Military Housing Developer’s Lawsuit Over PEX Piping Survives Dismissal

Mealey's (January 30, 2020, 8:29 AM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma on Jan. 28 refused to dismiss a second amended complaint filed by the developer of housing for service members stationed at the Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) against the manufacturer of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing that allegedly prematurely ruptured and caused more than 200 water leaks in 2017, finding that the developer’s allegations are not untimely or barred by the economic loss doctrine (AMC West Housing LP v. Nibco Inc., No. CIV-18-959-D, W.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13840)....