ROWLAND v. BISSELL HOMECARE, INC.

No. 23-1940, No. 23-1941, No. 23-1955, No. 23-1960.

73 F.4th 177 (2023)

Cara ROWLAND, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. BISSELL HOMECARE, INC., Appellant. Monica Zortea, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Appellant. Monica Zortea, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Costco Wholesale Corp., Appellant. Cara Rowland, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Helen of Troy Ltd., a/k/a Helen of Troy LP, a/k/a Hot Tools Professional Helen of Troy Ltd., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 10, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Held , Edwin J. Kilpela, Jr. , James LaMarca , Elizabeth Pollock-Avery , Lynch Carpenter, 1133 Penn Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees Cara Rowland and Monica Zortea.

Joe N. Nguyen , Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Robert F. Tom , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, 165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000, First Horizon Building, Memphis, TN 38103, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant Bissell Homecare Inc.

Michael J. Mueller , Ryan P. Phair , Samuel J. Thomas , Hunton Andrews Kurth, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037-1701, Michael A. Comber , Stephen W. Gorman , Devin M. Misour , Comber Miller, 300 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Trevor S. Cox , Thomas R. Waskom , Hunton Andrews Kurth, 951 E Byrd Street, Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA 23219, Counsel for Defendants-Appellants Samsung Electronics America Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Kihyun P. Bae , James Moon , Davis Wright Tremaine, 865 S Figueroa Street, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90017, James E. Howard , Caleah Whitten , Davis Wright Tremaine, 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300, Seattle, WA 98104, John G. Papianou , Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, 1735 Market Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant Costco Wholesale Corp.

Emily E. Mahler , Kyle T. McGee , Margolis Edelstein, 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1100, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Counsel for Defendant-Appellant Helen of Troy Ltd.

Before: SHWARTZ, RESTREPO, and CHUNG Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This consolidated appeal arises out of four putative class actions filed in state court alleging violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq. ("MMWA"). Defendants removed the cases to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA"), 28 U.S.C. §...

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