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Pella Corporation will pay close to $26 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged a line of its windows leaked and caused wood rot.
In 2009, plaintiffs Kent Eubank, Jerry Davis, Ricky Falaschetti, and others, filed a class action lawsuit against Pella alleging that its ProLine windows were defective.
In 2012, a $90 million settlement was reached, but in 2014, it was overturned as inequitable. This week, a second, $25.75 million class action settlement was reached that will resolve the long litigation process.
Under the terms of the new settlement, Pella will pay $23.75 million to honor clams submitted under the first claims period, and will pay an additional $2 million to cover claims submitted in an extended claims period.
Pella Windows has reportedly agreed to pay separately for class notice costs and expenses, bringing the total designated funds to $34.75 million. Unclaimed funds will be returned to Pella.
Since the beginning of the settlement process in 2009, Pella has denied the allegations of the defective Pella windows class action lawsuit, and maintains that wood rot can be caused by many factors, and that rot is not necessarily indicative of the Pella windows being defective.
In a 2012 statement about the initial settlement, representatives from Pella stated that they were “pleased to have created a settlement framework that extends our existing customer support program with a claims process for older windows.” The company maintains that position with the current settlement agreement.
The Pella class action settlement agreement keeps terms for qualification fairly flexible, given the time it took to reach an agreement. Valid claims include either contemporaneous records of damage, or older photographs of existing damage.
The new settlement from the Pella ProLine Windows class action lawsuit covers consumers throughout the entry who purchased Pella ProLine aluminum-clad wood casement, awning or transom windows made by Pella between Jan. 1, 1991 and Dec. 31, 2009. Consumers who paid for repairs and replacements to their windows will receive compensation based on the amount they paid for their new window.
If the damage occurred within 15 years of their original window purchase, consumers will reportedly receive compensation equaling the total amount of their costs for the new window, installation, finish, and repairs. If the damage occurred 15 years or more after the windows were installed, consumers will receive compensation worth 25 percent of that amount. Consumers who have not yet paid for repairs will receive compensation to repair or replace affected windows, in comparable amounts based on the timing of the original windows’ damage.
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The Pella window owners are represented by Shannon M. McNulty and Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices, George K. Lang of Lang Law Office, John A. Yanchunis and Marcio W. Valladares of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group, Joel R. Rhine of Rhine Law Firm PC, and Edward R. Moor of Moor Law Office PC.
The Pella ProLine Windows Class Action Lawsuit is Kent Eubank, et al. v. Pella Corporation, et al., Case No. 1:06-cv-04481, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Illinois, Eastern Division.
UPDATE: On March 23, 2018, the revised Pella ProLine windows defect class action settlement is now open. Click here to file a claim.
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97 thoughts onPella Reaches $26M Window Defect Class Action Settlement
Where’s the settlement?????
When can claimants expect settlements??
We filed with the class action suit regarding our casement window and have not heard anything. Could you please tell us what our status is. We are very disgusted with this whole procedure our window look terrible.
I own 1994 Pella Designer Classic witndows and 2 pella sliding doors.
Within s couple years my patio doors had water stains on the lower corner of the stationary panels..,
I repeatedly asked pella to replace them, and was always denied.
I was just informed be a Pella installed that the problem with sliding doors of that era was the cladding was improperly installed over the wood, causing water leakage.
Is there anything that can be done ?
I am replacing mine now. As an architect, I no longer spec any of their windows.
I missed the deadline, too. I’m replacing mine now. As an architect, I won’t spec any of their windows.
I also missed the deadline so I am seeking out who to call to replace some of my windows. Any suggestions????????????
About 15 yrs ago I Purchased about $40 thousand dollars of pro line series, installation grade wooden windows for my home. I was told they had a life time Warranty and just found out that’s NOT true. andI have to pay for all repairs. My once beautiful very expensive Bow Window is now rotted out from water damage. Somehow water is seeping into the frame of the window. My double hangs are falling apart as well. I wish I had known there were issues I would have looked into other choices.
So much for standing behind their products!!
Whts the chances of getting another class action for those of us who missed out, I’m
Sure there are a lot more then 47 people.
BRryan
I am ready to start another class action against pella. Let me know how to get started.
Thanks,
Ronnie
About 15 yrs ago I Purchased about $40 thousand dollars of pro line series, installation grade wooden windows for my home. I was told they had a life time Warranty and just found out that’s NOT true. andI have to pay for all repairs. My once beautiful very expensive Bow Window is now rotted out from water damage. Somehow water is seeping into the frame of the window. My double hangs are falling apart as well. I wish I had known there were issues I would have looked into other choices.
So much for standing behind their products!!
We built our house in 2000 and All of our Pella windows need replaced, did not know about the lawsuit until after the deadline, so disappointed!
I did not receive notice of the lawsuit that would cover all of my rotten pella windows. To bet it all their local rep was at my house in 2017 trying to sell me replacement windows knowing that the lawsuit was in progress. One rep from pellas home office told me that I should have found out on my own.
I intend to contact every local TV station for them to do a news segment regarding my windows and show them evidence of many others who never received any notice.
I also intend to contact 60 Minutes to see if they did a segment regard the pella lawsuit.
Any one want to join in.