Judge Dismisses All Claims In Product Label Suit Involving Maytag Washing Machines

Mealey's (December 9, 2019, 11:40 AM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in California on Dec. 5 granted motions for summary judgment by the manufacturer and retailers of Maytag washing machines in a putative class action alleging that the washers were not energy efficient despite their product labels, dismissing all claims, including ones under California’s unfair competition law, false advertising law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Charlene Dzielak, et al. v. Whirlpool Corp., et al., No. 12-0089, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210429)....