About 1000 homeowners are involved in the $220 million class action lawsuit against Australian building materials company James Hardie. Hughes told Justice Whata he expected James Hardie to blame "bad builders" for the leaky homes scandal. 'SEEPED' INTO BUILDING PSYCHEHe said Harditex was marketed largely to builders, and James Hardie had an elaborate training programme for tradies. He said James Hardie had a duty to test the system's performance in applicable local conditions. Most were residential homes, but the people suing James Hardie at that time said five commercial buildings and five retirement villages were also affected.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 17, 2021 01:03 UTC