Minnesota-Based Uponor Inc. Admits Selling 'Defective' and 'Dangerous' Plumbing Fittings...

Minnesota-Based Uponor Inc. Admits Selling 'Defective' and 'Dangerous'
Plumbing Fittings But Refuses to Honor Warranties, Fed. Class Action Suit
Alleges

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Plumbing fittings sold by
Uponor, Inc. (Uponor) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Radiant Technology, Inc.
(RTI) are defective and fail prematurely, causing extensive water damage to
homes, commercial buildings and other property, according to allegations in a
putative class action lawsuit filed May 15 in the United States District Court
in Minnesota.

Minnesota-based Uponor has admitted in court filings that fittings it sold for
its plumbing systems are "defective" and "unreasonably dangerous." However,
the company refuses to replace all affected plumbing systems or otherwise
reimburse all property owners as required under warranties it issued,
according to the complaint.

The fittings Uponor admits are defective and unreasonably dangerous were used
in plumbing systems installed in homes and buildings across the country.
While it has replaced the fittings in homes built by some of the nation's
largest home builders, Uponor refuses to do the same for individual
homeowners. "Uponor's conduct in choosing to honor its responsibilities to
large, important construction companies while ignoring the damage and costs
its defective products have caused the 'little guy' is reprehensible,"
explained Charles J. LaDuca, attorney for the plaintiffs and a partner with
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP in Washington, DC.

"The named plaintiffs in this lawsuit, John and Helen McGregor, who live in
the small community of Mead, Washington, are among the thousands of property
owners who simply cannot afford to tear apart the walls and floors of their
homes and replace defective plumbing systems," explained Shawn Raiter,
attorney for the plaintiffs and a partner with Larson · King, LLP in Saint
Paul, Minnesota.

The products at issue are brass fittings inserted into crosslinked
polyethylene (PEX) tubing. Although Uponor and RTI advertised and warranted
their brass PEX fittings for as long as 25 years, the fittings began failing
-- sometimes only months after installation. When the fittings fail, water
leaks can extensively damage walls, floors and other personal property.

The lawsuit, John and Helen McGregor, et al v. Uponor, Inc., seeks
certification as a class action and compensation for damages suffered by home
owners, the replacement of the defective and unreasonably dangerous systems
and other remedies. For more information about the lawsuit, email
sraiter@larsonking.com
CONTACT:
Shawn M. Raiter
LARSON KING, LLP
Tel in Saint Paul, MN: 651-312-6518
sraiter@larsonking.com

Charles J. LaDuca
CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLC
Tel in Wash., DC: 202-789-3960
CharlesL@cuneolaw.com

Michael McShane
AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP
Tel in San Francisco, CA: 415-568-2555
mmcshane@audetlaw.com

SOURCE Larson King, LLP

Shawn M. Raiter of LARSON KING, LLP, +1-651-312-6518, sraiter@larsonking.com;
or Charles J. LaDuca of CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA, LLC, +1-202-789-3960,
CharlesL@cuneolaw.com; or Michael McShane of AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP,
+1-415-568-2555, mmcshane@audetlaw.com