You may be able to collect up to $4,000. KPRC 2 first reported the defective Vortens toilets in 2016. Consumer expert Amy Davis found the toilet tanks cracking in homes from The Woodlands to Pearland and Copperfield to Garden Oaks. It took two class-action lawsuits to get the company to settle and agree to pay homeowners with the defective toilets in their homes. Attorneys know there are about 300,000 of these toilets, but less than 1,500 people have filed claims so far.