These settlements include anyone who owns owned leases or leased a residence or other structure located in the united states containing a watts water heater or floodsafe connector after november 4 2008.
Watts water heater connector settlement.
The deadline to file a replacement claim is one year from the date of the final approval order.
However this fund will also be used to pay for notice administration litigation expenses and attorneys fees too.
Under the settlements watts has agreed to pay 14 million in total 10 million into a settlement fund for water heater connectors and 4 million into a settlement fund for floodsafe connectors.
For eligible claims settlement class members can recover up to 25 of documented costs of repairs for property damage caused by the failure of a watts water heater or floodsafe connector with a minimum recovery of 25.
A settlement has been reached with watts water technologies inc.
The settlements apply to anyone who owns or owned or leases or leased a residence or other structure located in the united states containing a watts water heater or floodsafe connector after november 4 2008 including persons who suffered property damage and or paid to repair property damage caused by the failure of a water heater or floodsafe connector.
The claims administrator will review claims to determine whether they are eligible and timely and pay the amount of the claims.
Class members in the case claim that watts manufactured and sold them defective water heaters that caused significant damage to their homes.
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Curtis klug and joseph ponzo and four other plaintiffs filed klug v.
Watts heater and floodsafe connectors settlement.
Now under the terms of watts heater and floodsafe connectors settlement watts will pay 14 million into the common settlement fund.
And watts regulator co.
They deny all the allegations on them and say that their watts heater and floodsafe connectors are not defective in any respect.
Payment of property damages.
While the plaintiffs in ponzo the inner tubing water heater supply connectors causes major water heater damage.
For eligible claims settlement class members can recover up to 25 percent of documented costs of repairs for property damage caused by the failure of a watts water heater or floodsafe connector with a minimum recovery of 25.
For examples of watts water heater and floodsafe connectors please vist the affected products page.
There is no restriction on what brand of connector you purchase to replace your watts water heater or floodsafe connector.