It has been alleged that the company sold defectively designed and manufactured exterior fiber cement siding that can fail prematurely.
Press board siding lawsuit.
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 20 year warranty period is now over as well.
Georgia pacific had two brands involved in class action suits.
Cladwood exterior siding a resin bonded particle board substrate with both side fiber overlay.
Class action lawsuits resulted and the manufacturers ended up paying a lot of money for siding to be replaced on homes.
Certainteed corporation and representatives of owners of buildings on which the siding had been installed reached a proposed class action settlement.
In 1994 pressboard siding gained national attention when a class action law suit settlement against some of its largest manufacturers dictated that anyone who owned property constructed with their hardboard siding between january 1 1980 and january 15 1998 dates vary by manufacturer could be reimbursed for damages caused from the siding if any.
Common issues with pressboard siding in 1994 hardboard siding s popularity buckled when a national class action lawsuit was settled against some of the largest manufacturers of hardboard siding products.
Jefferson smurfit cladwood siding.
Jarrett siding that was manufactured at the jarratt va plant between 1979 and 1987.
Smurfit stone container which had merged with the prior owner of cladwood corp jefferson smurfit declared bankruptcy.
Jarrett and catawba siding.
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On january 15 1998 the circuit court of mobile county alabama granted approval to a settlement reached by plaintiffs the masonite corporation and international paper that provides regionally adjusted replacement costs for damaged siding to class members who make a qualified claim.
The class action is over.
The class action lawsuit against georgia pacific hardboard siding products is over.
In 1994 a national class action lawsuit was settled against some of the largest manufacturers of hardboard siding products.
This stipulated that owners of properties constructed using hardboard siding from january 1 1980 through january 15 1998 depending on the manufacturer could be reimbursed for any damages caused by the product.
The class action lawsuit against masonite hardboard siding products is over.
Following the class action suit almost all manufacturers ceased production of their hardboard siding products.