A federal judge in New Orleans has refused to dismiss claims from homeowners who say a Chinese drywall manufacturer's product damaged their property.

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A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.

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By ?MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Chinese drywall supplier’s insurers have agreed to pay up to $8 million to settle court claims against the company over damage to homes from the corrosive product, according to a ...

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Miami (AP) — A South Florida construction supplier that bought faulty Chinese drywall made an agreement with the manufacturer not to make any statements about the plasterboard’s possible smell or health risks, according to court documents released in a class ...

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By Nora Lockwood Tooher Lawyers USA Homeowners in a south Florida neighborhood have been granted class-action status in state court to sue realtors and contractors who built and sold them homes made with tainted Chinese drywall. Jason and Melissa Harrell, ...

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Miami (AP) — Officials of an East Coast homebuilder worried about the malodorous Chinese drywall the company was using in Florida homes in 2006, but didn’t alert most of the company’s customers or government officials, according to court documents. The ...

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By CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The guidelines say electrical wiring, outlets, circuit ...

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By Greg LaRose Dolan Media Newswires New Orleans — Slidell homebuilder Chris Kornman says his business is in limbo while one trial against a manufacturer of tainted drywall unfolds in federal court and several others, including one in which his ...

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By Cain Burdeau AP Writer New Orleans — U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has called for federal officials to do a more thorough review of the deaths of several people who lived in homes that contained smelly, possibly toxic Chinese ...

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By Michael Kunzelman AP Writer New Orleans — A federal judge heard emotional testimony from a group of Virginia homeowners who blame corrosive Chinese drywall for ruining their homes and finances and are seeking more than $2.5 million in damages. ...

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