Class Allegations Over Leaky Copper Pipes Revived By California Panel

(August 31, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif.  — A California appeals panel on Aug. 27 reversed a ruling granting Pulte Home Corp.'s motion to strike class allegations from a lawsuit complaining about leaky copper pipes installed in homes in a development, finding that it was not persuaded by the interpretation of the Right to Repair Act in Kohler v. Superior Court, 29 Cal.App.5th 55 (Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 4th Div. 2018) (Jeff Smith, et al. v. Pulte Home Corp., No. G057435, Calif. App., 4th Dist., 3rd Div., 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5616)....