A federal judge in New Orleans ruled that a Chinese company that made defective drywall must pay $2.6 million to fix seven Virginia homes.

U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon today ruled that Taishan Gypsum Co., which didn’t contest the suit, must pay to “remove all drywall in their homes, all items which have suffered corrosion as a result of the Chinese drywall and all items which will be materially damaged in the process of removal.”

More than 2,100 homeowners in the U.S. have filed federal suits claiming their homes were damaged or ruined by defective drywall that gives off noxious odors and chemicals that can corrode wiring, plumbing and heating equipment.

Holy smokes! Can you imagine having drywall corrode your wiring, plumbing pipes and heating ducts?! Geez! Continue reading this article over at Bloomberg.