Payments announced in class action suit over Carrier Corp. gas furnaces

A class-action lawsuit means payments to some Canadians over certain gas furnances.

The furnaces were 90-plus per cent high-efficiency, including a secondary heat exchanger and were made by Carrier Corp.

Former owners of the gas furnaces will receive payments only if the secondary heat exchanger failed. Carrier denies it did anything wrong, and the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.

The settlement includes an opt-out offer. It also includes payments and offers of an enhanced 20-year warranty on their high-efficiency gas furnaces.

June 9 is the deadline for opt outs and objections, while the deadline to submit claims is September 8. Hearings will be held on June 16 when the courts will consider whether to approve the settlement.

More information, forms and a list of qualifying furnace models can be obtained at a toll-free number, 1-877-632-0916
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