Judge awards $2.6M in damages in drywall case

A judge has awarded $2.6 million in damages to seven Virginia families in a bellwether trial involving contaminated drywall from China. In a Thursday decision in New Orleans, U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon ruled that the drywall must be removed from the plaintiffs’ homes. In addition, the judge ruled that all electrical wiring, heating and air conditioning systems, appliances, carpet, cabinetry, trim work and flooring damaged by the corrosion the drywall caused also be removed.