Tag: Defective Product

Weyerhaeuser Formaldehyde Off-Gassing Flak Jacket Joists Class Action

The Esanbocks’ new home in Savage, Minnesota was built in 2017 using Weyerhaeuser Flak Jacket Joists, which were coated with formaldehyde resin. In late July, the complaint says, the home’s builder informed the family that the Weyerhaeuser joists had been found to be off-gassing formaldehyde. The family moved out the next day, and the complaint Read more

DeckOver Defective Deck Resurfacing Consumer Fraud Class Action

What if a product advertised to decrease the time and money you had to spend on a task actually increased it? That’s essentially the charge leveled by the complaint for this class action at Behr’s DeckOver resurfacing and restoration product, which Behr claims is more durable (four or five times thicker), improves decks by filling Read more

Surge Protector Overheating, Smoking, or Burning Investigation

The Consumer Product Safety Commission website lists recalls of surge protectors made by many different companies, going back to the 1980s, which include reports of smoking, electrical shock, fires, property damage, and injuries. Surge protectors are designed to protect electrical or electronic equipment from voltage spikes or surges that can damage them. What’s dangerous is Read more

Wolf Appliance Porcelain Oven Interior Defect Class Action

According to the complaint for this class action, plaintiff Barry Garfinkle bought a Wolf 30-inch E Series double over in May 2012, but within a little over a year, he noticed that the porcelain interior finish on one of the oven cavities had begun to crack and splinter off. Not long after that, the complaint Read more

See-Doo Personal Watercraft Melting Exhaust Resonator Class Action

According to the complaint for this class action, See-Doo PWC’s have a defect that causes the exhaust resonator to melt, causing the craft to take on water and sink. This case has been brought against three related companies collectively known as BRP, who act together to design, manufacture, market, distribute, warrant, sell, and service PWCs. Read more

EOTech Holographic Weapons Sights Class Action Settlement

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that EOTech Holographic weapons sights are defective and result in four different issues including: “Reticle dimming” from moisture incursion, Movement of the reticle as the temperature changes known as “thermal drift,” Parallax, and Distortion of the reticle in cold weather Read more

Maryland Gastite, Wardflex Tubing Class Action Settlement

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit allege that Gastite and Wardflex corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) contain certain design defects that make it susceptible to lightning strikes which may cause the CSST to become energized and perforate causing a gas leak, fire, or explosion. Read more