Masonite Lap Siding Lawsuit

Timeframe for claim filing.

Masonite lap siding lawsuit. 25 years after installation of siding installed between may 15 1975 and may 15 2000. 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. Masonite cv 94 4033 provides a program for eligible claimants to recover the costs associated with damage caused by the installation and incorporation of masonite hardboard siding into. Timeframe for filing a claim the class action lawsuit against masonite hardboard siding products is over.

Abitibi price hardboard siding sold under the names abitibi lap or panel siding and or abtco lap or panel siding. In 1994 a national class action lawsuit was settled against some of the largest manufacturers of hardboard siding products. The court certified the class in november 1995 and the alabama supreme court twice denied extraordinary writs seeking to decertify the class including in ex parte masonite 681 so. A month long jury trial in 1996 established the factual predicate that masonite hardboard siding was defective under the laws of most states.

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.