Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Investigates Possible Class Action Alleging Lumber Liquidators Sold Laminate Flooring Containing Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Attorney Advertising -- Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is currently investigating allegations from a possible class action lawsuit alleging that Lumber Liquidators, Inc., a subsidiary of Lumber Liquidators, Holdings, Inc. (“Lumber Liquidators”) (NYSE:LL), sold laminate flooring that emits formaldehyde gas at levels that exceed, and sometime grossly exceed, safety levels set by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”). This topic was also the subject of a recent “60 Minutes” news investigation.

Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Investigates Possible Class Action Alleging Lumber Liquidators Sold Laminate Flooring Containing Cancer-Causing Chemicals (Photo: Business Wire)

Lumber Liquidators is a U.S. company, but obtains some of its laminate flooring from manufacturers in China, which it then sells in its stores and through its retail website. Certain tests have shown that some of the Lumber Liquidators laminate products that were produced in China can emit formaldehyde gas at up to three times the CARB limit.

Formaldehyde is sometimes found in the glues and resins used to hold the pressed wood together in laminate wood flooring. According to the National Cancer Institute, formaldehyde has been classified as a known human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Formaldehyde can also cause burning eyes, nose and throat irritation, coughing, headaches, dizziness, joint pain and nausea. It has also been linked to the exacerbation of asthma in formaldehyde-sensitive individuals.

Affected laminate wood flooring includes:

8 mm Dream Home Nirvana:

• Royal Mahogany
• French Oak

12 mm Dream Home Ispiri:

• Poplar Forest Oak
• America's Mission Olive

12 mm Dream Home Kensington Manor:

• Antique Bamboo
• Warm Springs Chestnut
• Imperial Teak
• Cape Doctor
• Sandy Hills Hickory
• Tanzanian Wenge
• Golden Teak
• Summer Retreat Teak
• Glacier Peak Poplar
• Fumed African Ironwood

12 mm Dream Home St. James:

• Oceanside Plank
• Vintner's Reserve
• Golden-Acacia
• Brazilian Koa
• Blacksburg Barn Board
• Nantucket Beech
• Chimney Rock Charcoal
• African Mahogany

15 mm Dream Home St. James

• Sky Lakes Pine

More than 100 million square feet of the Lumber Liquidators' laminate flooring is installed in American homes every year. If you or someone you know purchased laminate wood flooring from Lumber Liquidators, you may have been exposed to formaldehyde, a toxic chemical known to cause cancer. If you are concerned about your recent purchase of Lumber Liquidators laminate wood flooring, please contact attorney Matthew Preusch at 800.776.6044 or via email.

With offices in Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and Santa Barbara, Keller Rohrback serves as lead and co-lead counsel in class actions throughout the country. A number of Keller Rohrback's consumer products cases have focused on environmental health issues, including lead paint in toys and industrial chemicals such as bisphenol-A found in plastic consumer goods like baby bottles. The firm's Complex Litigation Group is proud to offer its expertise to clients nationwide, and our trial lawyers have obtained judgments and settlements on behalf of clients in excess of seven billion dollars.

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