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

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided September 9, 2014No. 1:08-WP-65000; MDL No. 2001PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO, District Judge:

On July 12, 2010, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a) and 23(b)(3), this Court certified a lia*451bility-only class of Ohio Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs move to modify the class definition (docket no. 330), while Defendant Whirlpool objects and moves to decertify the Ohio class entirely (docket no. 327). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in part and Whirlpool’s motion is DENIED. The Court hereby modifies the class definition and certifies the following liability-only class of Ohio Plaintiffs:1

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2Cases cited35 opinions

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  2. General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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  4. Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust FundsSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. Scottsdale Insurance v. FlowersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Durand v. Hanover Ins. Grp., Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2018
  2. In re Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2014
  3. Maak v. IHC Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  4. Anthony Roland v. Annett Holdings, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2020
  5. Eaton v. Ascent Resources-Utica, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2024

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