{"id":132,"date":"2015-10-30T11:29:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T16:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masstortlawyerblog.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:09:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:09:56","slug":"ohio-supreme-court-reverses-certification-of-class-containing-members-without-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/ohio-supreme-court-reverses-certification-of-class-containing-members-without-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Certification of Class Containing Members Without Damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the Ohio State Court handed down a decision holding that courts cannot certify proposed class actions that include members who have not suffered any injuries.\u00a0In\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supremecourt.ohio.gov\/rod\/docs\/pdf\/0\/2015\/2015-Ohio-3430.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Felix v. Ganley Chevrolet, Inc.<\/a><\/em>, the trial court granted class certification to a proposed class defined as including all consumers who purchased vehicles from a specific dealership subject to a contract including an arbitration provision that was unenforceable.<\/p>\n<p>At the time the trial court granted the motion for class certification, there was no evidence that any of the class members, besides the representative, had an actual dispute with the defendant dealership or even suffered injuries as a result. 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