After scientific testing, the CPSC and HUD have announced that the exposure of electrical wiring to the corrosive gases found in defective Chinese drywall do not pose a safety risk. For that reason, the CPSC’s remediation guidelines have been revised to state that they no longer recommend the complete removal and replacement of electrical wiring.
Louisiana Chinese drywall homes next to begin Knauf pilot remidiation program.
The first home in the Chinese drywall pilot program, agreed to by drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, has begun its scheduled remediation today in Lauderhill, Florida.
Virginia Chinese drywall victims should be aware of the approaching deadline for filing a lawsuit. Contact us for more information.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) will be starting its first overseas office after being unable to influence Chinese drywall manufacturers to compensate US homeowners that were victim to the toxic drywall.
Patrick Ryan of Carrollton, VA and Bill Ryan of Hampton, have decided to fix their toxic Chinese drywall home themselves.
U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon has dismissed Louisiana homeowners’ claims against 10 insurance companies involved in the defective Chinese drywall case.
US District Judge Fallon says pilot program to fix 300 homes in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi built with defective Chinese drywall. The manufacturer of the drywall Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., has already inspected and chosen 80 homes to be repaired.
Banner Supply Co., a supplier of defective Chinese drywall, has recently agreed to settle part of a class action lawsuit brought by 79 South Florida homeowners in the Keys Gate subdivision in Homestead.
According to an article published on ProPublica entitled “China Plays Tug-of-War with U.S. Inspectors over Drywall,” the United States’ investigation of defective Chinese drywall has been an everlasting “tug-of-war” battle between US investigators and the Chinese manufacturers and their government. It has even gone as far as a Chinese official attempting to force a piece of the drywall from an American inspector’s grasp.
