Indiana Panel:  Homeowners Pleaded Remedy, Not Cause Of Action For Deck Claims

Mealey's (October 14, 2022, 12:12 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana appellate panel found that a trial court erred in applying the state’s product liability statute to a case in which homeowners sued three wood and chemical companies for allegedly treating their deck with toxic arsenic; however, the panel affirmed the trial court’s dismissal because the homeowners pleaded “equitable remediation,” which the panel found was not a valid cause of action....