Legal Opinion
Robert Brown v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 21, 2016No. 15-11455PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal involves a class action over smelly washing machines. Across the country, consumers have filed class actions against the manufacturers of front-loading washing machines. See, e.g., In re Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Prods. Liab. Litig., 722 F.3d 838 (6th Cir.2013); Butler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 727 F.3d 796 (7th Cir.2013); Tait v. BSH Home Appliances Corp., 289 F.R.D. 466 (C.D.Cal.2012). Front-loaders are considered an improvement over traditional top-loading machines because they use less water and energy. But the initial…
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