Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Certification of Whirlpool Washing Machine Class Despite Comcast v. Behrend

The Northern District of Ohio, supervising multidistrict litigation alleging that Whirlpool's front-loading washing machines allow mold and mildew to grow in the machines, certified a class of Ohio purchasers for liability purposes.  The Sixth Circuit affirmed.  The Supreme Court granted Whirlpool's petition for certiorari, vacated, and remanded to the Sixth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013).

The Sixth Circuit just reaffirmed the class certification, despite Amgen and Comcast.  Glazer v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 10-4188 (6th Cir. July 18, 2013).

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