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Sixth Circuit Limits Successor Liability For Product Defects

When one company acquires another, the “successor” company is not automatically responsible for warning purchasers regarding alleged defects in products previously  sold by its predecessor.  In Holland v. FCA US LLC, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings in favor of a successor to an automobile … Continue Reading

WHIRLPOOL SEEKS EN BANC REVIEW OF PANEL’S DECISION IN WASHING MACHINE LITIGATION

As we previously reported back on May 4, 2012, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit, relying heavily on the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2451 (2011), affirmed class certification in a multi-district litigation involving alleged design defects leading to mold and mildew in certain front-load washing machines … Continue Reading
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