Claim Deadline Close for Plumb-PEX Plumbing System Settlement

The Plumb-PEX settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit known as In Re: Uponor, Inc., F1807 Plumbings Fittings Products Liability Litigation that alleges the companies designed, marketed and sold RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing Systems containing brass insert fittings and stainless steel clamps that may leak and cause damage to property.

Class Members of the Plumb-PEX class action settlement includes anyone who owns or has owned a property containing an RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System with ASTM standard F1807 brass insert fittings and stainless steel clamps that was installed on or after May 15, 1999 and:

(1) had a leak in an RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System component; or
(2) can show a 50% reduction in water flow between the hot and cold lines to at least one fixture.

Also included in the class action lawsuit settlement are people and entities that paid for damages or repairs caused by a leak resulting from an RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System design or manufacturing defect.

Class Members have until December 26, 2012 to receive reimbursements for property damage, free repair or a complete replacement of a defective RTI Plumb-PEX Plumbing System.