This settlement resolves a long hard fought combined class action against a number of iko companies who manufactured or sold certain organic asphalt roofing shingles primarily between 1978 and 2008.
Iko roofing lawsuit.
The plaintiffs allege that iko knew about these problems since at least 1984 but never disclosed the problem to consumers and failed to issue a recall for the products.
A settlement has been reached in the litigation.
District court for the central district of illinois.
The iko roofing shingles quality class action lawsuit is in re.
2 09 md 02104 in the u s.
Lawsuits allege that iko s organic roofing shingles are defective and prone to moisture invasion.
Iko roofing shingle products liability litigation case no.
The representative plaintiff on behalf of himself and the class claimed damages from the defendants iko industries ltd canroof corporation inc and i g.
The company is the target of class action lawsuits in the us and canada.
However the defective shingle lines are no longer produced and iko has been working hard on improving formulations across the board.
We mention this upfront because the lawsuits appear.
Average iko consumer ratings are poor dragged down by widespread failure of organic shingles and the cambridge ar line.
Iko warranted and represented that the shingles now known to be defective conformed to and had.