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Goodman Global Inc., the second largest HVAC manufacturer and distributor in the United States, has requested that a class action lawsuit it is facing be removed to federal court, indicating it may face up to $803 million in damages for the alleged sale of defective air conditioning units.
The lead plaintiff, Robert Kotsur, initially brought the Goodman air conditioner class action lawsuit in Bucks County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, alleging that Goodman’s air conditioners were defective. Kotsur alleged that the evaporator coils and heat pumps in his Goodman air conditioner unit leaked, and Goodman had been aware of the problem in all of its units since 2007.
“Goodman knew that the evaporator coils in the Goodman Units sold since 2007 were defective because the evaporator coils in these units were failing at rates that far exceeded the industry average. In addition. Goodman has received, and continues to receive, complaints from consumers and HVAC dealers, technicians, and contractors that its Goodman Units sold since at least January 2007 contain defective evaporator coils that improperly and prematurely leak refrigerant,” the class action lawsuit says.
Kotsur brought claims against Goodman for breach of express warranty, breach of an implied warranty of merchantability, violation of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and unjust enrichment.
Goodman notes in its removal notice, “(1) there must be diversity, which occurs when any member of the class is a citizen of a state different from any defendant; (2) there must be 100 or more class members; and (3) the amount in controversy must exceed $5 million.”
As an initial matter, Goodman points out that “[Kotsur] seeks to represent a Class of supposedly similarly situated people on a statewide basis” and “[Goodman’s] Texas and Delaware citizenship clearly diverges from Plaintiff’s Pennsylvania citizenship.”
Second, “The requirement that the number of class plaintiffs must exceed 100 … is easily demonstrated by Plaintiff’s assertion that ‘the class is comprised of at least thousands of members geographically dispersed throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'”
Finally, Goodman notes that Kotsur claims to have spent $2000 attempting to remedy his allegedly defective air conditioner unit and seeks to represent a Class of individuals who purchased Goodman air conditioning units in Pennsylvania since 2007.
According to Goodman in it’s Notice of Removal, this would amount to $803 million in damages. Goodman also points out the diversity of the class that would be represented in this class action.
“Sales records from 2007 through 2013 show that Goodman sold 391,313 residential air conditioners in Pennsylvania, which were used for personal, family, or household purposes,” Goodman states, and, “if each air conditioner is defective and there are potentially 391,313 Class Members, the amount in controversy would exceed $803 million.” Goodman also points out that “[m]oreover, Plaintiff also seeks attorneys’ fees, which must be considered as part of the analysis and would further increase the amount in controversy.”
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined to centralize six putative class action lawsuits in December 2013.
Kotsur is represented by Jonathan Shub of Seeger Weiss LLP, Jonathan Tycko and Lorenzo Cellini of Tycko & Zavareei LLP and Gary Mason and Monica Bansal of Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP.
The Goodman Air Conditioner Class Action Lawsuit is Robert Kotsur v. Goodman Global Inc., et al, Case No. 2:14-cv-01147, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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32 thoughts onGoodman Air Conditioner Class Action May Cost $803M in Damages
i just got one and blower is on bottom a coil on top. what ??
Lexington, SC. Bought one Goodman unit for my home and another for my shop both in 2020. 8/17/2021 Replaced coil with valve, under warranty. 8/8/2022 Bad TXV (regulates the flow of regrigerant into the evaporator) $584.00. 3/16/2024. There was a tube that rubbed against one of the condenser lines boring a hole in it. All of the freon leaked out $1,000. Expected there to be cool air after this was fixed but AC Tec informed me the compressor was also out. Additional costs in excess of and additional $300 expected. Add me to the class action suit as others have requested
Paid $13k for entire unit 3 years ago. Coil went bad shortly after installation. About every 3 months capacitor needs replacing. Now inside u it comes on but compressor does not. Goodman is a piece of junk. Please contact if a lawsuit is filed
We bought a brand new home (Florida) and both units stopped working about the same time in less than three years. The coil system corroded creating a leak and had to be replaced, Goodman coil panel was still under warranty but it cost us $1200 per unit for the labor and installation. $2200 for a new home AC units out of pocket. Not only that, we had to wait over three weeks for the units to arrive from the factory and live with 90 degree summer weather without AC.
We had an AC unit from another brand and never had any problems in years.
Hello my HOA sold me a Goodman July 2015, 5 years after July 2020 the motor went bad. I had to replace the motor and get a new one. I have sent my HOA over 30 emails asking Maintenance to check the AC unit outside because it’s not working properly. Water was backing up in my home continuously. I had problems after problem after problem now reading this article it all makes a lot of sense. Just wanted to share my information.
New 5 ton heat pump worked for several months and the control board and air handler motor died. 1,700.00 to repair. How do I get to be part of the class action suit to reclaim my costs?
Goodman AC units are bad – the company is bad and they rolled the dice the evaporator coils wouldn’t leak before the end of the first five years. I closed on new construction home with two Goodman units Aug 2016. Six years and a handful of days, upstairs evap coil major leakage. New system, Goodman declared ‘not our problem, sorry for your bad luck”. One year later, I’m about to replace downstairs system. Guess why? I’ll take leaking evap coils for $500 Alex. Actually, I’ll take another $6k to replace another system. I’ve had houses in Florida and South Carolina with system almost 20 years with no issues. Goodman sucks and I will never ever install any of their products. I will be sure anybody I cross paths with are aware of the crap attitude they have and their lack of owning piss poor quality assurance of their products.
Got new Goodman AC system (AC condenser and air handler) installed in July 2023. It stopped working after 20 days. Tech repaired it but went off again after 12 days of repair. Now the tech says he needs to replace mother board.
Waiting for replacement and still without AC in August.
Got new Goodman AC system (AC condenser and air handler) installed in July 2023 in my daughter’s house. It stopped working after 20 days. Tech repaired it but went off again after 12 days of repair. Now the tech says he needs to replace mother board.
Waiting for replacement and still without AC in August.