compounds present in the air), clothing is now an item of concern for homeowners seeking remedies for their losses. The reason clothing can be considered a damaged item due to defective drywall, is that the sulfuric odor in some cases can not be removed – the clothing is thus useless.
A Chinese drywall ruling was made on Thursday, April 8, by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon in New Orleans, awarding seven Virginia homeowners $2.6 million in damages.
The seven Virginia homeowners were chosen as representatives of homes affected by the toxic Chinese drywall across the country- one Virginia Beach family, two in Newport News, and four in Williamsburg.
For those homeowners, attorneys, builders, and others who are following the Chinese drywall trials and their related developments (which are underway in the Eastern District of Louisiana), this week is expected to mark the beginning of a trial where German manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard will participate. According to one source, the trial is expected to take [...]
Chinese-controlled “Taishan Gypsum” never responded to the lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana last year. Judge Eldon Fallon entered “default judgment” against the company, meaning that that there will not be future arguments regarding whether Taishan did something “wrong.”
Boyton Beach, Florida – Families react to federal Chinese drywall results
Attorney Richard J. Serpe on Chinese Drywall
To avoid the risk of further damages caused by Chinese drywall some insurance companies, such as Universal Insurance and Citizens Property Insurance, have chosen to cancel policies.
Newport News homeowners, desperate for answers as they discover their homes are contaminated by Chinese drywall, met with building officials Tuesday.
