Source: BestWire Services, February 22, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com Insurers could be facing a test of their pollution exclusions as the complex multidistrict litigation involving allegedly defective Chinese drywall moves forward. Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana rejected eight commercial general liability insurers’ contention that the […]

Source: www.businessinsurance.com, December 20, 2010 By: Jeff Casale Insurers don’t have to pay a series of Chinese drywall-related homeowners’ claims, a federal judge ruled, hinging his decision on two policy exclusions. On Dec. 16, U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans granted 10 insurers’ motions to dismiss the claims in the case, In […]

Source: P&C National Underwriter; April 30, 2010 By: Phil Gusman A federal judge in Louisiana has awarded $164,049.64 to a family whose home was affected by Chinese drywall. U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon, in New Orleans, acted after presiding over a nonjury trial in the case of Hernandez v. Knauf, a homeowner’s suit against drywall […]

Publication Date 11/24/2010 Source: Miami Herald (FL) Drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin agreed this week to pay to repair dozens of houses in Homestead that were part of a class-action suit over Chinese drywall — and cover their attorneys’ fees and other expenses. And the homeowners won’t have to pay back the manufacturer if less than […]