GAF Timberline Shingle Class Action Doomed by Statute of Repose, Pleading Requirements

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A class action filed by members of a Georgia church who discovered alleged defects in GAF Timberline shingles installed nearly 15 years ago has been dismissed by a federal judge.

Judge J. Michelle Childs disposed of the four-count complaint March 22 after determining that the church’s negligence claims were barred by Georgia’s statute of repose and that the church failed to state actionable claims against GAF for breach of warranty and violation of state business practices law.

The alleged defects were discovered by a roofing inspector prior to the filing of the class action in 2012 by …