Judge Denies Tennessee Man’s Motion To Certify Class Over Faulty Shingles

Mealey's (June 12, 2017, 12:58 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A federal judge in Georgia on June 8 refused to certify a class for homeowners in Tennessee whose houses have Atlas Roofing Corp.’s Chalet brand shingles that are allegedly defective because they retain water and prematurely cup and curl, finding that the individual issues predominate over classwide issues (In re: Atlas Roofing Corporation Chalet Shingle Products liability Litigation, MDL 2495, Michael Mazza, et al. v. Atlas Roofing Corporation, No. 13-CV-4218-TWT, N.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88495)....