Status: In progress

The original lawsuit filing date is unknown.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 04/23/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Replacement shingles or a cash payment
  • Total Settlement Amount: Unspecified
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

There are two GAF Timberline shingle settlements, which cover two different types of Class Members: a Mobile Settlement Class and a Non-Mobile Settlement Class.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 04/23/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Replacement shingles or a cash payment
  • Total Settlement Amount: Unspecified
  • Locations
    • United States

Date Initiated: 10/15/2014

Status: In progress

The Non-Mobile settlement was preliminarily approved Oct. 15, 2014, and received final approval April 23, 2015. The Mobile settlement was preliminarily approved Oct. 20, 2014, and received final approval April 22, 2015.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 04/23/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Replacement shingles or a cash payment
  • Total Settlement Amount: Unspecified
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

There are two GAF Timberline shingle settlements, which cover two different types of Class Members: a Mobile Settlement Class and a Non-Mobile Settlement Class.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 04/23/2022
  • Proof of Purchase Required: Yes
  • Potential Individual Reward: Replacement shingles or a cash payment
  • Total Settlement Amount: Unspecified
  • Locations
    • United States
Case Information

In re: Building Materials Corp. of America Asphalt Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 8:11-MN-02000 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Lawsuit Filed

The GAF Timberline shingles class action lawsuits allege the shingles are defective and do not last. The alleged defect may make the shingles prone to premature cracking, splitting or tearing, plaintiffs claim.

Class Certified

There are two GAF Timberline shingle settlements, which cover two different types of Class Members:

  • Mobile Settlement Class: Any qualified person or business who owns any property located in the United States with GAF Timberline Shingles manufactured at GAF’s plant in Mobile, Alabama, during the period from Jan. 1, 1999 through Dec. 31, 2007. There is a Subclass or group of those Class Members who own property located in South Carolina.
  • Non-Mobile Settlement Class: Any qualified person or business who owns any property located in the United States with GAF Timberline Shingles manufactured at other GAF plants in the United States during the period from Jan. 1, 1998 through Dec. 31, 2009.
Settlement Approved

Date Initiated: 10/15/2014

The Non-Mobile settlement was preliminarily approved Oct. 15, 2014, and received final approval April 23, 2015.

The Mobile settlement was preliminarily approved Oct. 20, 2014, and received final approval April 22, 2015.

Open for Claims

The Timberline shingle settlements will cover claims for:

  • Cracked Timberline shingles
  • Damage to the roof system (i.e., roof structure and roofing system including, but not limited to, the roof deck, underlayment, leak barriers, starter strips, ridge cap shingles, and attic ventilation); and
  • Damage to other building materials (i.e., anything directly connected to Timberline shingles or the Roof System including, but not limited to, flashings, gutters, siding, valley metal, crickets and saddles, plumbing vents, and soffit and fascia)

Mobile Settlement Class Members in the GAF Timberline shingles lawsuit settlement have until April 22, 2022, or the expiration date to file a claim.

The Non-Mobile Settlement Class Members have until have until April 23, 2022, or the expiration date to file file a claim.