Materials Defects

(DRYWALL SETTLEMENT) Chinese Drywall Settlement Nearly $1B
   A federal judge develops a deal worth up to $1 billion to help thousands of homeowners driven from their houses because of toxic drywall. Chinese drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co, agrees to create an uncapped fund to repair about 4,500
posted 12/16/11 11:44 AM  read complete story

(DRYWALL SETTLEMENT) Drywall Maker To Reimburse Builders
   Chinese drywall manufacturer Knauf will reimburse homebuilders for the cost of rehabilitating homes affected by the toxic product. Attorneys told a federal court in New Orleans that the deal applies only to Knauf and will fix at least 800 homes around the
posted 11/18/11 11:48 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) Florida Dealer To Pay $54.4 Million in Chinese Drywall Settlement
   Banner Supply Co. of Miami has agreed to pay Florida homeowners $54.5 million ...
posted 6/17/11 11:39 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) NAHB Releases New Resource For Detection, Remediation Of Problematic Drywall
    new resource for builders and remodelers looking for answers on the critical question of how to detect and remediate problematic drywall ...
posted 3/18/11 10:35 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) CDC Finds No Link Between Drywall, Deaths
   The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has determined there is no link between problem drywall and 11 deaths ...
posted 2/4/11 10:08 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) Judge Rules Insurance Does Not Cover Corrosive Drywall
   A federal court judge in Louisiana has ruled that while, defective drywall does qualify as a sudden, accidental, physical loss ...
posted 1/14/11 09:09 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) Chinese Drywall Maker, Builders And Others To Fix 300 Homes
   Chinese drywall company Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., along with a number of builders ...
posted 10/14/10 4:42 PM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) IRS to Give Tax Breaks to Homeowners with Tainted Drywall
   The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it will give tax breaks to homeowners ...
posted 10/8/10 12:26 PM  read complete story

(MATERIAL DEFECTS) Contractors Completing Training Under New Lead Paint Rule
   More than 476,000 home renovation contractors who have successfully completed the training required ...
posted 10/8/10 11:03 AM  read complete story

(CHINESE DRYWALL) Fort Bragg Homes Investigated to For Chinese Drywall After Deaths
   The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is conducting defective drywall tests at Fort Bragg ...
posted 9/29/10 4:58 PM  read complete story