High Court Moldy Washer Ruling May Increase Class Actions

Law360, New York (February 24, 2014, 5:19 PM EST) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's denial of certiorari in Butler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Whirlpool Corp. v. Glazer, after weeks of relisting the case and leaving the defense community in suspense, marks a retreat from recent Supreme Court jurisprudence tightening class-certification standards and may be seen by some lower courts as a green light for certifying overlybroad consumer products classes, in which large numbers of class members have not encountered any problems with their products....

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