Two recent rulings by state and federal judges have established personal jurisdiction over one of the more significant Chinese drywall manufacturers that exported defective drywall into the United States during the height of the building boom between 2005 and 2007, Taishan Gypsum Co.

Not only is this a positive first step toward recovery for the hundreds of millions in damages owed to home-builders and other victims, but also a favorable precedent has been set for other victims nationwide in what has been characterized as one of the largest construction defects cases in U.S. history.

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