Banner Supply Co. Sues Knauf Gips over defective Chinese drywall
A Florida building supply company, Banner Supply Co., filed a lawsuit against the drywall manufacturer Knauf Gips.
A Florida building supply company, Banner Supply Co., filed a lawsuit against the drywall manufacturer Knauf Gips.
A Chinese drywall class-action lawsuit was settled for $54.5 million, which will cover the remediation of 2,000 to 3,000 homes in Florida. The lawsuit was settled with Miami based Banner Supply Co.
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.
Chalk up the tally of pending lawsuits regarding allegedly defective Chinese drywall – NaplesNews reported that nine new lawsuits have been filed which accuse a home builder of knowingly installing Chinese drywall into homes located in Collier County.
In a pre-trial hearing in New Orleans, United States District Judge Eldon Fallon ruled against Chinese drywall manufacturer, Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., because the company failed to respond to a suit filed by an Alabama homebuilder.
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Local homeowners have described problems such as chemical and acidic odors emanating throughout their households and malfunctioning appliances such as air conditioning units and even televisions. As reported, some of the chemicals suspected to be present in the Chinese-made drywall have corrosive tendencies. Residents of other states have even reported that jewelry is developing a black film.
Senators Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Representative Glenn Nye of Virginia, have all teamed up with Senator Bill Nelson of Florida to request that the IRS clarify if homeowners are eligible for a casualty loss deduction due to the side effects of Chinese drywall.
About two months prior the Dunaway family found out that their home contained dozens of sheets of defective Chinese Drywall. Chinese-made drywall has been the center of many homeowner complaints across the country.