PATRICK v. RUNNING WAREHOUSE, LLC

No. 22-56078, No. 22-56080, No. 22-56081, No. 22-56082, No. 22-56086, No. 22-56087.

93 F.4th 468 (2024)

John PATRICK, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUNNING WAREHOUSE, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant. Bethany Buffington, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Running Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant. Craig Arcilla, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Running Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant. Laurie Gasnick, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Running Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant. Erik Solter; Lorne Bulling, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Running Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant. Tom Hargrove, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Running Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company; Wilderness Sports Warehouse, LLC, dba Tackle Warehouse, a California limited liability company; Sports Warehouse, Inc., dba Tennis Warehouse, a California corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Skate Warehouse, LLC, a California limited liability company, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 12, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean S. Martin (argued), Law Office of Jean Sutton Martin PLLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Plaintiffs-Appellants John Patrick, Bethany Buffington, Craig Arcilla, Laurie Gasnick, Erik Solter, and Tom Hargrove.

M. Anderson Berry , Clayeo C. Arnold A Professional Corporation, Sacramento, California; Terence R. Coates , Markovits Stock & DeMarco LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio; for Plaintiff-Appellant Bethany Buffington.

Tina Wolfson and Robert R. Ahdoot , Ahdoot & Wolfson PC, Burbank, California; Ben Barnow , Barnow and Associates PC, Chicago, Illinois; for Plaintiff-Appellant Craig Arcilla.

Kiley L. Grombacher and Marcus J. Bradley , Bradley/Grombacher LLP, Westlake Village, California; Joseph M. Lyon , The Lyon Firm LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio; for Plaintiff-Appellant Laurie Gasnick.

Timothy J. Peter , Faruqi & Faruqi LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lisa Omoto , Faruqi & Faruqi LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellant Erik Solter.

MaryBeth V. Gibson , The Finley Firm PC, Atlanta, Georgia; for Plaintiff-Appellant Tom Hargrove.

P. Craig Cardon (argued), Jay T. Ramsey , Benjamin O. Aigboboh , and Alyssa Sones , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: CARLOS T. BEA, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and LAWRENCE VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Defendants-Appellees are companies that own and operate e-commerce websites selling sporting goods.1 Plaintiffs-Appellants John Patrick, Bethany Buffington, Craig Arcilla, Laurie Gasnick, Erik Solter, Lorne Bulling, and Tom Hargrove (Plaintiffs) purchased goods online from Defendants...

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