Whirlpool Corp. v. Glazer
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2014Linked with:
Issue: (1) Whether the of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) predominance
requirement can be satisfied when the court has not
found that the aggregate of common liability issues
predominates over the aggregate of individualized
issues at trial and when neither injury nor damages
can be proven on a classwide basis; and (2) whether a class may be certified when most
members have never experienced the alleged defect
and both fact of injury and damages would have to be
litigated on a member-by-member basis.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 7 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2013) |
| Oct 14 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Oct 14 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Oct 15 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 6, 2013. |
| Nov 5 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 5 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Technology Association of America, and TechNet filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 6 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 6 2013 | Brief of respondents Gina Glazer and Trina Allison, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 23 2013 | Reply of petitioner Whirlpool Corporation filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 24 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014. |
| Jan 13 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 17, 2014. |
| Jan 21 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 24, 2014. |
| Feb 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014. |
| Feb 24 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
