California Court Certifies Nationwide Class of Claims Involving Louisiana-Pacific Nature Guard Shingles.Business Editors/Legal Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , and co-counsel for plaintiffs in the lawsuit entitled Nature Guard Cement Roofing Shingles shingles: see herpes zoster. shingles or herpes zoster Acute viral skin and nerve infection. Groups of small blisters appear along certain nerve segments, most often on the back, sometimes after a dull ache at the site; pain becomes Cases, No. JCCP JCCP Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology JCCP Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology JCCP Japan Center for Conflict Prevention JCCP Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics JCCP Jefferson County Community Partnership 4215, announced today that on November 7, 2002, Judge John Whiteside of the Stanislaus County, California Stanislaus County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, between Stockton and Fresno. As the price of housing increases in the San Francisco Bay Area, many commuters have moved to Stanislaus County. As of 2000 the population was 446,997. Superior Court issued an order certifying a national class of property owners with Nature Guard shingles for purposes of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and trial. The large majority of Nature Guard shingles, which were manufactured by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, were sold in California. The class consists of all persons and entities that own or owned homes or other structures on which Nature Guard Shingles manufactured or sold by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation are or have been installed. Excluded from the class are Louisiana-Pacific, any entity in which it has a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail , and its legal representatives, officers, directors, assigns and successors; the judge assigned to the action and his family; claims for personal injury; and all persons who properly execute and file a timely request for exclusion from the class. The representative plaintiffs in this consumer protection class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax allege that the Nature Guard cement roof shingles, on their properties either have failed, or are substantially certain to fail prematurely, regardless of maintenance, installation, or building design. Plaintiffs assert four legal claims: (1) breach of express warranty; (2) breach of implied warranties; (3) violation of California's Unfair Business Practices Act; and (4) violation of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Louisiana-Pacific has denied plaintiffs' allegations. Plaintiffs' counsel will submit a proposed notice of the class certification order informing class members of their rights and obligations in the litigation to the Court for its review and approval. To obtain a copy of the November 7, 2002 class certification order, please visit www.lieffcabraser.com/natureguardsuit.htm |
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