Chinese Drywall Toxic?

Lisa and Armin Seifart won the first-ever Chinese drywall trial case and were awarded $2.4 million. LILLY ECHEVERRIA / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

A Florida couple has been awarded more than $2.4 million in damages after the nation’s first jury trial of a Chinese drywall lawsuit. Attorneys say the case will set important legal standards for similar lawsuits. (June 18)

A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday in the nation’s first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar cases. In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo …

A jury has awarded a South Florida family $2.5 million in a benchmark defective Chinese drywall case. Armin and Lisa Seifart won the judgment in a Miami-Dade civil court Friday against drywall distributor Banner Supply …

… ruling by Judge Eldon Fallon against Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. follows one he issued last month. In that case, Fallon ordered another Chinese drywall manufacturer, Taishan Gypsum Ltd., to pay $2.6 million to seven Virginia families.

This holding found that Chinese drywall (CDW hereinafter) from Taishan was different than domestic drywall because it had significantly higher average concentrations of strontium & detectable levels of elemental sulfur. Court findings were consistent …

A federal judge on Thursday awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages for homes ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China, a decision that could affect how lawsuits by thousands of other U.S. homeowners are settled. It remains to be seen how the plaintiffs can collect from Chinese companies that do not have to [...]

(AP File Photo) Thousands of homeowners nationwide who bought new houses constructed with defective Chinese drywall are finding their hopes dashed, their lives in limbo. NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans federal judge has awarded seven Virginia families …

… housing boom and after a string of Gulf Coast hurricanes. The drywall has been linked to corrosion of wiring, air conditioning units, computers, doorknobs and jewelry, along with possible health effects. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon ruled …

April 8 (Bloomberg) — A federal judge in New Orleans ruled that a Chinese company that made defective drywall must pay $2.6 million to fix seven Virginia homes.