HALE v. EMERSON ELEC. CO.

No. 18-1585.

942 F.3d 401 (2019)

Jeff HALE, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Raymond Gray, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Andrew Bowers; Emilio Gonzales; Kenneth Thompson, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated; Eric Shults; Justin Swires, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Estaban Maravilla, individually and on behalf of all others; Lauren Checki; Kevin Brees; Chad Venhaus; Chris Willis; Fred Wilmer Plaintiffs-Appellees v. EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY Defendant-Appellant, Sears Holdings Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Company; The Home Depot, Inc. Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was James F. Bennett , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Mark G. Arnold , of Saint Louis, MO., Joseph C. Orlet , of Saint Louis, MO., Hannah Fleener Preston , of Saint Louis, MO., Matthew R. Grant , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees and appeared on the brief was Anthony G. Simon , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellees brief; John G. Simon , of Saint Louis, MO., Richard J. Arsenault , of Alexandria, LA., Randall Seth Crompton , of Saint Louis, MO., Eric D. Holland , of Saint Louis, MO., Charles E. Schaffer , of Philadelphia, PA., Jay Dinan, of Bonita Springs, FL.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, KELLY and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Emerson Electric Company appeals from an order certifying a nationwide class of plaintiffs in a case involving allegedly deceptive advertising practices. The district court ruled that all class members' claims would be governed by Missouri law and therefore determined class resolution was appropriate. We reverse and remand for further consideration.

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