Iko Roof Shingles Lawsuit

This settlement resolves a long hard fought combined class action against a number of iko companies who manufactured or sold certain organic asphalt roofing shingles primarily between 1978 and 2008.

Iko roof shingles lawsuit. Machine fibers ltd for the alleged negligent design and manufacture of iko organic shingles. Iko roofing shingle products liability litigation mdl docket no. Iko roofing shingles products liability. This can cause the shingles to crack blister curl or blow off the roof and can also damage interior walls ceilings and other household structures.

Iko defective roof shingles class action lawsuit. Consumer reports determined the best roof shingles. 2104 filed in the u s. A settlement has been reached in the litigation.

2 2018 prnewswire lockridge grindal nauen p l l p halunen law and levin sedran berman counsel for the plaintiffs in in re. Customers are seeking approval for a 30 million settlement that would resolve multidistrict litigation claiming that iko manufacturing s roof shingles deteriorate earlier than the company says they will. However the defective shingle lines are no longer produced and iko has been working hard on improving formulations across the board. Average iko consumer ratings are poor dragged down by widespread failure of organic shingles and the cambridge ar line.

Class action lawsuits have been filed against iko manufacturing alleging that the company s organic roofing shingles are defective and fail well before their useful life expectancies. Best shingle according to consumer reports. Iko warranted and represented that the shingles now known to be defective conformed to and had been designed to meet or exceed industry standards. The plaintiffs claimed that the shingles were defective and tended to crack curl blister fishmouth claw discolor break or otherwise not perform according to reasonable expectations.

In this litigation in re. The company is the target of class action lawsuits in the us and canada. This class action lawsuit claims that iko cambridge ar roof shingles are defective and prone to premature blistering tearing cracking delamination granule loss degradation and loss of adhesion at the seal strip between adjacent shingles. District court for the central district of illinois the named plaintiffs representatives of owners of buildings on which iko organic asphalt roofing shingles the shingles were installed alleged that the shingles were defective or failed to perform as promised.

The proposed settlement was brought forward to an illinois judge and would end a nine year multidistrict litigation against iko manufacturing. Wind storms can easily cause serious damage to their shingles that require emergency repairs. The representative plaintiff on behalf of himself and the class claimed damages from the defendants iko industries ltd canroof corporation inc and i g. Iko shingles are incapable of withstanding strong winds.

In a series of consumer reports tests designed to ascertain the best asphalt roof shingles they discovered that the leading shingles outperformed the others by more than 50 in efficacy.