I had the same clutch for the last 50k miles. About 25 launches and its still holding up fine.

Might have been a bad batch possibly. Maybe the newer ones are designed a little differently now. I bought the car with the clutch installed so I dont know if there would be any warranty on it. I already ordered a Exedy twin disc for the long term. Are the warranties transferable and would they be willing to give some sort of reimbursement for all this trouble were going through?

Not good. ACT should be able to help you though.