Trabakoolas
Trabakoolas v. Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JASON TRABAKOOLAS, et al., Case No. 12-cv-01172-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. ENFORCE FINAL ORDER AND
JUDGMENT
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 316 11 Defendants.
13 A group of plaintiffs filed this class action for claims arising from alleged defects of an 14 acetal coupling nut (“Coupling Nut”) on the Flexible Plumbing Toilet Connector (“Toilet 15 Connector”) designed and manufactured by defendants Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Watts 16 Regulator Co., and Wolverine Brass, Inc. (collectively “Watts”). The parties subsequently agreed 17 to the terms of a $23 million class settlement, which I approved on August 5, 2014. See Final 18 Order and Judgment [Dkt. No. 304]; Settlement Agreement [Dkt. No. 273-1]. The Settlement 19 Class, defined as “all individuals and entities, that own or owned, or lease or leased, a residence or 20 other structure located in the United States containing a Toilet Connector,” agreed to a broad 21 release…