This week, Judge Fallon heard arguments for and against certifying a class for damages against one of the Chinese manufacturers of corrosive drywall. The manufacturer is Taishan, a Chinese company believed to be mostly owned by the Chinese government. Recovering from Chinese companies has been extremely difficult for American consumers.
Litigation has been ongoing over the last six years, and Taishan has for the most part been an absentee party. Unlike homes with Knauf-manufactured drywall, where Knauf paid to remediate, homes containing Taishan drywall have been unremediated-unless the homeowner paid out of pocket for the repairs.
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