Plychem Defective-Siding Suits Consolidated in South Carolina

Seven proposed class actions alleging Plycem USA and its affiliates sold cement siding products prone to premature failure will be consolidated in federal court in South Carolina.

All the suits allege Allura and Maxitile fiber cement siding products tend to “crack, peel, warp, and break off soon after installation,” the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said April 2.

The products at the center of all the cases are allegedly prone to failing before five years have elapsed, despite the companies’ representations that they last 50 years. And all the suits say Plychem, Elementia USA LLC, and Elementia S.A.B. de ...