Vinyl Siding Class Action Lawsuit

Certainteed class action says vinyl siding is defective.

Vinyl siding class action lawsuit. Georgia pacific hard board siding had two products. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit. Costs of replacing vinyl siding warped vinyl siding. Michael harney of beaverton ore is suing associated materials of cuyahoga falls ohio the makers of alside siding for not honoring its warranty after harney said a house he sold in october 2015 had melted siding.

Lead plaintiffs allege in their class action lawsuit that vinyl siding sold under the brand name certainteed blisters and degrades under normal use. Valspar customers however may be required to repair their siding in a much shorter time frame at a significant cost. 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. Vinyl siding in general can last up to 50 years before needing to be replaced in some climates.

The class action is over. According to the suit ply gem manufactures and sells vinyl siding for houses under various brand names including mastic variform mitten napco cellwood georgia pacific and durabuilt and provides a lifetime warranty assuring. The class action was open to anybody with this siding on their homes that was installed prior to 1 1 96 and that siding is damaged or becomes damaged prior to 1 1 2003 and did not opt out during the opt out period. Certainteed will pay 103 9 million to settle the class action approved by the court.

Alleging the companies siding products contain a manufacturing defect that causes them to degrade prematurely under normal conditions. Four consumers have filed suit against ply gem industries inc. The settlement is intended to resolve disputes between the parties about the performance of the siding. And ply gem holdings inc.

A lawsuit in oregon over melted vinyl siding is revisiting the question of what role if any windows might play in such events. And its parent company saint gobain corp were hit with a class action lawsuit alleging the vinyl siding produced by the companies is defective. The siding is currently under its original 25 year warranty. This involved jarrett siding that was manufactured at the jarratt va plant between 1979 and 1987 only.

Certainteed corporation and representatives of owners of buildings on which the siding had been installed reached a proposed class action settlement. A 25 page lawsuit filed in u s. The seven named plaintiffs say they relied upon the defendants promises of durability backed by a lifetime warranty when they purchased siding for their homes. Certainteed corporation and saint gobain corporation are on the receiving end of a proposed class action that alleges their vinyl siding products contain a manufacturing defect that causes them to degrade when exposed to normal weather conditions.

Read our newswire disclaimer. According to angie s list vinyl siding paint should last 7 to 15 years.