9th Circuit Says Evidence Showed Defective Couplings Damaged Water Supply

Mealey's (July 31, 2017, 10:13 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — An association of condominium owners provided sufficient evidence to show that a company’s defective valves and couplings in hot water storage tanks for kitchen sinks and dishwashers damaged their potable water supply when releasing black particles that contained possible carcinogens, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 25 (Benson Tower Condominium Owners Association v. Victaulic Company, No. 15-35119, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 13447)....