Judge Dismisses Illinois Class Action Targeting MI Windows and Doors Product

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed a class action brought by an Illinois man who claimed that defective vinyl windows installed by the previous owners of his home caused water intrusion and damage to the interior of his residence.

In a Jan. 24 order, Judge David C. Norton of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled in favor of MI Windows and Doors Inc., agreeing that the plaintiff’s multi-count complaint failed to allege specific allegations of fraud or that the company had directly deceived the plaintiffs about the quality of the …