Chinese Drywall Toxic?

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 …

Homeowners from 42 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and Puerto Rico have reported concerns about imported from China. Homebuilders in the United States historically used domestically produced , composed primarily from gypsum …

The builder, Dragas Management, built 70 houses in the Tidewater area with Chinese drywall. After it received multiple reports of health symptoms and property damages, Dragas filed claims on multiple liability and umbrella insurance policies. It also …

NEW ORLEANS—Insurers don’t have to pay a series of Chinese drywall-related homeowners’ claims, a federal judge ruled, hinging his decision on two policy exclusions.

MIAMI—A federal district court judge in Florida ruled that the liability insurer of a property development group has no duty to provide coverage for property damage or defend for Chinese drywall claims that manifested prior to the issuance of the insurance policy.

Staff writer Aaron Kessler won first place in enterprise for his coverage of contaminated Chinese drywall , which helped prompt Congressional action and probes into the issue.

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says homeowners whose properties are contaminated with defective Chinese drywall and who have been covered for more than three years by their homeowners insurer have the right to continue their coverage …