CAFA in action

You might have read some of the news reports last week about a new nationwide class action against Apple alleging that the iPod Nano is defective because the display screen scratches too easily. A copy of the first amended complaint is accessible here. The action was filed in the Northern District of California in San Jose, and includes claims based on the warranty and consumer protection laws of the 50 states (except California, a notable omission; the original complaint, which is no longer available online, included California and a UCL claim). I'm not at all privy to the plaintiffs' strategy here, but this case has CAFA written all over it.