The handheld XRF analyzer - X-MET7000 from Oxford Instruments - offers a rapid and non-destructive solution for screening of tainted and potentially hazardous Chinese drywall and for lead inspection. At the height of the US housing boom, when building ...

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN AP A Chinese drywall manufacturer would pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product wrecked their homes, under a deal that won preliminary approval ...

Elcio Pacheco Jr. holds a piece of Chinese drywall that was cut from the wall… (Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel) Chinese drywall is causing new problems for one family in Doral, whose lawsuit claims a home seller failed to disclose the presence of the ...

(Source: By Donna Gehrke-White and Paul Owers Sun Sentinel) -— Chinese drywall is causing new problems for one family in Doral, Fla., whose lawsuit claims a home seller failed to disclose the presence of the toxic wallboard in sales documents.

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, "We have just one slight problem with President Obama, and his speech about outsourcing to China, or Americans not leaving other US Citizens behind. After three years in office, President Obama has yet to ...

They say they hired a private inspector who confirmed they were one of thousands in Florida with toxic drywall imported from China, emitting a stinky gas known to corrode metal and, some homeowners contend, cause health problems.

TAMPA - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class action lawsuit that could bring relief to hundreds of homeowners stuck with Chinese drywall in their homes. In his order, the judge wrote that the settlement is "fair, reasonable and ...

After their own investigation Hillsborough County Property Appraiser says a 2 million dollar Davis Island mansion isn't worth a dime because of Chinese drywall. (more) By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune Billy and Stacy Peek say toxic Chinese ...

The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center has been characterizing the Obama Administration's response to the toxic Chinese drywall disaster in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Virginia as a pathetic joke, for nearly three years.

By Doug Sword Florida homes damaged by Chinese drywall were marked down by $91 million in value by property appraisers last year, according to state records. The decline was decidedly less, however, than the $493 million in property value exempted from ...

By Paul Owers January 17, 2012 10:55 AM Three years after reports of tainted Chinese drywall first surfaced, Parkland's two main gated communities are slowly recovering. In early 2009, homeowners at Heron Bay and Parkland Golf & Country Club found out ...

PARKLAND — John Willis, an attorney and community activist best known for his work advocating for Chinese drywall victims, won a seat on the city commission Tuesday night. Willis, 45, defeated Stacy Kagan, 46, who owns an Allstate insurance agency in ...