Law firm sets town meeting to discuss drywall issues
Attorney C. David Durkee, partner with the Florida law firm Roberts & Durkee, today announced the scheduling of a town hall meeting in Fort Myers to discuss possible toxic Chinese drywall in the community as well as other communities throughout Florida.
Durkee, who is filing a series of lawsuits on behalf of homeowners who say the Chinese-made drywall is causing health issues and damaging their homes and belongings, will answer questions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 3427 Forum Boulevard.
The event is free and open to the public.
Attorney Wayne S. Kreger, partner with the national law firm Milstein, Adelman & Kreger, based in Santa Monica, Calif., will help lead the town meeting. Kreger is handling California class-action suits concerning toxic Chinese drywall and collaborating with Durkee and other attorneys nationwide.
The Fort Myers meeting follows a series of similar meetings in other parts of Florida.
The public may use the following criteria to assess whether homes and condos were built with Chinese-made drywall:
They were built or remodeled between 2001 and 2008
They have a sulfur or rotten-egg smell, particularly when all windows and doors are shut
Residents suffer severe allergies, nose bleeds, upper-respiratory problems and other symptoms that disappear when they leave the homes for an extended time
Air conditioning units have repeated corrosion of their coils
For more information about Chinese drywall or the May 20 town meeting, the public may contact Durkee at (305) 442-1700 or durkee@rdlawnet.com.
Source: Roberts & Durkee