Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009 | 8:13 p.m.
A judge approved 10 additional settlements on Monday in a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit regarding faulty plumbing in homes throughout the valley.
District Court Judge Timothy Williams said the settlements were fair and adequate and will be added to previous settlements that will cover the cost of replumbing homes at no cost to owners.
The settlements include home builders and plumbers who installed Kitec plumbing systems in homes between 1995 and 2005. The system’s brass fittings corrode and block pipes, causing breaks, according to court documents.
Several builders and plumbers have settled already, and a jury required Majestic Plumbing to pay $475,000 in the only trial in the lawsuit so far.
Kitec-maker IPEX has settled for $90 million, but the settlement is being appealed to the state Supreme Court.
The latest settlement awards more than $15.8 million to replumb about 2,600 homes including:
• $800,000 for 152 homes built by American Premiere and plumbed by Classic Plumbing.
• $3.7 million for 538 homes from Astoria Homes and Sharp Plumbing.
• $625,000 for 112 homes from Concordia Homes.
• $1.2 million for 285 homes from Developers of Nevada and Classic.
• $6.8 million for 1,078 homes from Plaster Development (Signature Homes),
Classic and Sharp.
• $372,000 for 113 homes from Platis Construction and Sharp.
• $500,000 for 106 homes from RL Homes and Classic.
• $222,000 for 48 homes from SBA Development and Pioneer Plumbing.
• $1 million for 131 homes from Highland Development (Westmark Homes) and
Classic
• $516,000 for 78 homes from William Lyon Homes and Sharp.
A second trial for remaining defendants is scheduled for Sept. 29.
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