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BRIEHL v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 97-3506.

172 F.3d 623 (1999)

Frederick R. BRIEHL; Gary Endres; Stephanie Endres; Stephen L. Hubbard; Sylvia M. Malon; Alex H. Opal; David Roberts; Renee Roberts; Paul D. Hillman; Barbara Green; Bruce Laird; Stephen D. Farrington; Patricia Farrington; Eric D. Icenogle; Stacy L. Larsen; Vickie Holzer; Marcia Wilson; Lawrence E. Wilson; Vernon Young; Elizabeth Young; George Werthwein; Gerald Bradberry; Camille B. Klamecki; Tommie D. Ervin; Sharon N. Naylor; Mary Gill; Juanita Wells; Barry Ross, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION; Kelsey-Hayes Company, Defendants/Appellees. Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1999.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn I. Weiss, New York, NY, argued (David O. Danis, St. Louis, MO, John M. Deakle, Hattiesburg, MS, Melvyn I. Weiss, Robert A. Wallner, New York, NY, Jeffrey J. Lowe, St. Louis, MO, John J. Carey, Joseph P. Danis, St. Louis, MO, Joseph W. Phebus, Urbana, IL, Joe Holzer, Houston, TX, J.L. Chestnut, Henry "Hank" Sanders, Selma, AL, Stanley M. Grossman, Brian D. Hufford, New York, NY, D. Michael Campbell, Miami, FL and John Michael Sims, Heidelberg, MS, on the brief), for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

James H. Schink, Chicago, IL and Edward M. Kronk, Detroit, MI, argued (J. Andrew Langan, Robert B. Ellis, Geoffrey J. Moul and David M. Harris, on the brief), for Defendants/Appellees.

Before BEAM and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and MELLOY, Chief District Judge.

MELLOY, Chief District Judge.

The Plaintiffs, a purported class of General Motors car, truck, and sport utility vehicle (SUV) owners, brought a class action against General Motors (GM) and Kelsey Hayes (KH). GM manufactures the vehicles and KH manufactures one of the vehicles' component parts, the anti-lock braking systems (ABS). The Plaintiffs advanced six claims in the District Court, five against both GM and KH, and one solely against GM. The Plaintiffs raised...

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