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Class Action,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Aug. 21, 2025

9th Circuit vacates class status in Calico Critters choking hazard suit

A grandmother who sued over Calico Critters toys lacked standing to represent a class, the 9th Circuit ruled, because she could not show an imminent intent to buy the products again.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday vacated class certification of a lawsuit by a woman who sued the maker of a child's toy for allegedly being a choking hazard because defendants said she had no intention of purchasing the product in the future.

The case involves Calico Critters, popular "Flocked Toys" -- small animal figurines dressed in human clothes -- manufactured by Epoch Everlasting Play LLC and sent by Amazon.com Inc., another defendant in...

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