Lieff cabraser served as co lead class counsel on behalf of a nationwide class of homeowners with defective exterior siding on their homes.
Louisiana pacific siding failure.
Between 1985 and 1995 800 000 homes were sided with a louisiana pacific lp product called inner seal that sparked one of the largest class action lawsuits in history after the siding began to fail.
Document what you see or have a qualified siding inspector or home inspector to inspect and document it.
After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.
Louisiana pacific corporation lp makes a variety of engineered wood products including smartside siding.
If you suspect this siding and or failure on your home you should contact the manufacture.
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For those new to this topic lp refers to louisiana pacific inner seal siding a composite wood material put together under pressure.
The publically traded company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in nashville.
Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.
Building through acquisitions the company bought fiberboard corporation and fifteen southern california building centers that provided the needed distribution points.
In re louisiana pacific inner seal siding litigation.
A decade ago this product was new.
The most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal siding.
Lack of maintenance exposure and poor installation are common and major contributing factors to premature failure of lp siding.
Within a few years thousands.
It s too late to be part of the class action suit.
Once water started to penetrate the drip edge the siding saturated swelled and delaminated.
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If you had this put on your house during that time you have probably had problems with it.
