PHOTO: LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF – Clair Kirby is one of a large number of homeowners taking legal action, with the help of overseas backers, against Carter Holt Harvey.
A multimillion-dollar court action seeking damages from building products giant Carter Holt Harvey has been filed at the Auckland High Court.
It is seeking at least $40 million in damages on behalf of owners of properties constructed with Shadowclad.
Shadowclad is already subject to court proceedings. The Ministry of Education alleges the product has been defective and created 800 leaky school buildings. The estimated repair bill has been reported as being between $1 billion and $1.3b. The Ministry wants Carter Holt Harvey to pay all the costs associated with removing and replacing the cladding and fixing buildings.
Adina Thorn, who is also running the current $200m-plus funded class action against James Hardie companies for the design and manufacture of its cladding products, said the Carter Holt class action was the result of building owners expressing concern over weather-tightness issues with Shadowclad.
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