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Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that Judge Terrence Berg of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has granted Final Approval of the Class Action Settlement in the In Re. Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Litigation, establishing a Common Fund of $150,000,000 for payment of claims, attorney’s fees, and expenses under which owners and lessees of over 102,000 Class Vehicles can be paid out for filed claims.
The Court held a fairness hearing on May 19, 2025 to determine whether the settlement agreement should be given final approval and whether the motion for fees, expenses, and service awards should be granted. At that hearing, the Parties informed the Court that several thousand Vehicle Identification Numbers (“VINs”) had been inadvertently omitted from the class list provided to the Settlement Administrator. After a supplemental notice period for those additional vehicles, the Court held a supplemental fairness hearing on September 29, 2025. Judge Berg issued the Final Approval Order on December 22, 2025.
“We are pleased that the Court has granted final approval to this impactful settlement for the benefit of Chevy Bolt owners and lessees,” said Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Keller Rohrback partner and member.
The Settlement, which covers 2017-2022 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that were shipped to a dealer on or before August 19, 2021, provides $150 million for 1) Cash payments to Class Members who file approved claims, 2) Service Award Payments made to Class Representatives who brought the action on behalf of the Class as a whole, 3) Costs relating to Settlement Administration, and 4) Fees and Expenses incurred by Class Counsel during the 4+ years of litigation.
“This final approval represents a significant achievement for Chevrolet Bolt EV owners and lessees across the country,” said Ryan McDevitt, a partner at Keller Rohrback. “We are pleased that the Court approved this innovative settlement, which provides substantial financial compensation to consumers that goes hand in hand with the battery replacement and software remedies. We are proud to have helped deliver this outcome to the Settlement Class.”
In addition to cash distributions, Class Members should be aware that there are recall remedies for their vehicles, and the Settlement Agreement took these remedies into account. Class Members with eligible vehicles received either the “Battery Replacement Final Remedy,” meaning a battery replacement under which Defendants have made available battery replacements for approximately 87,000 of the Class Vehicles, or the “Software Final Remedy” meaning the installation of advanced diagnostic software in approximately 22,560 model year 2020-2022 Bolt vehicles. Class Members can visit the Settlement Website to learn about those remedies and settlement timelines - https://www.boltevbatterysettlement.com/.
