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WIEGAND v. WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUPS, INC.

No. A03-250.

683 N.W.2d 807 (2004)

Jeff WIEGAND, on behalf of himself and all persons similarly situated, Appellant, v. WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUPS, INC., and all related dealerships including but not limited to: Walser Plymouth C., L.L.C., d/b/a Walser Chevrolet, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 29, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Crowder, Crowder, Bedor & Paulson, L.L.P., St. Paul, Richard Fuller, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A., Minneapolis, Consumer Justice Center, P.A., Thomas J. Lyons, Jr., John H. Goolsby, Little Canada, for appellants.

William M. Hart, Melissa Dosick Riethof, Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis, for respondents.

Hart L. Robinovitch, David M. Cialkowski, Zimmerman Reed, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Stacy J. Canan, Deborah M. Zuckerman, AARP Foundation, Michael Schuster, Washington, DC, Ira Rheingold, Gen. Counsel, Nat. Ass'n of Consumer Advocates, Washington, DC, for amici curiae AARP and Nat. Ass'n of Consumer Advocates.

Glen Robinsin, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Minneapolis, Timothy Thompson, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae Mid-MN Legal Assistance.

Mike Hatch, Minnesota Atty. Gen., Prentiss Cox, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for amicus curiae State of MN.

Edward T. Wahl, Aaron D. Van Oort, Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., Minneapolis, for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce, et al.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

Appellant Jeff Wiegand brought this private consumer fraud class action against respondent Walser Automotive Group, Inc. under Minn.Stat. § 8.31, subd. 3a (2002), and Minn.Stat. § 325F.69, subd. 1 (2002). Wiegand seeks damages on behalf of a class of consumers who purchased service contracts and/or credit insurance from Walser. The issue before us is whether the complaint sets forth a legally sufficient claim...

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