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Chinese Drywall: Hey Obama, finish your beer & call me

August 7th, 2009. By AbiK

If you’ve ever wondered why we live in a so-called litigious society, here’s why: Chinese Drywall. Unfortunately, it’s usually the more outlandish personal injury claims that get the attention of the press—things like that case years ago when someone with hot coffee from McDonald’s sued (uh, wasn’t coffee supposed to be hot? never mind…) But in the case of Chinese Drywall, it’s apparent inaction. So here’s Larry Kosakowski. And he’s ticked off. About Chinese drywall.

Seems according to wpbf.com, Larry’s already been to local and state lawmakers down in his home state of FL. But, he’s not seeing any action. So hey, Larry’s got some you-know-what’s, so he doesn’t mess around—he goes straight to the top. He calls the President. Of the US.

Now, on the day Kosakowski phoned the president, the president was meeting—uh, chugging back a beer—at his “Beer Summit”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Louisiana look out – Virginia’s on your Chinese Drywall tail

August 4th, 2009. By AbiK

And a few other states.

Seems Chinese drywall “creep” has expanded to a few more states since my last update (7/10/09) on this front. Now, the picture—which has that “separated at birth” look with a CNN election day map—shows a bit more blue. New states reporting incidents of Chinese drywall, according to the CPSC, include Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

And yes, Virginia, you’re hot on Louisiana’s tail on this front—not that you want to be. Virginia now has 23 reports in to trail Louisiana’s 96. Florida is still in the lead with 510 cases reported.

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Chinese Drywall: Rad-i-o, Rad-i-o, Radioactive?

July 30th, 2009. By AbiK

Radioactive.

I’m betting that word conjures up 1 of 3 things:

• the movie Silkwood
• Three Mile Island (et al)
• “I’m not uptight, not unattracted, turn me on tonight, ’cause I’m radioactive…”

Not Chinese drywall.

A report in the LA Times (7/4/09) that potentially connected Chinese drywall with a radioactive substance got a lot of folks attention—with good reason. In referencing the challenges investigators have been faced with to get to the root of the problem, the Times article stated that “some Chinese experts, however, suspect that the culprit is a radioactive phosphorus substance—phosphogypsum—that is banned for construction use in the U.S. but has been used by Chinese manufacturers for almost a decade.”

Before anyone goes crazy (as if there isn’t enough to make a homeowner with Chinese drywall crazy already), officials so far have not found any evidence of this. But the Times goes on to report that copies of Chinese customs reports (obtained by the Times), along with interviews, “indicate that drywall made with phosphogypsum was shipped to the U.S. in 2006 by at least 4 Chinese-based manufacturers and trading firms.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Chinese Drywall on the move

July 10th, 2009. By AbiK

Until recently, reported incidents of defective Chinese drywall seemed fairly contained to the southeast—particularly Florida. The Chinese drywall situation may prove to be larger than anyone expected as we watch the “creep” effect on a map of the US, compliments of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The map (above) shows the now 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have reported incidents of defective drywall. And, as we blogged recently in Chinese Drywall by the Numbers, incident reports have begun to show up beyond our borders as well…

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Saints’ Coach can run from Chinese Drywall, can you?

July 6th, 2009. By AbiK

Ok, now we’re getting to some of the harsh realities about the toxic Chinese drywall situation. The AP reported back on June 18th that New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s home is one of the many affected by defective drywall—and in the meantime, he’s moved out. He’s apparently renting someplace. But see, that takes money, right? And I bet no one’s telling the Payton’s they can just let their mortgage payments (assuming they have them) lapse while they fork over money to rent someplace else. But can the thousands of other homeowners whose lives have been affected by defective Chinese drywall do that? Pretty doubtful.

And Payton clearly understand this: the AP article states Payton “says he feels sorry for residents in Louisiana who have the same problem but can’t afford to make such a move.”

Chances are, given what is now reported on US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)website regarding the potential health effects of the defective drywall, anyone who has any of these symptoms would most likely want to leave home: Read the rest of this entry »

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