For those homeowners who have been affected by toxic Chinese Drywall, Friday January 21, 2011 may be their last chance to be included in the Multi-District Litigation out of New Orleans. The Plaintiffs Steering Committee has decided to file one more Complaint for those homeowners who have drywall manufactured by the Knauf entities. The PSC will arrange for service of this complaint, even if it has to go through the expensive Hague process. This may be the last time for homeowners to be included in this suit. Negotiations between the Plaintiffs and Defendants have resulted in a pilot program to remediate homes and it appears that that program may be extended for more homeowners.
About 3,000 homeowners, mostly in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, have reported problems with the Chinese-made drywall, which was imported in large quantities during the housing boom and after a string of Gulf Coast hurricanes. Inez Tenenbaum, chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency charged with making sure consumer products are safe, said some samples of the Chinese-made product emit 100 times as much hydrogen sulfide as drywall made elsewhere. The Commission recommended in a report that homes with toxic Chinese drywall be completed gutted and have issued guidelines saying electrical wiring, outlets, circuit breakers, fire alarm systems, carbon monoxide alarms, fire sprinklers, gas pipes and drywall need to be removed.
To be included in this Complaint, a homeowner must obtain evidence or indicia of Knauf as the drywall manufacturer (photos, inspection reports, etc.). Typically, Knauf marked their drywall with the words “Knauf” or “Knauf-Tianjin” in dot matrix print markings. Other evidence of homes containing toxic Chinese drywall include repeated AC coil failures, electrical issues, appliance failures, corroded wiring, tarnished fixtures and sulfur odors. Many toxic Chinese drywall homeowners are also afflicted with respiratory issues, nose bleeds, headaches and or unexplained rashes.If you believe you have defective Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf in your home and you suffer from the above mentioned home and health problems, please contact me immediately. This may be your last chance for inclusion into the MDL.
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