Payne et al v. Kia Corporation et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:22-cv-00881

Court:

New York Western

Nature of Suit:

Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability

Judge:

John L. Sinatra, Jr.

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  1. May 09, 2023

    Kia Wants TikTok Challenge Death Suit Tossed

    Kia America Inc. is asking a New York federal court to throw out claims from two mothers over the deaths of their teenage children in a car crash involving a stolen 2021 Sportage, saying the thief's reckless driving and a TikTok challenge are at fault for the accident.

  2. April 10, 2023

    Judge Tosses Death Suit From Kia 'Crime Wave' MDL

    Kia has convinced the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that a suit brought by the mothers of two teens who died while passengers in a stolen Kia Sportage doesn't belong in the consolidated action that accuses the automaker of making its vehicles too easy to steal.