Litigation
Jan. 21, 2012
An end to nationwide consumer class actions?
The 9th Circuit offers much-needed guidance to courts faced with nationwide putative class actions. By Blaine H. Evanson and Andrew G. Pappas of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
On Jan. 12, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision in Mazza v. American Honda Co. Inc., 2012 DJDAR 485 (9th Cir. 2012), holding that individualized choice-of-law issues precluded certification of a nationwide class action brought under California's consumer-protection laws, and that individualized reliance issues precluded certification of a California-only class of consumers. The 9t...
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