Following its decision in Comcastv. Behrend, the Supreme Court remanded a number of class actions forreconsideration (twoin April and onein June). Last month, the Sixth Circuit found that class certification remainedproper in Glazerv. Whirlpool, a class action involving defective washing machines. TheSeventh Circuit has now done the same in a similar washing machine class actionagainst Sears. The entire opinion (Butlerv. Sears) is worth a read; Judge Posner’s discussion of Comcast starts on page 5. Here are someexcerpts:
