Tamko Heritage Shingle Defect Class Claims Advance on Newest Try

Tamko Buildings Products Inc. lost its bid to dismiss would-be class claims alleging it hid flaws in Heritage roofing shingles, after a federal court in Kansas said a new complaint corrects prior pleading problems.

Summerfield Gardens Condominiums and several individuals assert common-law and statutory claims under Illinois, Connecticut, and Ohio law. They allege Heritage shingles don’t meet industry standards and prematurely fail.

Some claims were thrown out earlier this year but, this time around, the complaint alleges viable claims for fraudulent nondisclosure of defects, and violation of the Connecticut Product Liability Law, the U.S. District Court for the District of ...