Civil Litigation
Apr. 19, 2024
Kia, Hyundai anti-theft case approaching settlement
Lawyers representing consumer plaintiffs in the case accusing the manufacturers of selling cars with substandard anti-theft features moved to finalize a $145 million settlement.
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Lawyers representing nationwide consumer plaintiffs moved to finalize a $145 million proposed settlement Friday in a multidistrict vehicle anti-theft device litigation against Kia America Inc. and Hyundai Motor America.
The case is among several filed in 2022 by governmental entities, consumer and subrogation plaintiffs in several states who sued the California-based car companies, accusing them of manufacturing and selling millions of cars with substandard anti-theft features tha...