Dragon v. Vanguard Industries, Inc.

The opinion was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Plaintiffs Audie Dragon and John Howard are Georgia residents who filed suit on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of property owners whose property contains polybutylene pipe manufactured from Mitsui resin. Plaintiffs allege this defective product, known as M pipe, was designed, manufactured, advertised, or sold by defendants.

The district court granted plaintiffs’ motion for nationwide class certification and defined the class as: “All persons and entities that own real property or structures and/or improvements to real property in the United…