6th Circuit: Accepted Offer Of Judgment Moots Class Certification Motion

(May 18, 2016, 12:51 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Michigan federal judge properly rejected a request for class certification in a consumer protection suit following the lead named plaintiff’s acceptance of an offer of judgment, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 16 in an opinion in which it also affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s warranty claims and affirmed an attorney fees award that was far less than the amount requested by the plaintiff (Pamella Montgomery, et al. v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., et al., No. 15-1283, 6th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8896)....

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