Court Pares Some Claims from Homeowner Suit Over GAF Roofing Shingles

ANDERSON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina has ruled that negligence and fraud claims by a Pennsylvania homeowner against asphalt-shingle manufacturer GAF are barred by the economic loss doctrine, but she declined to dismiss warranty claims or a bid for injunctive relief.

The Aug. 9 ruling by Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina came on a motion by Building Materials Corporation of America, d/b/a GAF Materials Corp., to dismiss a second amended complaint brought by Pennsylvania resident Michael Ragan on behalf of himself and other purchasers of GAF’s Timberline …