Omniwood Siding Lawsuit

There is a class action lawsuit on the omniwood siding.

Omniwood siding lawsuit.

Omniwood panels have a one inch grooves 8 inches o c. Masonite omniwood masonite omniwood siding is under class action until january 6 2009. To be an eligible claimant you must. Masonite omniwood siding is under class action ended january 6 2009 for masonite omniwood siding installed between january 1 1992 and january 6 1999.

Mail your claim to. Omniwood is an osb product with a hardboard overlay please note. For more information call masonite at. Masonite omniwood siding claims.

Boise cascade corporation timber wood products division p o. Need to submit a claim to boise cascade. 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 omniwood is an osb type siding product.

Masonite omniwood and there may be date data. There are no identifiable knots. We file a claim with the third party admin. The items involved in the masonite class action lawsuit are forms of an engineered wood product.

Own property in the united states or its territories in which masonite omniwood siding has been incorporated and. Box 62 boise id 83707 attn. On january 6 1999 the circuit court of mobile county alabama granted final approval to a settlement in the lawsuit known as cosby v. If you qualify as an eligible claimant you may be entitled to recover under the settlement agreement.

Below is a good photo of masonite onmiwood siding that shows and the osb underlayment and the hardboard overlay. The adjuster inspected our home and we received a settlement figure at 100 of the cost of the siding only 3 76 a board for what the inspector deed bad. Hearing about lp running out of money we took their check for the bad siding. There were other legal filings including an appeal cases involving people who elected to opt out of the original masonite class action group and related cases.

The class action settlements for these types of siding ended in the last few years. The lawsuits specifically have to do with products called masonite hardboard siding and masonite omniwood siding and they were used externally as an alternative to wood vinyl or aluminum siding. Include six photographs one of. In 1994 a national class action lawsuit was settled against some of the largest manufacturers of hardboard siding products.