NU Online News Service, April 28, 4:07 p.m. EDT

A federal judge in Louisiana has awarded $164,049.64 to a family whose home was affected by Chinese drywall.

U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon, in New Orleans, acted after presiding over a non-jury trial in the case of Hernandez v. Knauf, a homeowner's suit against drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., Ltd (KTP).

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