Federal Appeals Court Overturns Class Certification in GM Transmission Defect Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a narrowly split decision, has undone the class certification for 26 subclasses of drivers across multiple states who alleged that General Motors sold cars with defective transmissions. In a 9-7 ruling, the court found the district court’s commonality analysis, which served as the basis for the class certification, too generalized to meet the required legal standards. This decision sparked a significant dissent from the minority of judges who disagreed with the ruling. For more details on the case, visit Law.com.