Judge approves Chinese drywall settlement

NEW ORLEANS — A Chinese drywall manufacturer would pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product wrecked their homes, under a deal that won preliminary approval yesterday from a federal judge.
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Chan Lowe: Cuba prepares to drill, baby, drill

That’s how absurd it is. We have a oil rig⎯and we know how dependable products are, like and baby formula⎯being put in the hands of a country that has no experience whatsoever drilling for oil. Thanks to the vagaries of …
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Chartis Affiliate Dealt Setback In Coverage Suit

law applies to the policy it issued to a building materials company pursuing coverage of defective claims. Chartis affiliate Granite State Mutual Insurance Co. had argued that Florida law applied to its insurance contract with Rosen …
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Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Now Mocks President Obama's Speech About American Values-Ever Hear Of The Toxic …

On Tuesday January 24th 2012 President Obama gave a State of the Union speech that had constant reminders about American values, or never leaving US citizens behind. The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, "We have just one slight problem with President Obama, and his speech about outsourcing to China, or Americans not leaving other US Citizens behind. After three years in office, President …
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dispute goes public

A large banner hangs outside the Davis Islands home of Billy and Stacy Peek, but it’s not decorative. It blames their builder for using . TAMPA, Fla. — It is a stately home on Davis Islands, but what it’s known for now is a statement.
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Appraiser agrees with owners: house worth $0

Billy and Stacy Peek say toxic drove them from their $2 million dream home, but their builder, Devonshire Properties Inc., ignores their pleas for help. Devonshire officials say the Peeks are making the whole thing up.
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APNewsBreak: Judge initially OKs multimillion dollar deal over Chinese drywall damage claims

NEW ORLEANS — A deal is almost final that would make a Chinese drywall manufacturer pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product wrecked their homes. Read full article >>
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YOUR VIEW: Converting coal ash? Don’t forget disaster

I marveled at a recent article describing the possibility of replacing cement with coal ash waste in the formation of concrete (“New concrete recipe reuses toxic coal ash,” The News, Jan. 16). If true, professors Xinyu Zhiang and Jialai Wang …
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still causing problems

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – is causing new problems for one family in Doral, Fla., whose lawsuit claims a home seller failed to disclose the presence of the toxic wallboard in sales documents. Elcio Pacheco Jr. and his wife, Cintia …
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Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Now Calls President Obama's Response To The Toxic Chinese Drywall Disaster In Florida …

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center has been characterizing the Obama Administration's response to the toxic Chinese drywall disaster in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Virginia as a pathetic joke, for nearly three years. The group considers toxic Chinese drywall the absolute worst environmental disaster, for US homeowners ever. …
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