It has not been a good month for Chinese product manufacturers, with a pair of court rulings going against companies based in China making drywall and toys.
In one of the cases, a federal judge in New Orleans awarded $2.6 million in damages and repair costs to seven Virginia families that sued the manufacturer of Chinese drywall material.
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon ruled in the class-action case Germano, et al. v. Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd., et al. that Taishan must pay for the removal of sulfur-emitting wallboard produced in China that homeowners said emitted smelly gases, created corrosion of materials in their homes and caused health problems.
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