Federal Court Approves Nationwide Furnace Settlement With Carrier
Corporation Involving High-Efficiency Carrier, Bryant, Day & Night and
Payne Furnaces
SEATTLE (Business Wire EON) April 22, 2008 --
Class counsel announced that United States District Court Judge Ronald
B. Leighton today granted final approval to a nationwide settlement in a
class action lawsuit filed by current and past owners of high-efficiency
furnaces manufactured and sold by Carrier Corporation starting in 1989
and equipped with polypropylene-laminated condensing heat exchangers (“CHXs”).
"After several years of hard-fought litigation in four different U.S.
courts, we are pleased that the Court approved the settlement,”
stated plaintiffs’ counsel Jonathan D. Selbin
of the New York office of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. “It
is an outstanding outcome for consumers, and we commend Carrier for
stepping forward and taking care of its customers.”
"The settlement provides an enhanced 20-year warranty for consumers
whose furnaces have not yet failed that will cover parts and
labor for CHX failures,” stated Kim D.
Stephens, counsel for plaintiffs with the Seattle law firm of Tousley
Brain Stephens PLLC. “The settlement also
offers a cash payment for consumers who paid to repair or replace the
CHX in their high-efficiency Carrier furnaces.”
Important Notice for Consumers
The deadline for class members to submit a claim is August 1, 2008.
Claim forms are available online at www.furnaceclaims.com
Approximately three million U.S. consumers purchased the furnaces
covered under the settlement. Carrier sold the furnaces under the
Carrier, Bryant, Day & Night and Payne brand-names. A list of the models
covered under the settlement can also be found at www.furnaceclaims.com
Background on the Litigation
The complaint, originally filed in June 2005, charged that starting in
1989, Carrier began manufacturing and selling high efficiency condensing
furnaces manufactured with a secondary CHX made of inferior materials.
Plaintiffs alleged that as a result, the CHXs, which Carrier warranted
and consumers expected to last for 20 years, failed prematurely. Carrier
denied the allegations and vigorously contested the litigation.
Under the settlement, the class consists of all individuals and entities
in the United States who currently own a Carrier 90% high efficiency
condensing furnace manufactured between January 1, 1989 and April 22,
2008, and equipped with a polypropylene-laminated secondary heat
exchanger, and former owners of such furnaces whose furnaces experienced
CHX failure.
Source/Contact (Media Inquiries Only)
Jonathan D. Selbin
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
780 Third Avenue, 48th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 355-9500
jselbin@lchb.com
Kim D. Stephens
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 682-5600
kstephens@tousley.com
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