Uponor, Inc. - Birka-White Law Offices

On March 20, 2025 Birka-White Law Offices in conjunction with co-counsel Berding & Weil and Levin Sedran & Berman filed a new class action lawsuit against Uponor, Inc.

Edward Clifford, et al. v. Uponor, Inc., et al.,
United States District Court
Southern District of California
(San Diego Division)
Case No. 3:25cv-1286 BJC-DDL

On August 25, 2025 Birka-White Law Offices in conjunction with co-counsel Berding & Weil, Levin Sedran & Berman, Girard Sharp LLP, Sauder Schelkopf LLC, Shub Johns & Holbrook LLP and Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC filed another class action lawsuit against Uponor, Inc.

Larry Binkley, et al. v. Uponor, Inc., et al.,
United States District Court
Northern District of California
(San Francisco Division)
Case No. 3:25-cv-07080 CRB

Uponor is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of polyethylene plastic pipe which supplies potable water to residential properties. The proposed class action seeks to represent thousands of California residents in which the Uponor pipe is installed.

The Complaints allege that the Uponor red, white, and blue PEX pipe suffers from multiple defects, including oxidative degradation. The life expectancy of the pipe is 50-100 years. The pipe typically fails within three to 10 years after installation. The defects are progressive in nature, and the pipe continues to crack and leak. The resulting property damage is often substantial and expensive. The Complaints allege that all of the Uponor pipe must be removed and replaced because there is no way to stop future failures.

The Complaints allege that Uponor has “long been aware” of the oxidative degradation issue with its piping systems. Despite this knowledge, the Complaints allege that Uponor has intentionally failed to disclose the defects to consumers, distributors, contractors, installers or building officials.

The Complaints make clear that the failures in the Uponor pipe are caused exclusively by the defective manufacturing process and cannot be attributed to faulty installation or water temperature or water pressure in the system: “Poor installation practices cannot cause these defects in the class pipe and perfect installation practices will not prevent them.”

The lawsuits seek to represent all individuals and entities who own single-family residential property in California in which Uponor pipe manufactured and installed from 2010 to the present.

A homeowner can easily identify whether Uponor is installed in their house.
How to identify UPONOR pipe is explained in the Clifford v. Uponor Complaint at pages 42-47 and in the Binkley v. Uponor Complaint at pages 195-207.

A full copy of the Clifford Complaint is available here
A full copy of the Binkley Complaint is available here

If you have Uponor PEX pipe installed in your home, whether in California or other states, and wish to discuss this matter further, please email admin@birka-white.com.