Formaldehyde Laminate Flooring Lawsuit

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Formaldehyde laminate flooring lawsuit.

Eternity floors denies these allegations. The suit language appears to be similar in nature to the allegations volleyed at lumber liquidators last year. The 2 million settlement resolves allegations that eternity floors d b a l a. In december 2014 a lawsuit was filed by a non profit called global community monitor the same organization that was featured in 60 minutes recent expose of lumber liquidators chinese made laminate flooring.

31 2016 that contained higher formaldehyde emissions than what is allowed under california law. The lumber liquidator lawsuits were filed following a 60 minutes report exposing the results of formaldehyde testing performed on the company. A proposed settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits involving class flooring sold by lumber liquidators between january 1 2009 and may 31 2015. As part of the lawsuit multiple chinese made flooring products were tested for formaldehyde levels and found to contain levels in.

Hardwood floors sold chinese manufactured laminate flooring between jan. Lumber liquidators was hit with more than 100 lawsuits following a march 2015 broadcast of 60 minutes that revealed chinese made laminate flooring sold by lumber liquidators allegedly contained six to seven times the amount of formaldehyde allowed under u s. This settlement does not constitute an admission of liability by the company of any fault or liability. Formaldehyde is an ever present colorless gas that can give off a pickle like smell.

It has been commonly used in home products for decades in everything from certain types of wood flooring to. 1 2012 and dec. Gibbs law group llp has filed three federal class action lawsuits against lumber liquidators alleging the company deceived consumers when it manufactured and sold laminate wood flooring that emits potentially harmful amounts of noxious formaldehyde gas. It claims the product in question came from china and that the product contains formaldehyde in.

Virginia based lumber liquidators one of the largest flooring retailers in the country has agreed to pay a 33 million penalty for misleading investors about formaldehyde laced laminate flooring.