HUDOCK v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.

No. 20-2317.

12 F.4th 773 (2021)

Breann HUDOCK; Eugene Mannacio; Brian Fleishman, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.; Best Buy Co., Inc.; Best Buy Stores, L.P.; BestBuy.com, LLC, Defendants-Appellants Retail Litigation Center, Inc.; Consumer Technology Association; Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers; U.S. Chamber Litigation Center; The Product Liability Advisory Council, Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s) State of Minnesota, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 25, 2021.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Michael Cialkowski , Alyssa Leary , Zimmerman & Reed, Daniel E. Gustafson , Daniel C. Hedlund , Brittany N. Resch , Gustafson & Gluek, Minneapolis, MN, Luke Hudock , Hudock Law Group, Muskego, WI, Alex Phillip , Samuel J. Strauss , Turke & Strauss, Madison, WI, Hart L. Robinovitch , Zimmerman & Reed, Scottsdale, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellees.

Timothy J. Droske , Steven J. Wells , Dorsey & Whitney, Peter H. Walsh , Hogan & Lovells, Minneapolis, MN, Thomas Payne Schmidt , Phoebe A. Wilkinson , Hogan & Lovells, New York, NY, Catherine Emily Stetson , Hogan & Lovells, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants.

Deborah R. White , Retail Litigation Center, Incorporated, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Retail Litigation Center, Inc.

Adam G. Unikowsky , Jenner & Block, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Consumer Technology Association.

Kevin McGinty , Mintz & Levin, Boston, MA, Charles Samuels , Mintz & Levin, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

Steven P. Lehotsky , U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

John H. Beisner , Jessica D. Miller , Jordan M. Schwartz , Skadden & Arps, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council.

Jason Pleggenlathle , Adam H. Welle , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Saint Paul, MN, for Amicus Curiae State of Minnesota.

Before COLLOTON, WOLLMAN, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Breann Hudock, Eugene Mannacio, and Brian Fleishman sued LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Best Buy Co., and two Best Buy subsidiaries for allegedly misrepresenting the features of certain televisions that they sold. The named plaintiffs sought certification of two proposed classes, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b...

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