PVC Building Materials Manufacturer AZEK Asks Panel to Consolidate Class Actions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The manufacturer of allegedly defective PVC decking and railing products has asked a panel of federal judges to create a consolidated docket for two pending class actions filed against the company by plaintiffs in nearly a dozen states.

AZEK Building Products Inc. filed the petition to consolidate and transfer the cases on Oct. 29, urging the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to send the cases to a single federal judge in New Jersey.

AZEK is accused in both class action lawsuits of engaging in a deceptive marketing campaign for its PVC building materials, which the plaintiffs say …