Outdoor and Home Deck Defects:
ABT Co, WeatherBest and Veranda
Outdoor Decking Failure
The national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is investigating consumer complaints concerning ABT Co, WeatherBest and Veranda brand home deck and railing materials manufactured by LP (Louisiana-Pacific) Building Products.
On August 7, 2008, Louisiana-Pacific issued a Product Advisory warning to consumers and homebuilders who have installed ABT Co, WeatherBest and Verdana composite board decking materials. The deck and railing products, all produced by Louisiana Pacific at its Meridian, Idaho mill within the past 2 years, are showing signs of rapid deterioration and product failure.
Consumers are urged to check their ABT Co, WeatherBest and Veranda products for cracks, surface deterioration and chipping. These defects are signs that the building material is in danger of breaking. The defective composite building material poses a safety hazard and must be replaced.
Louisiana Pacific has stated, "Some of the product can prematurely deteriorate and break, posing a risk of injury." Homeowners should stay off of decks showing deterioration.
Contact Lieff Cabraser
If you have purchased and installed ABT Co, WeatherBest, or Verdana decks and railings produced by Louisiana-Pacific and have experienced any of the problems described above, please submit your complaints to Lieff Cabraser.
Trademark Notice and Important Product Information
ABTCo and Veranda are registered trademarks of the Louisiana Pacific Corporation. This trademark is used for informational and product identification purposes only. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is not affiliated in any way with the Louisiana Pacific Corporation.
WeatherBest is a registered trademark of Fiber Composites LLC. This trademark is used for informational and product identification purposes only. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is not affiliated in any way with Fiber Composites LLC.
Consumers may have purchased ABT Co and Veranda composite boards at Home Depot stores in the western United States. WeatherBest is sold through dealers nationwide by Fiber Composites LLC, which purchased the brand from Louisiana Pacific in late 2007.
Fiber Composites LLC has stated that following its purchase of the WeatherBest brand, changes were made to the materials used in the manufacturing of WeatherBest decking materials. Accordingly, the consumer advisory from Louisiana Pacific does not apply to WeatherBest products produced and marketed after November 2007.
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