First monetary judgment in Chinese drywall litigation
Judge Eldon Fallon awarded damages of $2.6 million Thursday to the owners of seven homes in Virginia, reported the Herald Tribune Friday.
Judge Eldon Fallon awarded damages of $2.6 million Thursday to the owners of seven homes in Virginia, reported the Herald Tribune Friday.
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.
Just one week following the Chinese drywall suit filed by three homeowners at the Harbor Walk Condominiums in Norfolk, the Virginia Pilot reported that the developer has decided to abandon the project. The message came in the form of a letter, sent to Norfolk City Councilman W. Randy White.
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.
The town hall meeting will take place at the Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library, in the Pretlow Meeting Room. Notably, the session will be interactive, as Mr. Serpe will open the floor for a question and answer session, at which time homeowners may discuss this urgent situation.
Norfolk, VA Harbor Walk Condo owner Michelle Germano says she suspected she had Chinese drywall in her home a year ago, but no one believed her.
Wavy.com takes a sample of Chinese drywall to Old Dominion University of Norfolk, VA to have it tested against US made drywall. Watch the live report here!
Virginia Beach Family tells WVEC 13 that their home contains Toxic Chinese drywall from Venture Supply, a Norfolk based supplier.
Our toxic drywall lawyers recently assisted a homeowner in an investigation of Chinese-made drywall. The home was built by Furtura Group, who installed contaminated wallboard from Ventura Supply Inc.