Toxic Toys and Dangerous Drywall: Holding Foreign Manufacturers Liable for Defective Products--The Fund Concept

Authors

Stephanie Glynn

Abstract

The mid-decade building boom coupled with post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction led to a nationwide drywall shortage in the United States in 2005 and 2006, forcing builders to turn to imports. Prior to 2005, drywall imports from China were negligible; however, since 2006, the United States has imported more than 550 million pounds of drywall from China because it is abundant and cheap.

Recommended Citation

Stephanie Glynn, Toxic Toys and Dangerous Drywall: Holding Foreign Manufacturers Liable for Defective Products--The Fund Concept, 26 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 317 (2012).
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/eilr/vol26/iss1/12