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		<title>Fox News Tampa Bay: Chinese drywall settlement approved (01-11-12)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Chinese drywall settlement approved: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

BY: Tanya Arja
TAMPA &#8211; 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 &#8220;fair, reasonable and adequate.&#8221;
It&#8217;s an estimated $800 million settlement.
For years, people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Legal Affairs: Hundreds in Fla. want out of Chinese drywall deal (09-7-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>South Florida Business Journal: Hearing to determine Chinese drywall case ‘opt-out’ (09-07-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>The Miami Herald: Is Chinese drywall settlement generous enough? Some attorneys don’t think so. (07-12-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared in The Miami Herald. To view the original article, please click here.
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Business Review: Miami-Dade lawyers criticize $55 million federal Chinese drywall settlement (07-5-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared in the Daily Business Review. To view the original article, please click here.
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.
Please click here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Casualty360: Proposed Drywall Settlement Unfair to Victims, Say Attorneys (07-8-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared on Property Casualty 360. To view the original article, please click here.
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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naples Daily News: Chinese drywall a second battle for some in WCI’s Artesia community (07-10-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared in the Naples Daily News. To view the original article, please click here.
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN: Plaintiffs hold off on proposed settlement in toxic drywall suit (06-28-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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This article originally appeared on CNN. To view the original article, please click here.
David Durkee of Roberts &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ.com: Chinese Drywall Ruling Lifts Builders’ Prospects (03-24-11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLOG CALL TO ACTION: URGE THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION TO COMPLETE FINAL REMEDIATION GUIDANCE FOR VICTIMS OF CHINESE DRYWALL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enough is enough! Florida families continue to suffer the ever-worsening effects of Chinese drywall, and we still don’t have final Remediation Guidance from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Why is this important? Many families are waiting for the CPSC’s complete guidelines for proper repair of their homes rather than relying on the Interim Remediation Guidance [...]]]></description>
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