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.
The roofing collection certainteed recall.
By teresa burney certainteed corp.
The shingles covered by the 2009 certainteed class action settlement included organic roofing shingles that were manufactured between july 1 1987 through 2005 now a decade later homeowners in this current class action lawsuit claim certainteed ignored customers complaints and concerns and has failed to implement changes to rectify the defects.
The alleged defects the 38 page complaint out of pennsylvania claims can lead to water intrusion and other property damage.
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.
The certainteed class action lawsuit claims that around the same time the wetzels noticed that many of their neighbors were experiencing the same problem and that the neighbors had their roofs replaced with certainteed landmark 30 shingles around the same time.
The shingle manufacturer certainteed was found guilty in a class action lawsuit for selling the defective organic roofing shingle.