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In re: Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Products Liability Litigation

  1. October 30, 2014

    Jury Vindicates Whirlpool In Moldy Washer Trial

    An Ohio federal jury on Thursday freed Whirlpool Corp. from allegations in a long-running class action that some of its washer models contained a defect that could produce foul-smelling mold, finding that the washers were not negligently designed.

  2. October 28, 2014

    Whirlpool Can't Nix Class In Moldy Washer Suit

    Whirlpool Corp. failed again Tuesday to decertify a class of consumers in a suit over allegedly defective washers that gather mold, when an Ohio federal judge ruled that its arguments over the class had already been rejected by the court, the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

  3. October 23, 2014

    Whirlpool Can't Get Moldy Washer Claims Ruled Time-Barred

    Whirlpool Corp. failed Wednesday to persuade an Ohio federal judge to dismiss as time-barred the claims made by one of the named plaintiffs in the ongoing class action trial over an alleged mold-related washer defect, when the judge found that reasonable jurors could still disagree on the issue.

  4. October 22, 2014

    Whirlpool Says Plaintiff's Moldy Washer Claims Are Too Old

    Whirlpool Corp. argued on Tuesday that claims of one of the named plaintiffs over an alleged mold-related washer defect are time-barred by the two-year statute of limitations for Ohio common law product liability claims, arguing that she had shown no reason why she could not have brought her suit earlier. 

  5. October 06, 2014

    Whirlpool Washer Trial To Hinge On Common Defect Question

    Whirlpool Corp.'s long-awaited trial in a class action over allegedly defective washers that gather mold will begin on Tuesday, with the appliance maker's fate likely hinging on its argument that not all of the washer models belonging to the 150,000-member class bore the same defect.

  6. September 19, 2014

    Whirlpool Moldy Washer Class Action Heads To Trial

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday rejected Whirlpool Corp.'s efforts to dismiss a class action over allegedly defective washers that gather mold, allowing the case to proceed to trial after the appliance maker's tortuous and ultimately futile attempts to disband the class.

  7. September 02, 2014

    Whirlpool Can't Unravel Class In Moldy Washer Suit

    Whirlpool Corp. failed Tuesday to decertify a class of Ohio consumers, who claim the company didn't warn them about an alleged mold-producing defect in its washers, when an Ohio federal judge ruled its objections were resolved by modifying the class or were previously rejected by the Sixth Circuit.

  8. June 23, 2014

    Consumers Aim To Trim Class In Whirlpool Moldy Washer Row

    A class of Ohio consumers on Friday moved to head off Whirlpool Inc.'s decertification bid in a suit accusing the company of failing to warn them about its washers' tendency to gather mold, saying the class can be trimmed to exclude newer washers that corrected the alleged defect.

  9. June 16, 2014

    Whirlpool Seeks To Decertify Class In Moldy Washer Suit

    Whirlpool Corp. on Friday sought to decertify a class of Ohio consumers accusing the home appliance giant of failing to warn them about an alleged defect in washers that causes them to gather mold, arguing that new evidence shows most washers don't accumulate the biofilm and that most consumers didn't notice the mold.

  10. May 05, 2014

    Whirlpool Experts In Washer Odor Row Stink, Judge Hears

    Consumers suing Whirlpool Corp. in multidistrict litigation over alleged washing machine defects asked an Ohio federal judge on Friday to block the testimony of seven of the company's expert witnesses, arguing that they are unqualified and attempting to testify outside their fields of expertise.

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