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Product Liability

American Standard's Champion 4 model toilet is sold with a defective flush valve that causes leaking and a 30 percent increase in water usage, a class claims in Cleveland federal court.

CLEVELAND – American Standard's Champion 4 model toilet is sold with a defective flush valve that causes leaking and a 30 percent increase in water usage, a class claims in Cleveland federal court.

The lead plaintiffs are Rachel Papp, Candu Properties and Reginald Friesen. The defendant is AS America Inc.

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