April 17, 2019
Hyundai asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to dump expert testimonies backing a proposed class of drivers suing over Sonata sedans, saying the experts' unreliable tests don't support sweeping claims that more than 60,000 vehicles had corrosive brakes.
December 06, 2018
Consumers asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to certify their proposed class action alleging Hyundai Motor America knowingly sold Sonata sedans with defective brakes, saying they were subjected to the same Hyundai misrepresentations and warranties so pursuing their claims as a class is warranted.
November 21, 2017
A New York federal court shouldn't reconsider a late-September ruling dismissing many claims brought by a proposed class of drivers alleging a brake defect in some Hyundai Sonata sedans, the automaker's U.S. unit said Monday, arguing that the motion is untimely, repeats rejected arguments and improperly raises new ones.
October 02, 2017
A proposed class action against Hyundai's U.S. branch over an alleged brake defect in certain Sonata sedans will proceed, a New York federal judge said Friday, finding that although some of the drivers' claims must be thrown out, others deserved to stay.
January 30, 2017
Hyundai Motor Co. asked a New York federal judge on Friday to squash a proposed class action alleging the auto manufacturer knew and lied about defective brakes in its Sonatas before drivers bought or leased the vehicles, saying class members are merely trying to get free brake repairs.
September 29, 2016
A New York federal judge on Wednesday barely kept alive a proposed class action alleging Hyundai Motor Co. knew and lied about defective brakes in its Sonatas before drivers bought or leased the vehicles, determining most of the suit's claims were either time-barred or not well-pled.