Litigation & Arbitration
Feb. 16, 2024
Kia, Hyundai sales practices slammed in anti-theft litigation
The plaintiffs argue that the automakers’ failure to clearly and conspicuously disclose the absence of industry-standard anti-theft technology was not deceptive, and that their sales practices for defective cars were truthful.
Lawyers representing Chicago plaintiffs in a multidistrict vehicle anti-theft device litigation against Kia America Inc. and Hyundai Motor America argued in federal court in Santa Ana that the automakers were wrong in contending in a demurrer that their sales practices for defective cars were truthful.
The case is among several filed in 2022 by governmental entities, consumer and subrogation plaintiffs in several states who sued the Califo...