Monday, September 17, 2012

Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Houston Business Journal:

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allege was defectivdeChinese drywall. , built the homes. The judge also set a possible trial date forSeptember 2010. Lawyers working on the case say it may be the firstr Chinese drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfur Chinese drywall is believed responsible forstronyg odors, metal corrosion and health complaints in thousands of homes in Florida and the Southeast. Federal class actioh suits were combined recentlt inNew Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and allege inthe Miami-Dads suit that the defective drywallo emits toxins, including carbon carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywall manufactured in China was used in as manyas 60,00 Florida homes and as many as 100,000 in the U.S. duriny the building boom between 2004and 2007. The state case was filedc in February on behalf of Jason and Melissa Harrelk and other homeowners who purchaseddefectivwe homes. In a press release, the firms said the defectivde drywall was installed inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction Corp., and supplied by In an interviewq in January, South Kendall Construction’s president told the Businessx Journal he was investigating the problem, but he has not respondee to additional requests for comment.
Repeated attemptsa to speak to officials at Bannefr Supply have notbeen successful.

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