Tom Raymond Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 There is hope that a recent favorable circuit court ruling in Florida limiting damages against home builders by owners of houses with defective Chinese-made drywall will spread to other states where the cases are being tried. The case, known as Marlene Bennett vs. Centerline Homes, Inc., consolidated a number of lawsuits by owners of homes with defective drywall against various builders. Read the full article here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hi, That's one of the most rational judges I've read about in a long time. For years, it's seemed, at least to my untrained and woefully ignorant mind, that most judges favor the whole idea of a nanny state where they everyone can sue and courts coddle them by handing out candy in the form of business-ending awards. Glad to see that there is at least one judge with half a lick of sense. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Mysliwiec said that this decision makes it likely that drywall manufacturers and distributors will be assessed more of the damages for Chinese-made drywall, taking some of the load off home builders and pressuring the manufacturers and distributors to settle cases. For example, Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin, a major manufacturer of defective drywall, agreed in October to a preliminary settlement and will remediate 300 homes built with 95% or more Knauf drywall. ââ¬ÅThis puts pressure on Knauf to expand its drywall remediation program,â⬠Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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