New Class Action Suit Filed over Allegedly Defective Polyurethane Foam Insulation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Michigan couple has filed a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers and installers of a spray foam insulation that they say released harmful chemicals into their home.

Joel and Anna Lisa Stegink filed the complaint Nov. 8 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleging that the Sealection polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is touted as a safe “green” product, but instead contains several chemicals deemed hazardous by federal health standards.

The Stegink had Sealection installed in their Byron Center, Mich., home between August and September 2010 by Advanced Installation Technology, an outfit …