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.
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Did builders know? That’s the central question at the heart of a Chinese drywall-related court ruling made public Wednesday. Judge Glenn Kelley of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Fla., said that builders and installers can only be held …
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Attorneys for a group of homeowners have filed a potential class action lawsuit against home builders in Nevada, claiming the companies installed and used defective Chinese drywall. The complaint names US Home Corp., Greystone Nevada LLC, Lennar Nevada …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it has found no link between tainted Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people exposed to the imported drywall in Louisiana, Florida and Virginia homes. The CDC said in a report Monday that the …
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For the second time, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is dropping homeowner insurance policyholders if their homes have Chinese drywall, according to Miami attorney David Durkee . The defective, high-sulfur Chinese drywall gives off sulfur fumes that …
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It seems like I’ve been writing about the Chinese drywall fiasco forever, but I actually broke the story in South Florida in January 2009 . Nearly two years later, we’re only starting to see significant court rulings that offer guidance on how the …
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A federal judge in Louisiana recently let 10 insurance companies being sued by Louisiana homeowners over property damage resulting from the installation of defective drywall from China off the hook for coverage from those claims. The early Christmas gift …
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Melissa Harrell in the bathroom of her home that was built using Chinese drywall. One of the first local settlements in a Chinese drywall lawsuit could be a prelude for many more, attorneys for Miami-based Banner Supply Co. said. Banner has agreed to …
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WCI Communities Inc., in its largest land deal since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, sold the Parkland Golf & Country Club, an unfinished 790-acre Florida project, to Toll Brothers Inc. for more than $50 million, including debt. The deal …
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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 …
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