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If you own a commercial or residential property that has Weather Shield windows or doors installed, you may want to follow the progress of the two following class action lawsuits over alleged defects.
The first class action lawsuit, Pagano, et. Al. v. Weather Shield Manufacturing, Inc., alleges Weather Shield’s “Visions 2000” vinyl horizontal sliding windows are defective. The lawsuit claims these alleged defects have either caused the windows to fail and cause damage or will, to a substantial certainty, cause them to fail in the future and cause damage to the home or building they are installed. The California Weather Shield class action lawsuit has been in litigation since March 2008 and was granted certification last week for a California statewide class of individuals who own homes or buildings that have Weather Shield Visions 2000 windows installed.
The second class action lawsuit, Gavron v. Weather Shield Mfg., Inc et al, was filed June 25, 2010 in the Southern District of Florida. The Florida class action lawsuit alleges Weather Shield’s LifeGuard Legacy windows and doors contain defects that include, but are not limited to, defective weather-stripping that allows water to penetrate the window’s frame and into the wall and interior of the home, causing damage such as rotting, delaminating, glass distortion and general deterioration of the doors and windows. The Florida Weather Shield class action is brought on behalf of all Florida residents who own or owned property that have or had Weather Shield LifeGuard Legacy windows and doors installed.
Both the California and Florida class action lawsuits against Weather Shield are seeking punitive damages, restitution and refunds for class members. Weather Shield is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of window and door system products for the residential and commercial building industry worldwide.
Updated September 14th, 2010
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27 thoughts onWeather Shield Defective Product Class Actions
We built our home in 2020 and the contractor put in Weather Shield windows. Our big picture window had a deep scratch and had to be replaced. We live in Wisconsin and every year one half of our double hung window glass cracks from in side the house like this year and last year two window glasses cracked. We have to purchase new glass and Weather Shield has no reason given as to why the glass breaks from the inside. DON’T BUY WEATHER SHIELD WINDOWS.
We have 2 double casement Weathershield windows installed about 2006/2007 after the 2004 hurricanes destroyed our home.
The lower right corner of 1 set of windows has rotted out on the inside. There is a clear defect in the installation of the gasket now that the rotten wood has fallen out & is visible.
Our home was built in 1995. Our weather shield windows have leaked since they were installed and are rotted now. I would very much like them replaced
Our home was built in 1992, we have Weathershield Casement windows and sliders. All of our windows leaked. We replaced
6 windows and had to rebuild the frames because of rot. We will need to replace the reminder of our windows and sliders. The only reason our slider are intact is it is totally covered. Before we added the deck overhead roof, we had issues with leakage. We have to replace 9 more windows as well as 6 sliders. Replacing as we get money to do so. Our windows and sliders are wood covered vinyl.
Our home was built in 2005 with weather shield windows. We have draft issues and a number of the windows are breaking down and need replacement. I’d be interested in this class action because I’d like to see how to take care of my problem.