Is My Drywall Chinese? - HB Litigation Conferences

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BACKGROUND • At least 60,000 homes affected (600 million pounds of defective drywall) • 60% came in through Florida ports • Sulfur and other toxic emissions associated with property and health damage • Approximately 100 cases filed in federal and state courts 3 4
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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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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
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Liability Issues Hugh J. Turner Jr.
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Manufacturers • Knauf Gips, KG (e
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Suppliers 84 Lumber Co. All Flori
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Drywall Lawsuit Models • Type 1:
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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 379 and 380: Chinese Drywall Conference Sander L
Page 381 and 382: Are Chinese Drywall Issues Similar
Page 383 and 384: Search for New Defendants • Contr
Page 385 and 386: How does Chinese drywall impact hom
Page 387 and 388: How does Chinese drywall impact hom
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Page 393 and 394: Use of Mass Appraisal Models Event
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Page 399 and 400: concern at the moment remain 2004
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Page 403 and 404: subject properties and the data use
Page 405: CHINESE DRYWALL LITIGATION UPDATE A
Page 409 and 410: WHERE WAS THE CHINESE DRYWALL USED
Page 411 and 412: WHAT KIND OF EXPERTS YOU’LL NEED
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Page 421 and 422: RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE JUDICIAL
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Page 431 and 432: RULE 7.6: TERMINATION AND REMAND In
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Page 437 and 438: UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MUL
Page 447 and 448: Drywall Common building material ty
Page 449 and 450: Chinese Drywall Analysis ( incomple
Page 451 and 452: Coal combustion residues Derived f
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Skin Acne Skin rashes Hives Per
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Sensitive populations Infants Chi
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Carbon Disulfide Gas—evaporates
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Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide An E
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SO 2 Symptoms of Chronic Exposure t
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Exposure to lower concentrations of
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GI Symptoms of H 2S Nausea Vomiti
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Particulate Matter Particulate Matt
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Airways of Lungs Lungs
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Clearance from the lungs is not cle
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Particles containing Heavy metals a
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Natural Decay Series: Uranium-238 U
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PAHs Benzo[a]pyrene Group 1 Human c
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