Knauf Gips denies responsibility for subsidiarie’s [Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian] production of defective Chinese drywall
August 27, 2010
Knauf Gips, a German manufacturing company, continues to argue that it is not responsible for the defective Chinese drywall produced by its subsidiary Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian, according to an article from ProPublica.org, "Documents Tie German Company to Chinese Subsidiary That Produced Defective Drywall."
Knauf Gips claims that Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian, its subsidiary, produced the defective drywall and therefore should be the entity financially responsible.
However, documents filed in Germany and in United States courts show that Knauf Gips is strongly involved in the management of its subsidiaries, which includes quality control, finding raw materials, and dealing with the issues arising from the defective Chinese drywall.
Steven Glickerstien, one of Knauf Tinjian's attorneys here in the US has stated, "Each Corporation is a separate legal entity, responsible only for its sales and its own profits."
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Drywall Information Center website states that they have "received about 3,526 reports from residents in 38 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico who believe their health symptoms or the corrosion of certain metal components in their homes are related to problem drywall."
Today the CPSC has release, "Summary of Revision 1 to the Interim Guidance - Identification of Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall."