Co-author: Rand McClellan Editors’ Note: This post is also a Baker Class Action Alert. In a closely watched decision after remand by the Supreme Court, on July 18, 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld for a second time the class certification order in In re Whirlpool Front-Loading Washer Prods. Liab. Litig. (“Whirlpool II”) … Continue Reading
In a number of recent district court decisions from across the country, courts have denied requests to certify nationwide or statewide classes in cases involving consumer products. These decisions could prove helpful in opposing class certification in other false advertising cases. Significantly, the courts in both Chow and In re Celexa & Lexapro read exposure/causation … Continue Reading
