In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Litigation
Case Number:
8:22-ml-03052
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Schubert Jonckheer
- Allen Stovall Neuman
- Kohn Swift
- Maschka Riedy
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Pashman Stein
- Lenze Lawyers
- Cozen O'Connor
- Berger Kahn
- Smith & McElwain
- Williams Dirks
- Begam Marks
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Quinn Emanuel
- Meyer Njus
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Blood Hurst
- Siri & Glimstad
- Morgan & Morgan
- Milberg Coleman
- FeganScott
- Pollock Cohen
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Edelson PC
- Belin McCormick
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Matthiesen Wickert
- Consumer Protection Legal
- Baron & Budd
- Conley Griggs
- Spector Roseman
- Throndset Michenfelder
- Benson Legal APC
- Mason LLP (Washington, DC)
- Rubens Kress
- MLG Attorneys at Law
- Greene Espel
- DiCello Levitt
- Lockridge Grindal
- Keller Rohrback
- Burns Charest
- Hill Ward Henderson
- Janove PLLC
- Hagens Berman
- Migliaccio & Rathod
- MWH Law Group
- Gustafson Gluek
- Stutman Law
- Hovde Dassow
- Humphrey Farrington
- Ademi & O'Reilly
- Janet Janet
- Baker Sterchi
- Vorys
- Callahan & Blaine
- Wolkin Curran
- de Luca Levine
- Oliver Bell Group
- Jenner & Block
- Johnson Becker
- Gadtke Law Firm
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Hellmuth & Johnson
Companies
- Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
- MMG Ltd.
- First Chicago Insurance
- Direct General Corp.
- West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.
- The Travelers Cos. Inc.
- Cincinnati Financial Corp.
- CC Services Inc.
- Pekin Insurance Co.
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
- Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
- Metromile Inc.
- Westfield Insurance Co. Inc.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
- GAINSCO Inc.
- Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Co.
- 21st Century Insurance Co.
- United Services Automobile Association
- Utica Mutual Insurance Co. Inc.
- National Farmers Union
- American Family Insurance Group
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
- QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
- PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co.
- Nodak Insurance Co.
- Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
- Church Mutual Insurance Co.
- National General Holdings Corp.
- Illinois Casualty Co.
- State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.
- Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co.
- Safe Auto Group Agency Inc.
- Root Insurance Co.
- Encompass Insurance Co.
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
- Esurance Insurance Services Inc.
- Sentry Insurance Group
- Bristol West Insurance Group
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- American Standard
- Farmers Insurance Group Inc.
- Erie Insurance Inc.
- Century-National Insurance Co.
- Wawanesa General Insurance Co.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.
- Hyundai Motor Co.
- Founders Insurance Co.
- Geico Corp.
- Kia Corp.
- Grange Mutual Casualty Group
- SECURA Insurance
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.