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In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Litigation
Case Number:
8:22-ml-03052
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Ademi & O'Reilly
- Baker Sterchi
- Baron & Budd
- Begam Marks
- Belin McCormick
- Berger Kahn
- Blood Hurst
- Burns Charest
- Conley Griggs
- Consumer Protection Legal
- Cozen O'Connor
- de Luca Levine
- DiCello Levitt
- Edelson PC
- FeganScott
- Gadtke Law Firm
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Golomb Spirt
- Greene Espel
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hagens Berman
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- Hill Ward Henderson
- Hovde Dassow
- Humphrey Farrington
- Janet Janet
- Janove PLLC
- Jenner & Block
- Johnson Becker
- Keller Rohrback
- Kohn Swift
- Lenze Lawyers
- Lockridge Grindal
- Maschka Riedy
- Matthiesen Wickert
- Meyer Njus
- Migliaccio & Rathod
- Milberg Coleman
- Oliver Law Group PC
- Pollock Cohen
- Quinn Emanuel
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Rubens Kress
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Schubert Jonckheer
- Siri & Glimstad
- Smith & McElwain
- Spector Roseman
- Stutman Law
- Throndset Michenfelder
- Williams Dirks
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Wolkin Curran
Companies
- 21st Century Insurance Co.
- American Family Insurance Group
- American Standard
- Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
- Bristol West Insurance Group
- CC Services Inc.
- Century-National Insurance Co.
- Church Mutual Insurance Co.
- Cincinnati Financial Corp.
- Direct General Corp.
- Encompass Insurance Co.
- Erie Insurance Inc.
- Esurance Insurance Services Inc.
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Farmers Insurance Group Inc.
- Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
- First Chicago Insurance
- GAINSCO Inc.
- Geico Corp.
- Grange Mutual Casualty Group
- Hyundai Motor Co.
- Illinois Casualty Co.
- Kia Corp.
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Metromile Inc.
- Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Co.
- National Farmers Union
- National General Holdings Corp.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
- New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.
- PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co.
- Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co.
- Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
- QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
- Root Insurance Co.
- Safe Auto Group Agency Inc.
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- SECURA Insurance
- Sentry Insurance Group
- Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
- State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
- The Travelers Cos. Inc.
- United Services Automobile Association
- West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.
- Westfield Insurance Co. Inc.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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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.
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September 11, 2023
Hyundai, Kia Rip Insurers' And Cities' Claims In Car-Theft MDL
Hyundai and Kia have asked a California federal judge to slash consolidated claims from hundreds of insurers and over a dozen U.S. cities suing the automakers over the alleged car theft "crime wave" that was unleashed nationwide after a viral TikTok trend popularized tips for breaking into their vehicles.
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August 15, 2023
Hyundai, Kia Buyers' $145M Car Theft Deal Hits Speed Bump
A California federal judge Tuesday tentatively declined to approve a $145 million deal to resolve claims Hyundai and Kia sold theft-prone vehicles, saying he can't find the current deal is fair and adequate, and requested an evidentiary hearing on the efficacy of a proposed software update to fix the issue.
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August 14, 2023
Kia, Hyundai Say AGs' Letter Over MDL Deal Misses Mark
Hyundai and Kia pushed back against a statement from government entity plaintiffs and a letter from six attorneys general expressing concerns over a $145 million settlement with consumers in an anti-theft technology multidistrict litigation, saying they misstated key points and that their remaining concerns are unsupported speculation.
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July 21, 2023
Kia And Hyundai 'Crime Wave' MDL Attys Seek $36M In Fees
Counsel representing consumers in multidistrict litigation alleging Hyundai and Kia's failure to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in their cars jump-started a nationwide "vehicular crime wave" revealed that they plan to seek up to $36.25 million in fees for striking a deal that could create a $145 million settlement fund.