U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon will make a critical decision that will have far reaching impacts upon the homeowners facing defective drywall problems (the number of reported afflicted homeowners is in the thousands).
The remediation trial currently underway in U.S. District Court – with Judge Eldon Fallon presiding – has produced some noteworthy and interesting testimony: the best way to cure a home contaminated with defective Chinese drywall may be to “gut” it. – read on for an elaboration of what exactly “gutting a home” entails.
The general consensus regarding the handling of the Multi District Litigation process by Judge Eldon Fallon has proven to be very positive, reported the Herald Tribune. The pace at which the trials are progressing and developing is very fast in a legal context of federal cases. Judge Fallon commented on Hurricanes that prompted the influx [...]
An order was issued Thursday by Judge Fallon in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern Division of Louisiana. The order was construed to be a judgment of sorts against a manufacturer entity known as Taishan Gypsum. According to the order, the defendant “failed to plead or [even observe] or defend the action.”
Not only are homeowners suing Knauf, but homebuilders have sought to do so as well, relating to defects in products. According to the group America’s Watchdog and its Chinese Drywall Complaint Center, “the easiest way to check to see if you have [Knauf] drywall is to go to your attic, and see if Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin is written on the back of the drywall in your attic. The time lines are 2001 to 2008…”
Earlier this week, some Floridians who found themselves in the increasingly common situation of realizing that the home they reside in contains potentially hazardous drywall, have had their homes, or are in the process of, being inspected after a court-appointed examination was ordered.
The plaintiffs are numerous, hailing from over 20 states – and the public is just starting to gain a sense of a time frame for when the first federal trial will begin with regard to hundreds of lawsuits against Chinese drywall manufacturers and suppliers.
Normally complex multi-district litigation cases (MDL) take over a year for trail to begin, however, U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon has made it clear that he wishes and intends for the litigation to take place swiftly – possibly within six months.
