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 …

Manufacturer agrees to cover Gulf Coast property damages, owners’ health problems stemming from drywall; Judge must OK

A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.

A settlement is made in the case of 1,000 homes along the Gulf coast found with . It’s between the manufacturer of the tainted and possibly toxic product and some home builders. However, there are more than 10,000 claims by homeowners still …

After homeowners’ attorneys argued proof a manufacturer knew its drywall was faulty, the company agreed to punitive damanages Photo Credit: Getty Images

Louisiana AG Buddy Caldwell filed suit in Orleans Parish against multiple Knauf entities, other international and domestic manufacturers, distributors, importers of toxic Chinese drywall as well as several builders.

TAMPA, Fla.—A federal judge in a Florida court has ordered a lawsuit brought by Chartis Inc. and subsidiary Lexington Insurance Co. concerning Chinese drywall coverage be transferred to New Orleans, where multidistrict litigation is pending. Judge Steven D.

TAMPA, Fla.—A federal judge in a Florida court has ordered a lawsuit brought by Chartis Inc. and subsidiary Lexington Insurance Co. concerning Chinese drywall coverage be transferred to New Orleans, where multidistrict litigation is pending.

The former employee of a construction company that built homes made with defective Chinese drywall can’t claim money awarded to homeowners affected by the product — even though his own house is affected …

MIAMI — The former employee of a construction company that built homes made with defective Chinese drywall can’t claim money awarded to homeowners affected by the product – even though his own house is …