Hearing set to certify Chinese drywall class - South Florida Business Journal:

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The plaintiffs’ homes were constructed with what they allege was defectivChinese drywall. , built the homes. The judged also set a possible trial date forSeptemberf 2010. Lawyers working on the case say it may be the firs t Chinese drywall case set fortrial nationwide. High-sulfudr Chinese drywall is believedr responsible forstrong odors, metal corrosion and healtuh complaints in thousands of homes in Floridaa and the Southeast. Federal class action suitsa were combined recently inNew Orleans. , The Blumsteinn Law Firm and allege inthe Miami-Dade suit that the defective drywall emits including carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen sulfide.
They believee drywall manufactured in Chinaq was used in as manyas 60,00p Florida homes and as many as 100,009 in the U.S. during the building boom between 2004and 2007. The stat case was filed in February on behalfg of Jason and Melissa Harrell and othere homeowners who purchaseddefective homes. In a pressw release, the firms said the defective drywall was installe d inthe Harrell’s home by the South Kendall Construction Corp., and supplied by In an intervieew in January, South Kendall Construction’s presideng told the Business Journal he was investigatingh the problem, but he has not respondee to additional requests for comment.
Repeated attempts to speam to officials at Banner Supply have notbeen