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$8.25M Settlement Approved in Trex Defective Decking Class Action Lawsuit

This is a settlement for the Trex lawsuit.

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Winchester, VA: Trex Company, Inc. a manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing, announced that on August 19, 2013, the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a Settlement Agreement that will resolve a nationwide defective product class action lawsuit filed in California alleging certain misrepresentations and defects in Trex's first-generation composite products relating to mold growth and color issues.

Under the terms of the settlement, Trex will provide to qualified claimants a one-time cash payment or the opportunity to receive other relief, including a rebate certificate on its newer-generation shelled products (Trex Transcend(R) and Trex Enhance(R)).

This relief would be available for any eligible consumer whose first-generation composite product has a certain level of mold growth, color fading or color variation and who meets certain other requirements, as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.

The settlement applies to any Trex first-generation composite product purchased between August 1, 2004 and the date on which the Court enters its Order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. The claim resolution process and other terms of the settlement are described in the Settlement Agreement and class notice, which will soon be available on www.trex.com/legal/2013classactionsettlement.aspx. The cost to Trex under the settlement is capped at $8.25 million plus $1.475 million in attorneys' fees to be paid to the Plaintiffs' counsel upon final approval of the settlement by the Court.

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I have a manufactured home in a mobile home park in Orange County, California, purchased in 2005. I had the front and back steps (and decking) done in Trex so it would last. I had to replace the front (which was in the sun for most all of the day hours) about 5 years ago as it lost color, became rough, and was flexing when someone stood on it. The back porch, which was also a porch/deck and steps and is covered with an aluminum awning and is in the sun for only the morning hours is still usable, but I was just told by a termite guy that the steps have mold under them. They have lost color and are rough and are stained from when it rains and the wind blows water onto the deck. I paid the home seller for doing the decks in late 2005 and it was included in the price of the house, so I don't know what I really paid for it, but the installer did an excellent jobs, it is just a shame that the materiel was not as advertised.

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