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An article from 2005 while Hurricane Katrina raged through the States remains relevant today. In today’s five tips, we’re going to tell you what you need to know about your insurance if your home as been damaged or destroyed in the hurricane. 1. Contact your insurer, stat. 2. Document, document,…

WBRZ News 2 features the story of how a Livingston Parish homeowner with Chinese drywall may receive some help from a builder. swagit_player_client = “wbrz”; swagit_player_width = 320; swagit_player_height = 240; swagit_player_format = “320x240_refid”; swagit_player_refid = “08182009-3”; Launch Video Player Window

The New York Times recently brought up a casualty of the economic climate facing many states: the cost/benefit analysis being made by states in regards to insurance against dangerous storms. Often extremely costly and unnecessary, this reinsurance looks to bolster defenses against disastrous natural calamities but, with budget cuts at…

In something around 24 hours, 3 tropical storms have popped up according to the National Weather Service. While two (Ana and Bill) are still off into the Atlantic, Claudette hit Florida late last night. Now is as good a time as any to prepare for any future storms that may…

In brief, from the Palm Beach Post: Florida Atlantic University’s School of Architecture plans to begin offering training classes for workers and supervisors who are going to be removing Chinese drywall from homes. According to a flyer by the school, two courses – a one-day worker safety awareness class, and…

A quick blog posts for those residents of Florida who have been enjoying state-enabled discounts for storm-preparedness: get them while you can as they might not be around much longer. “What we’re giving them now is not right,” Apopka State Representative Bryan Nelson (R) said. Nelson is both a lawmaker…

The Wall Street Journal reports that government officials will be visiting China to investigate drywall manufacturing sites to better understand the problem occurring in homes across the United States. The report states U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission officials have received approval to visit several sites in China later this month…

It looks like the MDL proceedings dealing with Chinese drywall will be moving along quite quickly, or is at least planned to be according to the judge in charge. Meeting with attorneys, with attorney Jeffrey Berniard in attendance, Judge Fallon notified both sides that the litigation would be moving forward…