Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allege was defectiveChinese drywall. , builf the homes. The judge also set a possiblse trial date forSeptembert 2010. Lawyers working on the case say it may be the firsyt Chinese drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfur Chinese drywallk is believed responsible for strong metal corrosion and health complaints in thousands of homes in Floridaa andthe Southeast. Federal class action suitsz were combined recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and allege inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defective drywall emitsa toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfidee and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywalpl manufactured in China was used in as manyas 60,000 Floridq homes and as many as 100,00o in the U.S. during the building boom betwee 2004and 2007. The state case was filec in February on behalf of Jason and Melissa Harrell and othere homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a press release, the firms said the defective drywall was installed inthe Harrell’se home by the builder, South Kendall Constructiojn Corp.
, and supplied by In an interview in South Kendall Construction’s president told the Busines Journal he was investigating the but he has not respondedf to additional requests for Repeated attempts to speak to officials at Banner Supplh have not been successful.