6th Circuit: Walmart Cough Syrup Class Action Meets CAFA Threshold For Removal

Mealey's ( May 26, 2023, 2:17 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Exercising its discretion to review a remand to state court, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that a class action involving whether Walmart’s cough suppressant is “non-drowsy” meets the $5 million amount-in-controversy requirement of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) and that the case can be removed to federal court....