The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) leaves today on a trip to Asia that will focus on notifying and warning major exporters that tough regulations regarding toys, drywall and other defective products are to come. These warnings come in the face of serious problems in American homes…
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Toxic fumes linger even after Chinese drywall is removed
In an article from Florida, homeowners are complaining that even when the Chinese drywall that was so toxic and harmful to their home and goods is removed, the smell and damaging fumes remain. Even after the faulty wallboard is taken out of the home, people are complaining that wires, coils…
Saints coach Payton faces Chinese drywall head-on
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has Chinese drywall in his home. And he’s suing. According to the Examiner, the football coach has had a significant uphill battle to face in decorating and operating in his home, something many people in the community can likely relate to. The article…
Suing for Chinese drywall issues possible, difficult
An article was recently published online that points out the difficulties homeowners with Chinese drywall face because of the dearth of information and policy to attack the faulty wallboard with. While Louisiana law does provide some manners in which litigation may move forward, there is not as much there as…
Chinese drywall a delicate legal issue
In an article that further outlines why a lawyer is necessary for settling Chinese drywall matters, the Business Report recently outlined Louisiana’s battle against the faulty wallboard and the complex legal issues surrounding liability. Given that the product is imported and suppliers and contractors will claim to have been unaware…
Could Chinese drywall be breaking your Xbox?
In a more lighthearted series of news relating to Chinese drywall, video game and entertainment system fans have recently been blogging about the possibility that the faulty imported wallboard could be frying the Xbox. Recent Consumer Product Safety Commission warnings have included the following list of tell-tale signs your home…
Another builder sets money aside for Chinese drywall claims
A quick little bit of news via the Naples News and the Wall Street Journal Financially strapped homebuilder WCI Communities Inc. has agreed to create a trust fund to cover Chinese drywall claims. The agreement is spelled out in a disclosure statement approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Delaware…
State Department of Environmental Quality to investigate Dow
The Hahnville chemical leak that took place at the Dow Chemical plant is a story that has been getting a lot of traction in New Orleans, throughout the state and even nationally. As residents were exposed to an unknown amount of the dangerous gas without even knowing it, answers are…
Timeline emerges for Dow Chemical leak in Hahnville
This morning’s Times-Picayune released a highly important timeline for the Dow chemical leak on July 7th in Hahnville, as well as provides insight into just how inattentive Dow may have been to the matter at the point of the leak and hours after. The article reports The EOC’s telephone log…
Company advertising Chinese drywall gas ‘solution’
A company located in Canada has connected with a Florida testing facility and has claimed to build a machine that reportedly reduced the dangerous gas levels emitted by Chinese drywall by “up to 85 percent.” According to Canada.com, a carbon filter unit has been constructed that limits hydrogen sulfide levels…