Hyundai Fuel Efficiency Ruling Saves Nationwide Class Suits (2)

A settlement valued at $210 million over fuel economy promises made by Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America was revived by the en banc Ninth Circuit June 6.

Variations in state law don’t defeat the predominance requirement for certifying class actions for settlement purposes, Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen wrote for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Nguyen had dissented to the three-judge panel’s January 2018 opinion to the contrary.

The ruling is a boon for class action practitioners on both sides of the “v.” because it ensures cases can be settled on a nationwide basis, rather ...