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Federal Judge Wants to Return Chinese Drywall Lawsuits to Original States

Nine years after a judge began supervising a multitude of federal lawsuits that claim homes were damaged by Chinese drywall, he says it’s time to return thousands of remaining cases for trial in the courts where they were filed. The …

Federal Judge Will Set Chinese Drywall Damages for 2,700 Homeowners

Lawyers for homeowners in seven states say they have a simple way to help the 2,700 who have spent years in what lawyers call a toxic environment caused by Chinese drywall. Chris Seeger told U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon as …

Nearly 4K Homeowners May Get Damages in Chinese Drywall Suit

A federal judge has ruled that nearly 4,000 homeowners who say Chinese drywall ruined their homes are eligible to share any further damages he may award in lawsuits against Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., a government-owned manufacturer that failed to show …

New Chinese Drywall Suit Filed Against Drywall Maker and Agency

Lawyers for people who say their homes were wrecked by defective drywall made in China have filed a new lawsuit against the manufacturers and a new defendant – the Chinese Cabinet agency that oversees the country’s biggest state-owned companies. “We’re …

Louisiana Court Rules U.S. Courts Can Handle Chinese Drywall Suits

U.S. courts have jurisdiction over claims that a Chinese drywall company’s defective product wrecked homes, and a company that failed to show up in court must pay $2.7 million for damage to seven Virginia couples, a federal appeals court in …