First American Avoids Home Warranty Class Action

First American Home Buyers Protection Co. is off the hook after the Ninth Circuit Nov. 16 affirmed that a homeowner suit shouldn’t be certified as a class action.

The homeowners’ allegations that First American misrepresented how often it pays out on home warranty claims aren’t suitable for class resolution because the company’s statements to each homeowner weren’t uniform, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion (Carrera v. First Am. Home Buyers Prot. Co., 2017 BL 412647, 9th Cir., No. 16-56038, unpublished 11/16/17).

That means the buyers of the more than 3 ...