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BrassCraft has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the plumbing company of manufacturing components that contain a defect.
Plaintiffs Miles Houze, Susan Houze, Kevin Ngai, Marcia Price, and Henry Okonkwo filed the class action against BrassCraft over allegations that BrassCraft plumbing components and subcomponents are made from yellow brass and are of low quality.
The Court has certified a Class that includes U.S. residents who have owned a property, either commercial or residential, that contained BrassCraft products.
Class Members who want to be excluded or opt-out from the settlement must do so by June 29, 2016.
Who’s Eligible
BrassCraft class action settlement Class Members include all individuals who own (or have owned) a Residential Property Unit or a Commercial Property Unit within the U.S. that has ever contained one of the covered products.
Potential Award
Varies.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members must submit a Claim Form and include supporting photographs, as well as any other documents relevant to the settlement.
Claim Form Deadline
11/09/2016
Case Name
Houze, et al. v. BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, et al., Case No. BC493276, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles
Final Hearing
09/07/2016Â UPDATED
Settlement Website
www.BCYellowBrassSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
BrassCraft Settlement Claims Administrator
c/o KCC Class Action Services
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
888-633-9195
Info@BCYellowBrassSettlement.com
Class Counsel
Kenneth S Kasdan
Jessica L Thompson Duran
Barry C Vaughan
KASDAN SIMONDS WEBER AND VAUGHAN LLP
Defense Counsel
Andrew J Blackburn
Malcolm D Schick
GRAY & PROUTY APC
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12 thoughts onBrassCraft Plumbing Defect Class Action Settlement
Updates
TCA when will claims be paid
No exact word on when claims will be paid. The good news is the settlement received final approval, and no appeals were filed. Hopefully, we’ll see some claims getting paid in early 2017. Please let us know when you receive your check!
Yes it is very unreasonable. I almost broke my finger trying to take a pic of the water heater, that is all the way back in a crawl space. Finding a receipt was a joke, only found 1.
I think they want you so frustrated that you settle for the $5000. Hell it took that to just fix the kitchen defective areas. I gave up. I could pull out dishwashers, water heaters, old plumbing etc…
Good luck…but try and take a few picks, get something for your troubles.
This claim process appears very unreasonable, To take pictures of plumbing fixtures in very tight, inaccessible places behind toilets and under sinks, to include the manufacturer date codes? I called the settlement administrator to discuss this and received no real help other than good luck! Who is willing to disassemble working plumbing hardware under pressure in order to determine up close its serial # or date code? And who keeps the failed hardware? Either a plumber or DIY’er will need to fix the plumbing leak or nonworking valve as soon as it fails. Who is going to leave it unfixed for years, or keep the broken parts after they are replaced? This claim process suggests an approach to discourage claims because there must be the threat of a huge payout.
So it was approve on 10\3\3016
Yes I did file a claim. With tons of proof. But hope it don’t. Turn out like midwest windows and door. Thanks again
Any updates or what does it means by the effective date thanks
The effective date is 30 days after the settlement receives final approval. If there are no appeals filed, then the settlement is considered effective. The good news is, the settlement has been granted final approval from the court, and there have not been any appeals filed. Hopefully this means that the settlement approval will soon be reviewing and processing claims filed before the effective date! If you’ve filed a claim, please let us know when you receive your check!
Thanks
Any updates
The final hearing was continued to 9/7/16. It doesn’t look like the judge has issued final approval yet. As of 9/19 – 9/20, notices and supplemental declarations were still being filed with the court. Hopefully the court will grant the settlement final approval sooner than later!