BY: Donna Gehrke-White and Paul Owers, Sun Sentinel
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Chinese drywall is causing new problems for one family in Doral, whose lawsuit claims a home seller failed to disclose the presence of the toxic wallboard in sales documents.
Elcio Pacheco Jr. and his wife, Cintia Altheman bought their two-story house in March, and they [...]

Chinese drywall settlement approved: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

BY: Tanya Arja
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 adequate.”
It’s an estimated $800 million settlement.
For years, people [...]

Hundreds of Floridians potentially want to opt out of a proposed $55 million federal settlement over faulty Chinese drywall in hopes of pursuing individual lawsuits in state courts, the attorney for two families said Wednesday.

Dissatisfied victims of the Chinese drywall fiasco are asking a Broward County judge to let them continue pursuing Miami-based Banner Supply Co. in lawsuits separate from a $53 million class action settlement.

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A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement.
A Broward County judge ruled that Banner Supply Co. must release more information about its insurance coverage and [...]

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A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement.
A Broward County judge ruled Monday that Banner Supply Co. must release more information about its insurance coverage [...]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement.
A Broward County judge ruled Monday that Banner Supply Co. must release [...]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement.
A Broward County judge ruled Monday that Banner Supply Co. must release more information [...]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement.
A Broward County judge ruled Monday that Banner Supply Co. must release more information [...]

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Some South Florida attorneys are pushing back against a $54.5 million Chinese drywall settlement by Banner Supply Co., arguing that Miami-based distributor has not been transparent.
By Toluse Olorunnipa
Last month’s $54.5 million settlement by a Miami-based Chinese drywall supplier might not [...]

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By John Pacenti
July 5, 2011
South Florida attorneys David Durkee and Victor Diaz are criticizing a proposed $55 million federal settlement with Banner Supply, a Miami-based company that supplied toxic Chinese drywall to builders in Florida and elsewhere.
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By Chad Hemenway
July 8, 2011
A proposed $55 million class-action settlement between a building supplier and hundreds of Florida homeowners whose homes were damaged by tainted Chinese drywall may be unfair to victims, says a group of attorneys.
David Durkee of Coral Gables, [...]

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By Laura Layden
NAPLES — Olga Palmer describes herself as the “double whammy.”
Palmer purchased a three-bedroom home in Artesia in East Naples in April 2008. Not only is her community unfinished, her home has Chinese drywall and she can’t live there.
“I’m in [...]

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David Durkee of Roberts & Durkee P.A. was featured in a CNN article concerning the proposed $55 million Chinese drywall settlement with Banner Supply.

By Chelsea Bailey
June 28, 2011
Attorneys representing families whose homes were built with toxic drywall say they will not advise their [...]

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By Dawn Wotapka
Did builders know? That’s the central question at the heart of a Chinese drywall-related court ruling made public Wednesday.
Judge Glenn Kelley of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Fla., said that builders and installers can only be held liable [...]