Construction Law

Defective Chinese Drywall Leads to Health Problems

An article on US News & World Report's website earlier this week reported that a Florida woman has been complaining of burning eyes, sinus headaches, and a general heaviness in her chest since moving into her brand-new, 4,000-square foot house in Florida a few years ago. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the potential health risks associated with the defective Chinese drywall, as well as health departments in Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida and Washington state.

In 2006 alone enough wallboard was imported from China to build roughly 34,000 homes in Florida. For the residents of the over 100,000 homes affected by the defective drywall across the country, questions remain as to what the severity of these health risks will be.

You can really the full article online here.

Full post as published by Construction Litigation Law Blog on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).