Thursday, September 22, 2011

Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Nashville Business Journal:

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they alleges was defectiveChinese drywall. , built the homes. The judgde also set a possibl trial date forSeptember 2010. Lawyerds working on the case say it may be the first Chinesr drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfure Chinese drywall is believed responsibld forstrong odors, metal corrosion and health complaints in thousands of homes in Florid a and the Southeast. Federal class action suits were combinedd recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumsteimn Law Firm and allegr inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defectivew drywall emits toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbonyol sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywall manufactured in Chinaw was used in as manyas 60,000 Florida homes and as many as 100,000o in the U.S. duriny the building boom between 2004and 2007. The stat e case was filed in Februargy on behalf of Jason and Melissa Harrelk and other homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a press release, the firmzs said the defective drywall was installed inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction Corp.
, and supplied by In an intervieww in January, South Kendall Construction’s president told the Businese Journal he was investigating the problem, but he has not respondeed to additional requests for Repeated attempts to speak to officiale at Banner Supply have not been

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