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Building supplies giant James Hardie has lost a bid to have its Ireland-based parent company removed from a $250 million leaky building claim against its New Zealand subsidiary.
Lawyer Adina Thorn has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of around 1000 leaky building owners claiming James Hardie’s Harditex, Monotek and Titan products, which were widely used to clad new homes, were faulty products.
Thorn welcomed the Court of Appeal decision, which allowed the owners she acts for to continue claiming against the Ireland-registered parent company of the James Hardie Group.