Arbitration Clause Added To Roof Shingles Deemed Enforceable In Class Suit

Mealey's (September 22, 2022, 10:34 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An arbitration clause added to the packaging of roof shingles in December 2004 is enforceable, and an Illinois condominium property that purchased those shingles and had them installed on units constructed in 2006 and 2007 is bound by that clause, a federal judge in Kansas ruled, granting an arbitration motion by the defendant in a putative class complaint alleging defective shingle by the Illinois property and three homeowners in Connecticut and Ohio....