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Chinese Drywall Conference Sander L. Esserman STUTZMAN, BROMBERG, ESSERMAN & PLIFKA A Professional Corporation New Orleans Is Chinese Drywall the Next Mass Tort??? Bankruptcy Implications 2323 Bryan Street, Suite 2200 Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone (214) 969-4900 Facsimile (214) 969-4999 www.sbep-law.com
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HB Litigation Conferences Presents
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FACULTY Jeremy Alters is the foundi
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works include FasTrain: Florida Civ
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a Superfund case that resulted in a
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clerk in the United States District
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The “Writing On The Wall”: Impo
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STATES WHERE IMPORTED DRYWALL HAS B
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Florida Reports of Drywall “Cases
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STATE RESPOND ● Florida ● Louis
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Glenn Cambre, Esq. Director Directo
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PHONE SURVEY INFORMATION: Identifie
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LOUISIANA DRYWALL IMPACT MAPS 6/17/
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FLORIDA VS LOUISIANA DRYWALL • Fl
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Remediation Standard? ● Presently
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Chairman Pryor, Ranking Member Wick
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the German manufacturer, Knauf, onl
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companies, the homeowners, and the
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Chinese drywall spins off 'silent h
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The EPA said these results are not
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Get out of house with Chinese drywa
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The Consumer Product Safety Commiss
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“We’re trying to get the federa
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claims, but it's still a significan
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Imported Drywall and Health - A Gui
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Who is at risk? • insomnia • he
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"The Writing Is on the Wall": Defec
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significant indemnification or cont
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The Walls Are Closing In: Chinese D
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An Introduction to Our Firm Duane M
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• Utilizing the Construction Grou
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Occupational Safety and Health Act
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The Walls Are Closing In: Chinese D
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"The Writing Is on the Wall": Defec
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significant indemnification or cont
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Sheila Raftery Wiggins, Partner Dua
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Real Estate Litigation • Represen
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Selected Publications • "The Wall
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TRIGGER OF COVERAGE cont. 2. “Rel
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TRIGGER OF COVERAGE cont. 6. Triple
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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS • Deductible
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*Overused and Overwrought Metaphor?
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Reduced Sulfur Compounds are Diffic
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Analysis Methods— Electrochemical
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Conc. (ppmv) 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.
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Key Reactions* • H2S + H2O + M =
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Chemistry of Emissions from Drywall
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What is Damaged? Problems we’re s
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Copper Wires Blacken Paul G. Philli
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Pitted Bath Tub Stoppers Paul G. Ph
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What MAY BE Damaged Problems we’r
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What’s Reportedly Damaged Other p
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Black Copper Sulfide TYPICAL BLACKE
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Reaction Progresses Paul G. Phillip
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COATED COIL IS ALL BLACK Open Quest
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PUSH-IN WIRING CONNECTION Open Ques
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Open Questions • How and where ar
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Outline Chinese Drywall A Practical
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Is My Drywall Chinese? b) Visual Ap
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Is My Drywall Chinese? Is My Drywal
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Is My Drywall Chinese? • To Test
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Costs Risk Management 101 • Lesso
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Can This Get Any Worse? • Emergin
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The Expected Primary Defense: “Po
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Revisions to the “APE APE” Demo
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Cases Interpreting the Pollution Ex
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Other Issues Additional coverage pa
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contradicts the plain language and
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partial off-site exclusion for some
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With respect to the new, absolute p
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Even when courts find that an APE s
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Setting aside expectations of cover
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The LDI’s Advisory Letter warned
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Decisions by the High Courts in Cal
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interpretation comports with the AP
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exclusion should not reflexively be
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The court in Koloms criticized the
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ingestion of lead paint debris foun
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that reject coverage for non-enviro
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Survey of Appellate Court Decisions
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State Limiting Exclusion to “Indu
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State Limiting Exclusion to “Indu
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L:\MASTERLS\Seminar\HB Chinese Dryw
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OCCURRENCE “Property Damage”
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OCCURRENCE Majority View: Liabili
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CHOICE OF LAW Starting point for c
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CHOICE OF LAW “Significant Conta
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Which Contractors Will Be Covered b
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Which Contractors Will Be Covered b
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that has not been physically injure
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In sum, in most states the damage c
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the several Chinese drywall claims
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V. The “Absolute Pollution Exclus
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to test for, monitor, clean up, rem
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spraying of pesticide in apartment
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exclusion are not met because the
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VI. Choice of Law As discussed abov
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homes containing Chinese drywall ar
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“legally obligated to pay as dama
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By: Veronica M. Bates TRIGGER OF CO
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TRIGGER OF COVERAGE cont. 4. “Inj
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ALLOCATION 1. Pro Rata • Time on
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Chinese Drywall Litigation NELSON
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NELSON • LEVINE • de LUCA & HOR
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Additional Insured Issues • The m
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Additional Insured Issues • 2004
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Subrogation Opportunities Targets a
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Subrogation Opportunities • Contr
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Subrogation Opportunities • Hurdl
Page 348 and 349: Liability Issues Hugh J. Turner Jr.
Page 350 and 351: Manufacturers • Knauf Gips, KG (e
Page 352 and 353: Suppliers 84 Lumber Co. All Flori
Page 354 and 355: Drywall Lawsuit Models • Type 1:
Page 357: Express Warranty • Elements - Exp
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Page 362 and 363: Vicarious Liability A corporation
Page 364 and 365: What Are The Defenses? Economic Lo
Page 366 and 367: DEFENSES Florida - Strict Liabilit
Page 368 and 369: DEFENSES Lack of Privity of Contra
Page 370 and 371: What Are The Current Issues In The
Page 372 and 373: Current Issues • Case Assignments
Page 374 and 375: Current Issues Insurance Coverage
Page 376 and 377: Issues In Florida • Chapter 558 R
Page 380 and 381: Potential Liability • Homebuilder
Page 382 and 383: Notice Programs • Probably Insuff
Page 384 and 385: Chinese Drywall - Financial and Val
Page 386 and 387: How does Chinese drywall impact hom
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Page 390 and 391: Home H Value Over 10 Yeaars How doe
Page 392 and 393: Use of Mass Appraisal Models Consis
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Page 396 and 397: Dr. John Kilpatrick is an economist
Page 398 and 399: Builder Reactions Some builders who
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Page 406 and 407: BACKGROUND • At least 60,000 home
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Page 410 and 411: REMEDIATION COSTS AND HEALTH RELATE
Page 412 and 413: STATUS OF THE MDL AND OTHER CLASS A
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- 10 - (c) Any party opposing the t
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- 12 - filing of said order unless
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- 14 - II. RULES FOR MULTICIRCUIT P
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- 16 - RULE 25.5: SERVICE OF PANEL
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UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MUL
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Patricia M. Williams PhD, DABT Dipl
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MSDS National Gypsum: SoundBreak S
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Gaseous emissions Samples of corro
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Radionuclides concentrated in coal
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Coal Fly Ash Byproduct of the comb
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Frequent Self-reported Self reporte
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Neurological Symptoms Frequent or
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Contaminants in gaseous emissions C
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Long Term CS 2 Exposure Diffuse en
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Sulfur Dioxide Short term exposure
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Hydrogen Sulfide Hydrogen Sulfide
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High concentrations of H 2S Respir
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Other symptoms Skin irritation La
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Gases and Particles Capable of pro
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pulmonary alveoli Pulmonary alveoli
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Symptoms from exposure to elevated
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Deposit in bone Lead Radium Stro
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Alpha particles—concentrated part
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