Judge Certifies 6 Classes For Buyers Of Allegedly Defective Laminate Flooring

Mealey's (November 21, 2017, 2:59 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Nov. 15 certified classes for purchasers from California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia who claim that Lumber Liquidators Inc. violated state consumer protection laws when selling bamboo laminate flooring that prematurely warped, buckled, splintered, shrank and split before the expiration of the product’s warranty (Dana Gold, et al. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc., No. 14-cv-5373, N.D. Calif.)....