Hardiplank Siding Class Action Lawsuit

The next step in the litigation will be the certification motion.

Hardiplank siding class action lawsuit. It was when workers started taking the cladding off meredith osmond s wellington unit that she realised the extent of the damage. At the certification motion the court will determine whether this action is properly prosecuted as a class action. James hardie is preparing to fight a class action suit. By carolyn weber james hardie building products settled a class action lawsuit stemming from the premature delamination of roof shakes it sold between 1989 and 2001 the mission viejo calif company announced last november.

You can register to receive a claim form by returning the claim form registration card included with mailed long form notice packets or you may register by phone at 1 800 365 0697. 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. It has been alleged that the company sold defectively designed and manufactured exterior fiber cement siding that can fail prematurely. The only claim for which the mix of information to which the putative class members were exposed will not be a prohibitive issue is the breach of formal express warranty claim because it appears that all plaintiffs siding was subject to hardie s 50 year limited warranty and all putative class members siding would be subject to the terms of either hardie s 50 year limited warranty or its 30 year limited warranty.

The hardieplank class action is in the early stages. Property owners who experienced problems with james hardie fiber cement siding may be able to participate in a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for repair costs and other damages. 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. The class action lawsuit against weyerhaeuser hardboard siding products is over.

This class action lawsuit claims that james hardie building products produces and sells exterior fiber cement siding that fails prematurely. All claims must have been filed by december 22 2009.