Microsoft, Xbox Owners Argue Jurisdiction Of Class Action Appeal Before High Court

Mealey's (June 20, 2016, 2:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a June 15 reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, petitioner Microsoft Corp. argues that because a putative class of Xbox 360 owners voluntarily dismissed their product defect suit against it, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals did not have jurisdiction to hear their appeal of a trial court’s denial of class certification (Microsoft Corp. v. Seth Baker, et al., No. 15-457, U.S. Sup.)....