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IN RE WHIRLPOOL CORP. FRONT-LOADING WASHER PRODUCTS

No. 10-4188.

722 F.3d 838 (2013)

In re WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION FRONT-LOADING WASHER PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. Gina Glazer, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Trina Allison, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Whirlpool Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Malcolm E. Wheeler , Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Denver, Colorado, for Appellant. Jonathan D. Selbin , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Malcolm E. Wheeler , Michael T. Williams , Galen D. Bellamy , Joel S. Neckers , Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, Denver, Colorado, F. Daniel Balmert , Anthony J. O'Malley , Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Jonathan D. Selbin , Jason L. Lichtman , Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. John H. Beisner , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before: MARTIN and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

Gina Glazer and Trina Allison filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Ohio consumers against Whirlpool Corporation alleging that design defects in Whirlpool's Duet®, Duet HT®, Duet Sport®, and Duet Sport HT® front-loading washing machines (the Duets) allow mold and mildew to grow in the machines, leading to ruined laundry and malodorous homes. This suit and similar suits filed against Whirlpool...

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