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EFN West Palm Motor Sales LLC v. Hyundai Motor America Corp. et al.

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Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to support Professor John Asker of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Retained by Nelson Mullins

In initial litigation, Hyundai sued a Napleton Automotive Group dealership in West Palm Beach, alleging warranty fraud related to a vehicle recall. The dealership countersued Hyundai, claiming that the automaker had violated the Florida Dealer Act by unfairly allocating vehicles. Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to support Professor John Asker of the University of California, Los Angeles.

During the two-week federal trial, Professor Asker rebutted the counterclaimant’s allocation expert. He opined that Hyundai’s allocation systems are nondiscriminatory from an economics perspective and rebutted claimed damages.

The Florida federal jury ruled in Hyundai’s favor on all allocation counterclaims and awarded no damages.

For more information, contact Kostis Hatzitaskos and James Myatt. Other team members involved in this matter include Natasha Vajravelu.

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John Asker

Armen A. Alchian Chair in Economic Theory and Professor of Economics,
University of California, Los Angeles;
Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Research