Chinese Drywall Toxic?

Damages and injuries from Chinese drywall fall under a pollution exclusion endorsement on a commercial general liability policy (CGL) and an insurance company has no duty to defend its insured homebuilder against such claims, a federal court in Florida has affirmed.

Fla Court Relieves Builders Of Some Chinese Drywall Liability

A Florida court ruling made public Wednesday relieves home builders of some liability in the ongoing dispute over the use of defective Chinese drywall.

A Florida court ruling relieves home builders of some liability in the ongoing dispute over the use of defective Chinese drywall , which thousands of homeowners say has driven down home values and caused health problems. In the decision , entered Nov. 5th …

A federal judge in New Orleans ruled last week that a Chinese manufacturer of noxious drywall owes seven Virginia homeowners $2.6 million to replace the offending material and all other affected building fixtures. Thousands of similar cases could be on the way. Do Chinese companies need to worry? As a practical matter, probably not. “In [...]

NEW ORLEANS – An expert in building diagnostics at Buric testified in a lawsuit heard in U.S. District Court in New Orleans about the potential dangers of Chinese drywall. Ron E.

NewswireToday – /newswire/ – New Orleans, LA, United States, 03/03/2010 – An expert in building diagnostics at Buric testified in a lawsuit heard in U.S. District Court in New Orleans about the potential dangers of Chinese drywall

The first test case in the national litigation over C hinese-manufactured drywall is about to get under way in U.S. District Court in New Orleans as seven families from Virginia seek to be compensated for the cost of repairing corrosion in their …

Law360, New York (January 19, 2010) — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

The Trustee for the WCI Chinese Drywall Trust has filed suit against 14 insurance companies in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, seeking indemnification for losses arising from claims for the development and sale of homes allegedly …