Whirlpool Free From False Ad Class Suit Over Self-Cleaning Ovens

Whirlpool Corp. oven owners are stuck with a ruling denying class certification of their false advertising suit after the Sixth Circuit found nothing warranted a quick appeal.

The class would have included millions of consumers who bought AquaLift self-cleaning ovens. The owners allege the “new” and “innovative” self-cleaning feature didn’t work.

The case doesn’t present a novel issue of class certification and nothing about the posture of the case below strongly favors immediate review, the appeals court said Nov. 5.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) allows parties to seek immediate appeal of class certification decisions, but the appeals courts ...