West Coast Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc. v. Johns Manville, Inc.

Plaintiff West Coast Roofing & Waterproofing, Inc. (“West Coast Roofing”) filed a ten count class action complaint against defendants Johns Manville, Inc. (“Johns Manville”), Bridgestone Americas Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (“Firestone”), and GAF Materials Corporation (“GAF”), alleging several fraud-related causes of action, violations of state building codes, and conspiracy. The District Court dismissed the eight counts it characterized as “fraud-based claims” for failure to state a claim under Fed. R.Civ.P. 9(b), including a RICO claim that was the sole federal…