Judge Allows Consumer Defect Suits Against Gas Stove Makers For Air Pollutants

( May 16, 2024, 2:35 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted in part and denied in part three gas stove makers’ motions to dismiss putative class actions brought against them by customers who claim that they were deceived into purchasing gas stoves without knowing that the products may emit harmful air pollutants, allowing the bulk of their claims, including for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), to proceed....