According to an order issued by U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon on July 27, 2009, attorney Scott Weinstein of Morgan & Morgan, PA has been named to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation (MDL). Weinstein and the other members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee will be responsible for conducting and coordinating the discovery stage of this case, examining witnesses and introducing evidence at hearings, and handling various other tasks related to the pretrial proceedings.
Between 2004 and 2007, thousands of homes throughout the country were built with Chinese drywall after a construction boom and several hurricanes led to a shortage in domestic drywall. All of the cases in the Chinese drywall MDL involve claims that defective wallboard imported from China was made with materials that contain high levels of sulfur compounds. As a result, the drywall emits a strong sulfurous smell, similar to the smell of rotten eggs. Plaintiffs also claim the sulfurous gases corrode wiring, causing damage to air conditioning units and other electrical appliances. In addition, there are concerns that exposure to the fumes may cause health problems.
In June 2009, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order centralizing In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2047. The MDL consolidated at least ten Chinese drywall lawsuits in the Eastern District of Louisiana before Judge Fallon in order to conserve resources and avoid duplicate discovery and inconsistent rulings. If these cases do not settle during the pretrial proceedings, they will be sent back to the district where they were originally filed for trial.
To learn more about Chinese drywall, visit http://www.forthepeople.com/defective_chinese_drywall.htm. Informational articles about the signs and causes of defective Chinese drywall, the manufacturing and building companies linked to the defective wallboard, and the Chinese drywall class action lawsuit filed by Morgan & Morgan are available on this webpage for consumers to review.
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