Settlement, Class Action, FRCP 23(b)(3)

In Labcorp v. Davis, Supreme Court Passes on Chance to Clarify Issue of Uninjured Class Members

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/11/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law. In the closely watched case of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the Court delivered a per curiam...more

Ninth Circuit U-Turns And Approves Nationwide Class Settlement In Automobile Class Action Involving Potential Variations In...

K&L Gates LLP on 6/14/2019

In a recent 8-3 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s approval of an estimated $210 million class action settlement in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation....more

9th Circuit Saves Nationwide Settlement Classes

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/10/2019

Sometimes settlement with a putative class of nationwide consumers is the best option for resolution. However, since the initial ruling of the Ninth Circuit in In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., the mechanism to go about...more

Certifying a Settlement Class: What’s Good for the Goose Has to be Good for the Gander

Kilpatrick on 3/8/2018

Late last month, in In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, 881 F.3d 679 (9th Cir. 2018) (Hyundai), a divided Ninth Circuit panel reversed the district court’s approval of a proposed nationwide class settlement valued at...more

Ninth Circuit Vacates Final Approval of National Settlement Class Action Certification

BakerHostetler on 3/5/2018

Last month, the Ninth Circuit vacated the certification of a nationwide class for settlement in the In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, No. 15-56014, 881 F.3d 679 (9th Cir. Jan. 23, 2018). The Ninth Circuit concluded...more

Too Fast and Furious: Ninth Circuit Unwinds Hyundai and Kia Nationwide Class Action Settlement

Carlton Fields on 2/15/2018

In a split panel, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s certification of a nationwide class action settlement because the lower court failed to conduct a sufficient predominance inquiry under Rule...more

Nationwide class actions: dangling on a precipice?

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/9/2018

An unexpected decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has raised questions about the viability of nationwide class action settlements. What appeared to be a wrapped-up settlement agreement unraveled after...more

Ninth Circuit Slams the Brakes on Nationwide Class Action Settlement; Choice of Law and Reliance Are Bumps in the Road

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/1/2018

In In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, No. 15-56014, 2018 WL 505343 (9th Cir. Jan. 23, 2018), the Ninth Circuit vacated a nationwide class action settlement, concluding that the district court’s failure to conduct a...more

Are Nationwide Class Settlements Endangered By Ninth Circuit’s Opinion in Hyundai and Kia Case?

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 1/26/2018

The Ninth Circuit’s decision this week vacating a class action settlement in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litig., No. 15-65014 (9th Cir. Jan. 23, 2018) is getting a lot of attention in the class action bar. ...more

High Time for the Supreme Court to Review Ascertainability in Class Actions

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/24/2017

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld certification of a class of retail purchasers of Wesson-brand cooking oil in a false advertising case, despite the fact that almost all class members will never...more

State Law Prohibiting Class Actions Does Not Preclude Court From Maintaining Certification and Approving Settlement Agreement

Carlton Fields on 1/6/2017

The Sixth Circuit recently affirmed approval of a class action settlement agreement, holding that “a post-settlement change in the law does not alter the binding nature of the parties’ settlement agreement, nor does it...more

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