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Fishman Haygood LLP

U.S. Sixth Circuit, En Banc, Reverses GM Transmission Certification on Commonality and Predominance Grounds

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In a previous JD Supra article, I wrote about the Sixth Circuit Court’s initial decision, which upheld class certification for the matter despite GM’s challenges to Article III and predominance, in the case of Speerly v....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

One Size Fits None: Sixth Circuit Demands State-by-State Analysis in Auto Defect Class Actions

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a full en banc decision, raised the pleading and proof standards for plaintiffs seeking to certify multistate automotive defect class actions. The court’s June 27, 2025,...more

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U.S. Sixth Circuit Panel’s Rejection of GM’s Article III Standing and Predominance Challenges to Class Certification is Now Set...

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An August 2024 decision by a panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit in Speerly v. General Motors, which underscores key developments in the law governing class certification, Article III standing, and the treatment of manifest...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2022 Year in Review

Massachusetts federal and state courts issued several important product liability decisions in 2022. Nutter’s Product Liability practice group reviewed these cases and report on their significant holdings as follows ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Burned Again: District Court Dismisses Putative Class Action Alleging Sunscreen Adulteration Due to Lack of Article III Standing

In this age of mass manufacturing, each unit in a product line is usually the same as every other.  But manufacturing isn’t perfect.  Sometimes, for various reasons, some units in a product line will deviate from the...more

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