United States Eighth Circuit

In a class action concerning a recalled prosthetic heart valve, the district court erred in certifying a consumer protection class, seeking damages based on Minnesota's consumer protection statutes, where it did not conduct a thorough conflicts-of-law analysis as to each plaintiff class member before applying Minnesota law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2005
• Published 10/12/2005

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James C. Martin, argued, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven E. Angstreich, argued, Cherry Hill, NJ, for appellee.