Lawsuit links Nevada home builders, Chinese drywall
Attorneys for a group of homeowners have filed a potential class action lawsuit against home builders in Nevada, claiming the companies installed and used defective Chinese drywall.
The complaint names US Home Corp., Greystone Nevada LLC, Lennar Nevada, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC and Georgia-Pacific LLC.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, seeks damages in excess of $10,000 and class action certification. Between 3,000 and 5,000 local homeowners may be eligible for the class, said Eric Fuller, a nonattorney spokesman for the plaintiffs’ La Jolla, Calif.-based Fuller Jenkins law firm. Fuller said this is likely the valley’s first Chinese drywall lawsuit, although such cases are more common in the Southeastern United States.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs are claiming negligence, product and strict liability, breach of contract and breach of implied warranty. They allege their clients suffered from a variety of medical problems as a result of the defective drywall, also known as Chinese-Manufactured Drywall. “You are seeing the gamut, from nose bleeds to respiratory problems,” Eric Fuller said.
More than 1,000 people in 24 states and the District of Columbia have reported medical and health problems they claim are related to the presence of drywall from China in their homes, according the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.
Contact reporter Valerie Miller at vmiller@lvbusinesspress.com or 702-387-5286.
