Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allegew was defectiveChinese drywall. , builg the homes. The judge also set a possible tria l date forSeptember 2010. Lawyers working on the case say it may be the firs Chinese drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfuf Chinese drywall is believed responsible for strong metal corrosion and health complaints in thousands of homes in Florids andthe Southeast. Federal class action suits were combinedf recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumstein Law Firm and allegw inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defective drywall emitd toxins, including carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfidse and hydrogen sulfide.
They believe drywall manufactured in Chinw was used in as manyas 60,000 Florida homes and as many as 100,009 in the U.S. during the building boom betweeh 2004and 2007. The state case was filedf in February on behalf of Jasonj and Melissa Harrell and othere homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a press the firms said the defective drywalkl was installed inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction and supplied by In an interview in South Kendall Construction’s president told the Busineszs Journal he was investigating the but he has not responded to additional requestss for comment.
Repeated attempt to speak to officials at Banner Supplyh have notbeen successful.