In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:22-ml-03052

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James V. Selna

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Companies

Government Agencies

City of New York

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November 06, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Rip Cities' Bellwether Trial Bid In Car-Theft MDL

Hyundai and Kia have asked a California federal judge to reject several cities' request for bellwether trials in consolidated litigation alleging that the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave after a viral TikTok trend popularized tips for breaking into their cars.
October 02, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Drivers' $145M Car-Theft Deal Wins Final OK

A California federal judge has signed off on a $145 million settlement that closes out consolidated consumer claims alleging Hyundai and Kia knowingly sold defective vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave following a viral TikTok trend that popularized tips for breaking into their cars.
August 05, 2024
Kia Atty Reduced To 'Monty Python' Knight By Tentative Order

Kia and Hyundai's attorney told a California federal judge Monday that his tentative order denying the companies' motion to dismiss Chicago's claims in multidistrict litigation over car thefts left him feeling like the knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" who loses his arms and legs but keeps fighting.
July 08, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Parent Cos. Escape MDL Over Car-Theft Wave

The South Korean parent companies of Hyundai and Kia do not belong in a multidistrict litigation over a nationwide wave of car thefts following a TikTok trend popularizing tips for breaking into their vehicles, a California federal court said, finding no personal jurisdiction over the foreign entities.
April 22, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Drivers Want $13M Fees In Car Theft Defect Deal

A consumer class of Hyundai and Kia drivers who claimed that the companies knowingly sold them cars with defects that made them easy to steal asked a California federal judge for final approval of their $145 million deal, with $13.4 million in fees, after an objector said the deal wasn't enough.
January 30, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Can Ask 9th Circ. To Vet Cities' Car-Theft Claims

A California federal judge said Hyundai and Kia can ask the Ninth Circuit to consider whether cities in New York, Ohio and Wisconsin can sue the automakers over a nationwide wave of car thefts following a viral TikTok trend that popularized tips for breaking into their vehicles.
January 09, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Eye 9th Circ. Input On Cities' Car-Theft Claims

Hyundai and Kia said Monday that the Ninth Circuit should consider whether U.S. cities can sue the automakers in California federal court over a nationwide wave of car thefts following a viral TikTok trend that popularized tips for breaking into their vehicles.
November 15, 2023
Hyundai, Kia Can't Ditch Insurers' Claims In Car Theft MDL

A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that Hyundai and Kia's U.S. units must face consolidated claims from hundreds of insurers suing the automakers over an alleged nationwide wave of car thefts following a viral TikTok trend that popularized tips for breaking into their vehicles.
October 30, 2023
Hyundai, Kia Drivers Get Green Light On $145M Car Theft Deal

A California federal judge said Monday he will preliminarily approve a $145 million settlement resolving claims by Hyundai and Kia drivers who alleged they suffered losses arising from design flaws that led to car thefts from a method popularized on TikTok and other social media platforms.
October 03, 2023
Insurers And Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Must Face Car Theft MDL

Hundreds of insurers and over a dozen U.S. cities seeking to recover their alleged losses stemming from a car theft crime spree inspired by social media urged a California federal court to reject Hyundai and Kia's recent attempts to escape claims that they sold theft-prone vehicles.

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