Remington Arms Co., Inc. v. Luna

OPINION

RICKHOFF, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal arises from the trial court’s order certifying a class action. Because a class action is not the superior method of litigation in this case, we reverse and remand.

Background

Joe Luna, Robert Farley, Edward Farrell, and Lauro Chapa (collectively, the plaintiffs), sued E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Remington Arms Company, Inc., now known as Sporting Goods Properties, Inc. (collectively, du Pont),1 for economic losses stemming from alleged defects in the Remington Model 700 rifle. According to the…