January 01, 2019
The new year isn’t shaping up to be a restful one for consumer protection attorneys, with the full Ninth Circuit poised to hand down a decision on nationwide class settlements, the high court diving back into standing in the privacy context and the Federal Communications Commission grappling with the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Here, Law360 rounds up the cases worth keeping an eye on in 2019.
January 01, 2019
Wage-and-hour lawsuits challenging the independent-contractor classification of drivers in the commercial trucking, delivery and ride-hailing industries and lawsuits concerning arbitration and class action standards are among the court battles that transportation attorneys will keep their eye on in 2019.
October 15, 2018
Virginia consumers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate their claims that Hyundai Motor America Inc. misrepresented the fuel economy of its Elantra cars, saying the Fourth Circuit overstepped in tossing them, since they were already preserved in broader multidistrict litigation in California being reviewed by the Ninth Circuit.
September 27, 2018
Hyundai, Kia and car owners urged an en banc Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday to save their $97 million settlement in multidistrict litigation alleging the automakers overstated their vehicles' fuel efficiency, arguing a three-judge appellate panel should not have thrown out the nationwide deal over differences in various state consumer protection laws.
July 27, 2018
The full Ninth Circuit on Friday agreed to review a split three-judge panel's rejection of a $200 million settlement in multidistrict litigation over the fuel efficiency of Hyundai Motor America Inc. and Kia Motors Corp. vehicles, re-examining the issue of whether courts should be forced to weigh state law variations in nationwide deals.
July 05, 2018
A California federal judge on Tuesday paused a putative class action accusing Nature's Way Products LLC of misleading consumers about the health of its coconut oil, citing the Ninth Circuit's recent decision to ax a $200 million settlement in multidistrict litigation involving automakers Hyundai and Kia.
June 29, 2018
Consumer class action settlements are hitting snags after the Ninth Circuit ruled in January that courts must weigh whether varying state consumer protection laws were thoroughly considered in nationwide deals, signaling that the federal appeals court may revisit the controversial ruling, attorneys say.
April 19, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday issued a stay in the settlement proceedings for Uber's "safe rides" suit until the Ninth Circuit makes a decision on an en banc review petition for the multidistrict litigation over Hyundai Motor America Inc. and affiliate Kia Motors Inc.'s alleged misstatements about vehicle fuel efficiency.
March 21, 2018
Global automakers and tort reform and consumer advocates have urged the Ninth Circuit to rethink its recent rejection of a $200 million settlement in multidistrict litigation over Hyundai Motor America Inc. and Kia Motors Corp. vehicle fuel efficiency, saying the ruling has potentially devastating consequences by forcing courts to weigh state law variations in nationwide deals.
March 09, 2018
Parties Thursday on both sides of vehicle fuel efficiency multidistrict litigation against Hyundai and Kia told the full Ninth Circuit that a panel's ruling that the lower court should have weighed variations in state laws before approving a $200 million settlement clashes with precedent and will hinder nationwide settlements.