Fla. Judge Orders Dismissal of Some Negligence Claims Against Drywall Defendants



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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A state court judge in Florida has ruled that homebuilders did not have a duty to test drywall prior to installation in homes, or to warn others about any latent defect in the product unless it had actual or implied notice that drywall was defective. Bennett v. Centerline Homes Inc., et al., No. 50 2009 CA014458 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Palm Beach Cty.).

Granting in part the homebuilders' omnibus motion to dismiss negligence claims for damage caused by Chinese drywall, Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Glenn D. Kelley ruled March 18 that negligence may only …






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