Certainteed Landmark Shingles Class Action Lawsuit

Consumers took legal action after numerous complaints surfaced that shingles were warping coming away from roofs and blowing off roofs all together.

Certainteed landmark shingles class action lawsuit.

Certainteed previously settled a number of class actions over its organic asphalt shingles. A class action lawsuit has been filed against certainteed corporation over claims that its horizon asphalt fiberglass shingles have defects that cause cracking curling and premature deterioration. The alleged defects the 38 page complaint out of pennsylvania claims can lead to water intrusion and other property damage. What benefits are available to settlement class members and who is eligible to get them.

These lawsuits alleged that the adhesive used to attach the organic shingles to roofs was defective which prevented the shingles from sticking properly. By teresa burney certainteed corp. A proposed class action lawsuit alleges certainteed s horizon asphalt fiberglass roofing shingles are plagued by design and manufacturing defects that cause cracking fishmouthing curling degranulating and premature deterioration. Certainteed defective shingles settlement organic independence shingles.

If you are a homeowner commercial building owner or represent a homeowner s or town home association and have suffered damages in this defective shingle case you may qualify for damages or remedies that may be awarded in a possible class action or lawsuit. This settlement resolves a lawsuit over whether or not organic roofing shingles manufactured by the defendant certainteed corporation from july 1 1987 through 2005 are defective and failed to perform as promised when installed on buildings located in the united states and canada. How to apply for the benefits. What is the certainteed shingle recall about the shingle manufacturer certainteed was found guilty in a class action lawsuit for selling the defective organic roofing shingle.

I have read extensively about the certainteed class action and certainteed basically tried to separate the organic and fiberglass shingles and direct the lawsuit toward the organic asphalt. In 2012 certainteed corporation entered into a settlement agreement following a class action lawsuit over its organic independence asphalt shingles. The certainteed roof shingles defect class action lawsuit claims that though the company acknowledged the problem investigated the issue around 2013 and changed its manufacturing protocol to prevent the problem from recurring in future shingles the company did not honor the warranty of customers who had purchased the affected shingles made between 2004 and 2007.