Jonathan Cuneo and Charles LaDuca were co-lead counsel in a bi-national settlement of approximately $345 million for the defective radiant heating hose known as Entran II. Beyond these enormous settlement numbers, the court noted the moment of the case and dedication of our team: "the settlement is extraordinarily advantageous given the transaction costs which individual [...]
Charles LaDuca was co-lead counsel in the Kitec Brass Fitting Litigation. On November 17, 2011, Judge Royal Furgeson, Senior Judge in the Northern District of Texas, granted final approval to a $125 million settlement concerning defective Kitec Plumbing Systems. For more information on the Settlement please go to: www.kitecsettlement.com
CGL was co-lead counsel in the CertainTeed roof shingle litigation. On September 1, 2010, the Hon. Judge Louis H. Pollak of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved a settlement valued between $655 to $741 million on behalf of consumers. Approximately 75,000 class members have submitted a claim, and the claim [...]
Gulbankian et al. v. MW Manufacturers, Inc., Case No. No. 1 : 10-CV-10392-RWZ (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts). Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, along with several other firms, filed lawsuits against MW Manufacturers, Inc. (“MW”) on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of homeowners who have purchased MW’s Freedom and V-Wood series [...]
In re: Building Material Corporation of America Asphalt Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 8:11–mn–02000–JMC (U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina). We served as co-lead counsel in several class actions against GAF concerning its fiberglass shingles. The complaints allege that GAF designed, manufactured, advertised, warranted and sold defective fiberglass shingles that [...]
In re: IKO Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2104 (U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois). We are the chair of the executive committee in these nationwide class actions against Canadian shingle manufacture, IKO Manufacturing Inc. (“IKO”). The suits allege that IKO designs, manufactures, advertises and sells various defective roofing shingle [...]
In re: CertainTeed Corp. Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1817, (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania). We were co lead counsel in this class action lawsuit, which settled for almost $700 million. The suit alleged that CertainTeed's organic shingles failed to perform as marketed and that CertainTeed knowingly and intentionally [...]
Our firm, along with co-counsel, brought a series of cases in Federal and State courts across the country challenging the use of defective Chinese drywall in residential construction. The defective drywall emits, among other things, sulfur compounds that cause significant physical damage to the affected homes by corroding the electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems. All [...]
George v. Uponor, Inc. et al., Case. No. 0:12-cv-00249, (U.S. District Court for the district of Minnesota). We have brought a class action against Uponor alleging that it designs and sells defective Yellow Brass Fittings and components made from high zinc content brass that were defectively designed and prematurely corrode when drinking water runs through them. [...]
In re: Zurn Pex Plumbing Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1958, (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota). We were chair of the executive committee in this nation-wide class action which comprised of homes and business-owners, who brought several class actions against Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries LLP (“Zurn”) concerning alleged defects associated [...]