6th Circuit Takes Up Appeal Of Class Status Of Attorney General’s Suit

Mealey's (February 6, 2020, 11:19 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Jan. 31 granted a petition for permission to appeal filed by a propane company seeking a ruling on whether a class action filed by the Michigan attorney general under state consumer protection laws is a class action as defined by the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) (In re: AmeriGas Partners, L.P., et al., No. 19-113, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3163)....