Date Initiated: 08/20/2014

Status: In progress

The class action lawsuit was filed Aug. 20, 2014.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 10/24/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Up to $20 or 30% of property damage
  • Total Settlement Amount: $16.5 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

The Class is made up of anyone who own or owned, or lease or leased, a residence or other structure located in the United States containing a toilet connector, or who otherwise suffer or have suffered property damage from the failure of a coupling nut on a toilet connector.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 10/24/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Up to $20 or 30% of property damage
  • Total Settlement Amount: $16.5 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Date Initiated: 05/22/2018

Status: In progress

The Court granted preliminary approval in this settlement May 22, 2018, and granted final approval Oct. 23, 2018.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 10/24/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Up to $20 or 30% of property damage
  • Total Settlement Amount: $16.5 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

The Class is made up of anyone who own or owned, or lease or leased, a residence or other structure located in the United States containing a toilet connector, or who otherwise suffer or have suffered property damage from the failure of a coupling nut on a toilet connector.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 10/24/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Up to $20 or 30% of property damage
  • Total Settlement Amount: $16.5 million
  • Locations
    • United States
Case Information

Jacqueline D. Ajose, et al. v. Interline Brands Inc., Case No. 14-CV-01707, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Lawsuit Filed

Date Initiated: 08/20/2014

The plaintiffs allege that defendant Interline Brands Inc. manufactured, designed, distributed and sold DuraPro toilet connectors with defective plastic coupling nuts.

The DuraPro class action lawsuit also claims Interline knew that the product was defective years before they were redesigned or replaced, and that the company failed to provide adequate installation instructions and warnings to prevent failure of the coupling nuts.

Class Certified

The Class is made up of anyone who own or owned, or lease or leased, a residence or other structure located in the United States containing a toilet connector, or who otherwise suffer or have suffered property damage from the failure of a coupling nut on a toilet connector.

Settlement Approved

Date Initiated: 05/22/2018

The Court granted preliminary approval in this settlement May 22, 2018, and granted final approval Oct. 23, 2018.

Open for Claims

he DuraPro class action settlement provides cash payments for $4 to replace allegedly defective DuraPro toilet connections (up to $20) and up to 30 percent of the property damage caused by failure of the DuraPro toilet connector coupling nut.

To be eligible for compensation, you must provide evidence that you are currently in possession of, or that you have replaced without compensation/reimbursement, an installed DuraPro toilet connector in a residence or structure that you own or lease.

Class Members seeking compensation for property damage must provide evidence that they have a DuraPro toilet connector with a plastic coupling nut that failed and caused property damage. Claimants may submit receipts, invoices, estimates for damages not covered by insurance, proof of payment, and other documentation showing how much they paid in relation to property damage caused by DuraPro toilet connector failure.

The deadline to file a Replacement Claim has passed.

The deadline to file a Property Damage Claim is Oct. 24, 2022.