Federal Class Action Suit Targets Use Of "Chinese Drywall" Used In Building Florida Homes

The South Florida Business Journal reports:

• A federal lawsuit alleges that fly ash residue from Chinese power plants was used in drywall that's the subject of growing scrutiny in Florida. The suit, which seeks class action status in U.S. District court in Fort Myers, alleges 10 million square feet of the drywall was used in Florida homes. If true, the allegation indicates more than 200,000 sheets of the drywall were used in the state – enough to build 800 to 2,000 homes, depending on their size.

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• The federal suit claims that the defendants, [...] negligently manufactured and sold the defective drywall, which was "unreasonably dangerous" in normal use because it caused corrosion to air-conditioning and electrical components, and caused coughing and irritation of sinuses, eyes and throats. It goes on to state that, “when combined with moisture in the air, these sulfur compounds create sulfuric acid.”

For more, see Class action lawsuit filed over Chinese drywall.

In related stories from The Wall Street Journal, see:

• Is Chinese Drywall the New Mold?;
• Chinese Drywall Cited in Building Woes.

Go here for links to recent media reports on the problems with "Chinese drywall."