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Chinese Drywall - Update on Litigation, Settlements, and Insurance Claims

By Ellen Clarke and Sallie Kraus, Attorneys at Law The pace of litigation in the Chinese drywall ("CDW") claims has escalated in recent months. It is alleged that the gypsum that was used to manufacture that drywall came from particular Chinese...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 4:43 AM by Ellen Clarke and Sallie Kraus

Filed under: class action, toxic torts, hurricanes, insurance coverage, Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., Chinese drywall, consumer protection, product liability, general liability insurance, gypsum
Chinese-Government-Controlled Drywall Manufacturer to Appeal $2,600,000 Default Judgment to Fifth Circuit

NEW ORLEANS - (Mealey's) A key Chinese drywall manufacturer that had a default judgment for more than $2.6 million entered against it in May finally appeared in federal court June 10, only to serve notice that it is appealing the judgment and all...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 3:22 PM by Gerald C. Matics

Filed under: litigation, torts, lawsuit, toxic torts, appeal, Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., Judge Eldon Fallon, Chinese Drywall MDL, Michelle Germano, default judgment, Chinese drywall, Shandong Taihe Dongxin Co. Ltd., personal injury
Supreme Court Accepts Recommendations On Interstate Radioactive Waste Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on June 1 adopted recommendations by a court-appointed special master in litigation brought by four states and an interstate commission challenging North Carolina's alleged breach of a radioactive...

Published Wed, Jun 2 2010 5:33 AM by Samantha Drake

Filed under: litigation, lawsuit, toxic torts, sovereign immunity, Virginia, waste management, pollution liability, regional waste disposal, Florida, radioactive waste, Supreme Court, unjust enrichment, Scalia, North Carolina, interstate waste, Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Commission, Alabama, Tennessee, hazardous waste
Lawsuit against ConAgra Claims Diacetyl in Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavoring Caused Lung Obstruction

NEW YORK — Wendy R. Fleishmann and Elizabeth Alexander of the national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Ken McClain of the Kansas City, Mo., law firm Humphrey Farrington and McClain P.C. announced May 6 that...

Published Sat, May 22 2010 7:13 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: litigation, torts, lawsuit, Elizabeth Alexander, Ken McClain, Givaudan Flavors Corp., Wendy R. Fleishmann, bronchiolitis obliterans, ConAgra Foods Inc., lung disease, new lawsuit filing, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, toxic torts, Humphrey Farrington and McClain, diacetyl, Agnes Mercado, has personal injury

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Chinese Drywall - Update on Litigation, Settlements, and Insurance Claims

Chinese-Government-Controlled Drywall Manufacturer to Appeal $2,600,000 Default Judgment to Fifth Circuit

Supreme Court Accepts Recommendations On Interstate Radioactive Waste Agreement

Lawsuit against ConAgra Claims Diacetyl in Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavoring Caused Lung Obstruction