Chinese drywall manufacturer Taishan Gypsum Co. responds to lawsuit June 11, 2010

Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd, the Chinese drywall manufacturer that was ordered to pay $2.6 Million in damages to seven Virginia homeowners, has for the first time yesterday responded to the lawsuit with an appeal.

In April, U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon, who is overseeing the Chinese drywall multi-district litigation process in the Eastern District of Louisiana, awarded $2,609,129.99 for seven families affected by tainted drywallmanufactured by the Chinese-controlled company – Taishan.  If you missed that article, view it here.

“Because Taishan never responded to lawsuits, Fallon entered a default judgement against the company last fall.  The company’s appeal and notice of appearance this week renewed hope that the company might eventually pay damages to local homeowners” (Virginian-Pilot). 

Recently the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Drywall Information Center released a list of drywall manufacturers whose drywall produced high levels of hydrogen sulfide during testing. View the list here.

Judge Fallon awarded these damages based upon the relatively expensive and wide scope of remediating these homes.