Grenfell families file US lawsuit over cladding and insulation

Bereaved and survivors seeking damages potentially worth hundreds of millions. The families of 69 victims and 177 survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster have launched legal action in the US against the manufacturers of the cladding and insulation used in the building’s refurbishment, which lawyers said could result in a payout worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Arconic, which manufactured the aluminium composite cladding, Celotex, which made the insulation, and Celotex’s parent