Chinese Drywall Toxic?

A Miami-Dade couple with tainted Chinese drywall announced Friday that it is opting out of a proposed $54.5 million settlement with Banner Supply Co. Banner, the Miami-based firm that supplied the vast majority of Chinese drywall in Florida, agreed last …

Parkland commissioners reluctantly gave their blessing after some residents opposed WCI building in the community because of the company’s ties to Chinese drywall . Roughly 40 percent of the home sites released in Phase 1 are spoken for. “Sales are …

Would you allow WCI Communities Inc. to build again in Parkland’s Heron Bay, despite WCI’s past problems with Chinese drywall? City commissioners this month are likely to consider what is an intriguing issue. In January, members of the city’s Planning …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that defective Chinese drywall did not cause the deaths of 11 people in Florida and three other states. From the Associated Press: The CDC said in a report Monday that the people died “without exception …

Citizens Property Insurance, like many private insurers, is dropping policies for homes with damage from Chinese drywall. State-backed Citizens, Florida’s largest property insurer, backtracked on a similar move in 2009 after it drew fire from critics who …

U.S. officials say they aren’t having any luck getting Chinese drywall manufacturers to own up to the tainted product. Inez Tenenbaum, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, told Reuters and other media Monday that 13 makers of the …

A circuit court judge in Palm Beach County says Chinese drywall installers can be held strictly liable under certain circumstances. Judge Glenn Kelley’s ruling means attorneys representing clients with Chinese drywall do not have to prove negligence …

If you’re looking for more details on Chinese drywall, including the pilot program started by Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, plan to attend a conference in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 24-25. There’s a networking session Sunday evening, followed

Homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall have until 5 p.m. Friday (Sept. 3) to be included in the lawsuit filed in federal court against foreign drywall manufacturers and other parties. Boca Raton attorney Allison …