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Suing Chinese Drywall Manufacturers. Why All The Bother?

Someone just emailed me an article on Chinese Drywall, with the question, "why do you think these lawyers are spending so much to serve the Chinese defendants." My short answer is that I have no clue. I will backtrack a bit first. The article is entitled,... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Sun, Jul 26 2009

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