Over 300 property owners are being progressed as potential claimants in the Cladding Action against cladding manufacturer, James Hardie, two weeks after specialist litigation law firm and leaky building experts, Parker & Associates, announced it had filed the first claim and said it was forming a group to bring a class action or test case.
The first claim was filed in the High Court last week on behalf of homeowners Tracey Cridge and Mark Unwin who face $250,000 of repairs and other costs.
The claim alleges James Hardie was negligent in its design, manufacture and supply of the Harditex cladding system. James Hardie has denied any fault or failings with its product.