Laminate Flooring Formaldehyde Lawsuit

Gibbs law group llp has filed three federal class action lawsuits against lumber liquidators alleging the company deceived consumers when it manufactured and sold laminate wood flooring that emits potentially harmful amounts of noxious formaldehyde gas.

Laminate flooring formaldehyde lawsuit.

31 2016 that contained higher formaldehyde emissions than what is allowed under california law. The other lawsuit mdl 2743 alleges that the same. One lawsuit mdl 2627 alleges that the chinese manufactured laminate flooring sold by lumber liquidators did not comply with the labeling on the box which stated that the flooring complied with the california air resources board regulations for formaldehyde levels in laminate flooring. 1 2012 and dec.

In december 2014 a lawsuit was filed by a non profit called global community monitor the same organization that was featured in 60 minutes recent expose of lumber liquidators chinese made laminate flooring. It claims the product in question came from china and that the product contains formaldehyde in. Not necessarily because the amount of formaldehyde in the laminate flooring if present can vary due to how the flooring is made. Formaldehyde poisoning from laminate wood flooring lumber liquidators has been hit with lawsuits and class actions accusing them of selling laminate wood floors with poisonous levels of formaldehyde.

The suit language appears to be similar in nature to the allegations volleyed at lumber liquidators last year. This settlement does not constitute an admission of liability by the company of any fault or liability. The outdoor air in rural areas has lower concentrations while urban areas have higher. The lumber liquidator lawsuits were filed following a 60 minutes report exposing the results of formaldehyde testing performed on the company.

Formaldehyde is normally present at low levels usually less than 0 03 parts per million ppm in both outdoor and indoor air. Hardwood floors sold chinese manufactured laminate flooring between jan. The chemical is used to bind sawdust particles in the core of the board also known as medium density fiberboard mdf. As part of the lawsuit multiple chinese made flooring products were tested for formaldehyde levels and found to contain levels in.

Eternity floors denies these allegations. Lumber liquidators was hit with more than 100 lawsuits following a march 2015 broadcast of 60 minutes that revealed chinese made laminate flooring sold by lumber liquidators allegedly contained six to seven times the amount of formaldehyde allowed under u s.