On March 2, a Federal Class Action lawsuit was filed in Miami District Court on behalf of Florida homeowners against the Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. LTD (manufacturer) and Rothchilt Int'l, LTD (US distributor).
It is believed that more than 60,000 homes in 13 states were built using the alleged defective drywall. Some estimate that 20 million square feet of Chinese drywall entered the US since 2003.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission is conducting an investigation and it is anticiapted that they will issue a nationwide recall.