Legal Opinion
Powers v. Lycoming Engines
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 9, 2011No. Civil Action Nos. 06-2993, 06-4228PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*417 MEMORANDUM OPINION
SAVAGE, District Judge.
In these two consolidated putative nationwide class actions, we conduct a choice-of-law analysis and then re-evaluation of whether the plaintiffs have satisfied Rule 23’s requirements for class certification.
Moving for class certification under Fed. R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3), the plaintiffs seek to represent a class of owners or previous owners of aircraft equipped with engines designed and built by Lycoming Engines.1 They claim that the engines were manufactured with defective crankshafts that can cause a total loss of engine power and in-flight engine…
2Cases cited105 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
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