COLE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 05-31070.

484 F.3d 717 (2007)

Beverly COLE; Anita S. Perkins; Jewell P. Lowe, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter C. Thompson, Jr., Charles Michael Pisano (argued), Barkley & Thompson, New Orleans, LA, Jon Kenton Parsons, Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Frost, Balhoff & McCollister, Baton Rouge, LA, Donald Gene Kelly, Kelly, Townsend & Thomas, Natchitoches, LA, Bob F. Wright, Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

David G. Radlauer, Thomas A. Casey, Jr. (argued), Aimee M. Quirk, Jones Walker, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, GARZA and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant General Motors Corporation appeals the district court's certification of a nationwide Rule 23(b)(3) class of Cadillac DeVille owners who allege breach of express and implied warranties. For the reasons that follow we REVERSE the district court's Ruling and REMAND for entry of an order denying class certification.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

General Motors Corporation ("GM") manufactured and sold over...

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