Category: U.S. District Judge

Chinese drywall trials to begin January 2010 • Number of implicated Chinese drywall manufacturers may be about to jump sharply

According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune (9/4, Kessler) reports, “The number of Chinese drywall manufacturers responsible for corrosion and potential health problems plaguing U.S. homeowners may be about to increase substantially.” On Thursday, lawyers involved in the case “revealed that 36 separate variations of tainted drywall have been found — a much higher number than…

Judge intent on “fast-tracking” Chinese drywall suits.

“About 600 tainted Chinese drywall lawsuits have been consolidated in multidistrict litigation under U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon for pretrial issues.” Attorneys say that Fallon “is intent on fast-tracking a handful of cases for trial,” asking both sides “to select 10 cases to jump start the process of turning over documents and other information,”…