Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 24, 2018
9th Circuit reverses nationwide class certification in Hyundai, Kia mileage case
The panel found that the district judge had erred in certifying a national class to facilitate a settlement.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta wrote the opinion reversing a district court judge's certification of a nationwide class of car buyers in order to facilitate a settlement.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed the approval of a nationwide class action settlement reached between consumers and a group of automakers Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that could send settlement-seeking parties back to square one.
U.S. District Judge George H. Wu had described the settlement reached between automakers Kia Motors America Inc., Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor Co., and the plaintiff class of car buyer...
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