Bad Siding Lawsuit

This class action lawsuit claims that james hardie building products produces and sells exterior fiber cement siding that fails prematurely.

Bad siding lawsuit. Also the house has wall mounted cadet room heaters and some made by that company were involved. The biggest such deal involving louisiana pacific and its inner seal brand of pressed. You may also file a claim if you purchased a building on which the siding was installed on or before september 30 2013 and the seller did not retain the right to make a claim. Georgia pacific had two brands involved in class action suits.

Although the siding looks fine i know this type of siding was involved in a class action lawsuit. Lp s inner seal siding was the subject of a class action lawsuit. The problem with lp s inner seal generally is that it fails where exposed to the weather. Other allegations posed by the lawsuit include.

It s too late to be part of the class action suit between 1985 and 1995 800 000 homes were sided with a louisiana pacific lp product called inner seal that sparked one of the largest class action lawsuits in history after the siding began to fail. The class action is over. Jarrett and catawba siding. The company failed to use an appropriate primer during the manufacturing process leading to exacerbation of product.

The plaintiffs seek to represent all homeowners whose home was built with james hardie fiber cement siding and who seek compensation for repair costs and other damages from the siding. Jarrett siding that was manufactured at the jarratt va plant between 1979 and 1987. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit. Weyerhaeuser becomes the latest siding maker to settle a multimillion dollar product liability lawsuit.

Georgia pacific stopped making siding at that plant in 1987 because it did not meet expectations. Briefly this means that your siding exhibits qualifying damage pursuant to the criteria set forth in the agreement. The siding problems are severe enough to require customers to replace the product at their own expense james hardie knew or. The class action lawsuit against georgia pacific hardboard siding products is over.

Jarrett and catawba siding involved in a class action lawsuit.