U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 14, 2012
9th Circuit rejects class certification in Honda suit
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank of Los Angeles was wrong to certify a national class action over allegedly misleading ads for Acura sedans' collision mitigation braking system, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank of the Central District was wrong to certify a national class action over allegedly misleading ads for Acura sedans' collision mitigation braking system, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday. Voting 2-1, the panel majority vacated class certification and returned the case to Fairbank for further litigation, suggesting a differently defined class might allo...
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