Insurance Claims and Bad Faith Law Blog

Chinese Drywall Claims: Hidden Dangers Possible for Consumers, Policyholders.

   Hidden dangers are coming to light in Chinese Drywall Damages and Coverage Claims.  They include potential scams and other examples of Bad Faith.

   In evaluating Chinese Drywall Claims, whether for yourself or on behalf of your clients, caution is advisable.  If a particular offer to scan or remediate a home from Chinese Drywall Damage sounds too good to be true, it probably is, as they say.  See also Ivan Penn, "Drywall Test Holds Promise and Warning" (St. Petersburg Times Online, Friday, November 13, 2009). 

   The linked newspaper article also refers its readers who want more information, to "the federal Chinese Drywall Information Center at:  www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html."

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Another non-Insurance Remedy Suggested for Chinese Drywall Damage Claims: ....

 Remove it and Rebuild.

   The latest suggested non-Insurance remedy for Chinese Drywall Damage Claims comes in a newspaper report whose title carries the suggestion:  Paul Owers, "Rip Out Chinese Drywall and Start Over, Scientist Advises/With no Rules for Fixing Houses With Smelly Drywall, a Thorough Rebuilding Seems Best" (South Florida [Ft. Lauderdale] Sun-Sentinel.com, Friday, November 6, 2009).

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Chinese Drywall: "Tests" Here and Now, CPSC November Report Coming.

    Homemade "tests" for whether you or your clients have Chinese Drywall in their homes and other buildings resemble homemade remedies for the common cold:  Some may work, some may not.  See generally this post by Jennifer Saranow Schultz on "Bucks Blog/New York Times Online, Making the Most of Your Money," Wednesday, November 4, 2009, entitled:  "The Telltale Signs of Chinese Drywall".

   The Federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has given a preliminary pass to Chinese Drywall in preliminary findings of whether Chinese Drywall is injurious to human beings and damaging to property.  Later in November, however, the CPSC is expected to release a report which may lead the way "toward developing a testing approach".  Id.  The expected report is based on a CPSC "study" of fifty (50) homes, on the other hand.  Id.

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