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Seventh Circuit· 5/20/2010

Pella Corp. v. Saltzman

Citations

  • 606 F.3d 391
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 10259
  • 2010 WL 1994653

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  • holding that the central question in the case was whether the product at issue was defective when it left the factory, not whether that defect proximately caused the class members’ damages
  • noting that all ProLine casement windows were allegedly designed to allow water to seep behind aluminum casing, accelerating wood rot
  • holding the same in a product liability class action where each class member would need to individually prove causa- tion and damages
  • noting that even though class members still must prove individual issues of causation and damages, this does not prevent class certification
  • holding the same in a product liability class action where each class member would need to individually prove causa- tion and damages
  • noting that even though class members still must prove individual issues of causation and damages, this does not prevent class certification

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Judges: Posner, Williams, Tinder

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