Friday, September 14, 2012

Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - South Florida Business Journal:

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allege was defectivseChinese drywall. , built the The judge also set a possible trial date forSeptember 2010. Lawyers workiny on the case say it may be the firstt Chinese drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfur Chinese drywall is believed responsibl e forstrong odors, metal corrosion and health complaints in thousands of homes in Florida and the Southeast. Federal class action suits were combinerd recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and allegde inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defectived drywall emits toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide and hydroge n sulfide.
They believe drywall manufactured in Chin a was used in as manyas 60,000 Floridz homes and as many as 100,000 in the U.S. durinb the building boom between 2004and 2007. The stat e case was filed in February on behalf of Jason and Melisswa Harrell and other homeowners who purchaseddefectivwe homes. In a press release, the firms said the defectivre drywall was installed inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction Corp., and suppliedr by In an interview in January, Soutgh Kendall Construction’s president told the Business Journal he was investigatinhg the problem, but he has not responded to additionap requests for comment.
Repeated attemptsz to speak to officials at Bannet Supply have notbeen

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