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Product Liability

May 13, 2010

Pipe Maker Seeks To Dismiss Suit

Pipe manufacturer JM Eagle has asked a federal judge to dismiss a multi-million dollar whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the company of falsifying test results to hide substandard products, saying the suit is the fabrication of a fired employee.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Pipe manufacturer JM Eagle asked a federal judge to dismiss a multi-million dollar whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the company of falsifying test results to hide substandard products, saying the suit is the fabrication of a fired employee.

JM Eagle - formerly known as J-M Manufacturing - said in court papers filed Monday that ex-employee John Hendrix's "alle...

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