[Comment: If any tradesman truly cares about his trade and workmanship, he would not cover up serious potential problems which could later affect him, not to mention his customers health. This is short-sighted thinking. The logical thing to do is to bring attention to the problem and return the product. If the manufacturer would not take it back, then a lawsuit for a defective product should be started by the tradesman. This drywall should never have been used by aware builders. There was no need to ever exacerbate the situation to the level that it has reached.]
More Companies Knew About Tainted Drywall but Stayed Quiet—and Kept Selling It
http://www.propublica.org/feature/chinese-drywall-stinks-mums-the-word
"Foster's Run, a WCI Communities Inc. development in McLean, Va. The homebuilder filed for bankruptcy protection.
http://www.propublica.org/feature/chinese-drywall-stinks-mums-the-word
"Foster's Run, a WCI Communities Inc. development in McLean, Va. The homebuilder filed for bankruptcy protection.
At least a half-dozen homebuilders, installers and environmental consultants knew as early as 2006 that foul smells were coming from drywall imported from China – but they didn't share their early concerns with the public, even when homeowners began complaining about the drywall in 2008.
ProPublica and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported last month that two U.S. companies – WCI Communities, a major Florida homebuilder, and Banner Supply, a Miami-based distributor – knew about the problem in 2006. But according to recently released sworn depositions by current and former executives at Banner, other companies also were aware of the problem."
