A California federal has rejected an entreaty by a group of Virginia plaintiffs to stay a national class settlement over the fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia vehicles so they can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
In a separate, recent development, the carmakers agreed to pay $100 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations they violated the federal Clean Air Act by misstating the rule efficiency of their vehicles. The fine is reportedly the largest in the history of the federal environmental law.
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