JM Eagle PVC Pipe Failure?
Last Updated on June 26, 2017
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At A Glance
- This Alert Affects
- Consumers, private water utilities, commercial property owners and public agencies who purchased JM Eagle PVC pipes.
- Damages
- Individuals and entities who experienced JM Eagle pipe failure or other problems may be able to recover the money they spent purchasing the allegedly substandard PVC pipes, as well as any other damages caused by its sale and installation.
- Company(ies)
- J-M Manufacturing Co., which does business as JM Eagle
- Additional Details
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes are used for the transmission of water for fire hydrant, potable water, building fire suppression systems and other applications.
- Date
- A JM Eagle class action lawsuit alleges that the company sold substandard PVC Pipes from 1997 through at least Jan. 1, 2009.
Consumers and entities who purchased JM Eagle polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes may have legal recourse in light of allegations that the company knowingly sold a substandard product. According to a JM Eagle class action lawsuit, the majority of PVC pipes sold by JM Manufacturing between 1997 and Jan. 1, 2009 were below the minimum strength required by industry standards. In light of these allegations, anyone who has purchased the allegedly substandard PVC pipes may be able to file a claim for the cost of their purchase, as well as any resulting damages.
JM Eagle Pipe Lawsuit
A JM Eagle class action lawsuit is claiming that the company falsely represented that its PVC pipes met crucial industry standards. Allegedly, JM Eagle committed unfair business practices by marking its PVC pipes as approved by a number of certification groups, including Underwriters Laboratories, even though the product did not meet stress tests. The plaintiff in the JM Eagle class action claims that he bought the JM Blue Brute C900 PVC pipe, which contained a UL Mark, indicating that it passed a number of tests, including one measuring longitudinal tensile strength (LTS); however, all of the Blue Brute pipes manufactured between 1997 and 2005 did not pass the LTS test, according to the JM Eagle class action suit.
JM Eagle PVC Pipe Failure?
Allegedly, JM knowingly misled consumers to believe that its PVC pipes met applicable industry standards. Furthermore, the company knowingly deceived the public by cherry-picking pipe samples for testing, while continuing to utilize a cheaper manufacturing process in its daily production, resulting in a weaker product, but higher profits, the JM Eagle pipe lawsuit claims. In light of these allegations, consumers who purchased this product and experienced PVC pipe failure or other problems may be able to seek compensation for the cost of their product, property damage, and other losses resulting from the installation of the allegedly substandard pipe.
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