U.S. Supreme Court denies cert. in all three front-load washer cases

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Feb 24

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert. in the three front-load washer cases, Whirlpool Corp. v. Glaser, No. 13-431; Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Butler, No. 13-430; and BSH Home Appliances Corp. v. Cobb, No. 13-138. Each case had been relisted multiple times.

This means that the lower court opinions affirming (or granting) class certification all stand. Those opinions are: Butler v. Sears Roebuck and Co., 727 F.3d 796 (7th Cir. 2013) (discussed in this blog post); In re Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Products Liab. Litig., 722 F.3d 838 (6th Cir. 2013) (discussed here); and Tait v. BSH Home Appliances Corp., 289 F.R.D. 466 (C.D. Cal. 2012) (discussed here).

Slate had an interesting article yesterday on the development [via].

Supplemental briefing ordered in arbitration case: Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co.

Class certification case taken up as "grant and hold": Martinez v. Joe's Crab Shack Holdings