For eligible claims submitted by august 5 2015 settlement class members can receive a cash payment of 4 for each watts toilet connector with an acetal coupling nut up to 5 toilet connectors per residence or other structure that they replace.
Watts water heater connector settlement.
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.
The maximum cash payment for replacement of toilet connectors is 20.
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.
The claims administrator will review claims to determine whether they are eligible and timely and pay the amount of the claims.
For examples of watts water heater and floodsafe connectors please vist the affected products page.
Class members in the case claim that watts manufactured and sold them defective water heaters that caused significant damage to their homes.
And watts regulator co.
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.
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.
Curtis klug and joseph ponzo and four other plaintiffs filed klug v.
A settlement has been reached with watts water technologies inc.
However this fund will also be used to pay for notice administration litigation expenses and attorneys fees too.
Payment of property damages.
Acetal is a type of plastic material.
The deadline to file a replacement claim is one year from the date of the final approval order.
While the plaintiffs in ponzo the inner tubing water heater supply connectors causes major water heater damage.
Watts regarding toilet connectors with coupling nuts made with acetal plastic designed manufactured and or distributed by watts between 1999 and july 2009.
Now under the terms of watts heater and floodsafe connectors settlement watts will pay 14 million into the common settlement fund.
They deny all the allegations on them and say that their watts heater and floodsafe connectors are not defective in any respect.