KITEC® Class Action Informational Website

This website has been established by Class Counsel to provide information to class members of the class action lawsuit involving brass KITEC® plumbing fittings ("Kitec® Fittings") that was certified by the Nevada District Court on October 16, 2006, which alleges that KITEC® Fittings are defective because they dezincify and fail when exposed to water.

This class action includes all owners of residences in Clark County, Nevada that contain, or at any time contained, a Kitec and/or PlumBetter piping system and/or components, although it is now believed this product was not used extensively in Clark County beyond 2004.

IMPORTANT CASE UPDATES

Court Approves Additional Benefits & Extends Deadlines

On October 29, 2012, the claims administrator mailed this notice to thousands of class members to inform them that full replumbs at no cost are now available to them and their deadline to claim relief has been extended to January 29, 2013. The notice applies to Kitec homeowners in the following subclasses: (1) Woodside Homes Subclasses A-B, (2) Kimball Hill Homes Subclass A, (3) Champion Homes Subclasses A-C, (4) Vipor Homes Subclasses A-B, (5) the Santa Fe Homes Subclass, and (6) several other small groups of class homes. For more information, please contact the claims administrator by the methods described in the notice.

Court Approves Additional Benefits

On June 11, 2012, the Court ordered that unclaimed settlement funds from some subclasses be used to benefit other Kitec class members. The additional funds will benefit the homeowners who are required to pay for a portion of their replumbs. The Court's order means that these homeowners are now entitled to $915.70 per home in additional funds for their replumbs. Depending on individual circumstances, this increase may result in some homeowners receiving replumbs at no cost to them. The Court's order benefits homeowners in the following subclasses: (1) Woodside Homes Subclasses A-B, (2) Kimball Hill Homes Subclass A, (3) Champion Homes Subclasses A-C, (4) Vipor Homes Subclasses A-B, (5) the Santa Fe Homes Subclass, and (6) several other small groups of class homes. On July 1, 2012, the claims administrator sent out this letter to thousands of homeowners impacted by this increase in settlement benefits. For more information, please visit the Court-appointed claims administrator's website: www.TotalClassSolutions.com/Settlements.

Press Release: Court Extends Deadlines

On September 15, 2011, Class Counsel issued a press release indicating the Court extended the deadlines for thousands of homeowners to claim the relief available under this class action. Homeowners must act by no later than March 31, 2012. Click here to read the full press release. For a list of the neighborhoods impacted by this extension, click here. For more information on how to make a claim, please visit the Court-appointed claims administrator's website: www.TotalClassSolutions.com/Settlements.

On October 16, 2011, Class Counsel began running a Kitec advertisement in the Nevada section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal to notify homeowners of the Court-extended deadline of March 31, 2012. The advertisement will run in the same section of the Review-Journal again on October 23, 2011, October 30, 2011, and November 7, 2011. Click here to view a copy of the advertisement.

KITEC^® Door Hanger

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Some class residences recently had this KITEC® door hanger (see the image to the left) placed on the doors with information about how to receive the benefits of settlements reached in this class action. If you recently found one of these door hangers at your home, please click here for more information on how you should proceed.

After more than two years of waiting due to appeals to the Nevada Supreme Court, Class Counsel is pleased to announce that the $90 million in Ipex settlement funds was released for use by the class through a Court order dated March 14, 2011. The release of the Ipex settlement funds means that all class members will receive an opportunity to claim the settlement benefits achieved on their behalf in this class action. Each class member will be contacted via mail with specific information regarding the relief available to them and how to claim the relief. Click here for more detailed information regarding the release of the $90 million in Ipex settlement funds.