Chinese Drywall Toxic?

(Times-Picayune/Ellis Lucia) A standing-room-only crowd listens as Mark W. Rigler, right, a consulting scientist with Materials Consulting Services, addresses their concerns about Chinese drywall on Wednesday at Mandeville City Hall. MANDEVILLE, La … Source

MANDEVILLE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of homeowners seeking information on what to do about Chinese drywall that was used in their homes jammed a meeting on the topic at Mandeville’s city hall. The Wednesday night forum was arranged by state Sens. Julie … Source

ainted Chinese drywall that is blamed for causing trouble for hundreds of Florida families could provide much-needed work for some local contractors. As the industry tries to get a handle on how many homes built this decade are affected, some … Source

WASHINGTON — U.S. House members pressed new Consumer Product Safety Commission chairwoman Inez Tenenbaum for answers to the Chinese drywall problem plaguing thousands of American homeowners. Tenenbaum — the Lexington Democrat and former S.C … Source

Ellis Lucia/The Times-Picayune A standing-room-only crowd listens as Mark W. Rigler, right, a consulting scientist with Materials Consulting Services, addresses their concerns about Chinese drywall on Wednesday at Mandeville City Hall. Hundreds of … Source

Renters who discover their unit contains Chinese drywall might have another cure for the troubles other than for health related concerns. The Consumer’s Edge this week discussed the case of Kim Carlisi, a Riverview resident who is renting a home built with Chinese drywall. Some Chinese drywall has caused copper to corrode and some people [...]

Chinese drywall could become the new asbestos – a building substance that’s the target of a growing number of lawsuits. About 150 lawsuits already have been filed over Chinese drywall, including about a dozen in Mississippi, and the number is growing almost daily, based upon federal court records. The cases will be consolidated into a [...]

ESTERO — Signs of progress have done little to ease the fears of one Estero woman whose home was built with Chinese-manufactured drywall linked to health complaints and property damage. Sitting in her study Wednesday morning, Winifred Gill waited as half a dozen inspectors scoured her 2,600-square-foot Belle Lago home, documenting signs and symptoms of [...]

WASHINGTON – New Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum pledged to lawmakers Thursday that her agency will “vigorously pursue its investigation” into the imported drywall that is plaguing homeowners in a number of states, including Florida. “We are fully committed to finding answers and solutions for all the homeowners who are impacted by this [...]

MIAMI, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Litigators and insurance professionals working through the morass of legal claims stemming from installation of Chinese drywall will gather Oct. 22 and 23 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel for HarrisMartin Publishing’s Chinese Drywall Insurance Conference. HarrisMartin’s conference will focus on critical issues related to insurance coverage and claims adjustment [...]