Hardboard Siding Lawsuit

The case settled on the eve of a second class wide trial and in 1998 the court approved a settlement.

Hardboard siding lawsuit. Jarrett and catawba siding. The catawba siding was lumped into the class action because it too is a hardboard siding. 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. Jarrett and catawba siding involved in a class action lawsuit.

Georgia pacific hard board siding had two products. This involved jarrett siding that was manufactured at the jarratt va plant between 1979 and 1987 only. A month long jury trial in 1996 established the factual predicate that masonite hardboard siding was defective under the laws of most states. 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.

Timeframe for filing a claim the class action lawsuit against louisiana pacific hardboard siding products is over. Georgia pacific had two brands involved in class action suits. The deadline is jan. It has been alleged that the company sold defectively designed and manufactured exterior fiber cement siding that can fail prematurely.