Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

• Settlement Reached in Gulf Chinese-Drywall Cases

  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press  |  December 16, 2011

  A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.

• Company Agrees to Pay BP $75M to Settle Claims

  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press  |  June 21, 2011

  A BP PLC contractor has agreed to pay the British oil giant $75 million to settle all potential claims between the companies over last year's deadly rig explosion and the massive oil spill.

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  FEMA Eyes Debt Take-Back As Hurricane Season Looms

  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press  |  June 1, 2011

  As a new hurricane season begins Wednesday, FEMA is working to determine how much money it overpaid or mistakenly awarded to victims of the destructive 2005 hurricane season.

• Chinese Drywall Supplier Agrees To Settlement

  By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press  |  April 27, 2011

  A Chinese drywall supplier's insurers have agreed to pay up to $8 million to settle court claims against the company over damage to homes from the corrosive product, according to a proposed settlement filed Tuesday.