The second of three class-action lawsuits against Lumber Liquidators (Toano, Va.) was dismissed last week, according to Williamsburg, Va.-based WYDaily.com.
The second of three class-action lawsuits against Lumber Liquidators (Toano, Va.) was dismissed last week, according to Williamsburg, Va.-based WYDaily.com.
The second lawsuit alleged two crimes under United States law: that Lumber Liquidators sold products sourced from endangered animal habitat and that the products contained elevated levels of formaldehyde. Attorneys from both parties agreed to the dismissal in court April 29 and Judge Gerald Bruce Lee approved it the next day.
The type of dismissal issued means the matter cannot be refiled by the originators of the suit again.
"We strongly denied the claims asserted and have maintained from the outset that they were factually and legally flawed," John Feld, a Lumber Liquidators spokesperson, told WYDaily.com. "After aggressively defending the case, it was dismissed with prejudice for an immaterial amount. While we firmly believe that the claims lacked merit and we would ultimately have prevailed in the litigation, in our estimation, the favorable financial terms warranted this outcome at this time."
Court records did not list a reason for the dismissal, according to WYDaily.com.
The first class-action suit, which, like the second and third suit, was filed in the wake of a raid on Lumber Liquidators' headquarters and a retail store in Virginia in September, was dismissed in January. The third, which differs from the first two in that it was filed by shareholders arguing the suits filed by customers caused them damages, is still active. A trial date for that suit has not been set.
HF reported on a fourth lawsuit filed in February by NW Bamboo Trim. That case is still in its infancy.
