In Re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Litigation
Case Number:
8:22-ml-03052
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Sauder Schelkopf
- Allen Stovall Neuman
- Maschka Riedy
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Burns Charest
- Lenze Lawyers
- Berger Kahn
- Smith & McElwain
- Kohn Swift
- Begam Marks
- Wolkin Curran
- Law Offices of Paul M. Monzione
- Meyer Njus
- Lockridge Grindal
- Pashman Stein
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Nachawati Law Group
- Edelson PC
- Matthiesen Wickert
- Consumer Protection Legal
- Conley Griggs
- Pollock Cohen
- DiCello Levitt
- Spector Roseman
- Benson Legal APC
- Belin McCormick
- Rubens Kress
- MLG Attorneys at Law
- FeganScott
- Hagens Berman
- Schubert Jonckheer
- Kopelowitz Ostrow
- Keller Rohrback
- Milberg Coleman
- Williams Dirks
- Janove PLLC
- Migliaccio & Rathod
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hovde Dassow
- Siri & Glimstad
- Womble Bond
- Cozen O'Connor
- Baker Sterchi
- Stutman Law
- Vorys
- Humphrey Farrington
- Ademi & O'Reilly
- Janet Janet
- Throndset Michenfelder
- Blood Hurst
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Greene Espel
- Callahan & Blaine
- Quinn Emanuel
- MWH Law Group
- Fears Nachawati
- Hill Ward Henderson
- Morgan & Morgan
- Baron & Budd
- de Luca Levine
- Oliver Bell Group
- Jenner & Block
- Johnson Becker
- Gadtke Law Firm
- Grotefeld Hoffmann
- Hellmuth & Johnson
Companies
- MMG Ltd.
- Direct General Corp.
- West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.
- CC Services Inc.
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
- Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
- National Farmers Union
- Metromile Inc.
- Westfield Insurance Co. Inc.
- American Family Insurance Group
- Sentry Insurance Group
- Nodak Insurance Co.
- Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
- Church Mutual Insurance Co.
- Cincinnati Financial Corp.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
- QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
- Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Co.
- State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.
- Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co.
- Safe Auto Group Agency Inc.
- Root Insurance Co.
- Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
- Pekin Insurance Co.
- GAINSCO Inc.
- 21st Century Insurance Co.
- American Standard
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- National General Holdings Corp.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
- Esurance Insurance Services Inc.
- First Chicago Insurance
- Bristol West Insurance Group
- The Travelers Cos. Inc.
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- Illinois Casualty Co.
- Farmers Insurance Group Inc.
- Erie Insurance Inc.
- Utica Mutual Insurance Co. Inc.
- PEMCO Mutual Insurance Co.
- Century-National Insurance Co.
- Wawanesa General Insurance Co.
- Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
- United Services Automobile Association
- Encompass Insurance Co.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.
- Hyundai Motor Co.
- Founders Insurance Co.
- Geico Corp.
- Kia Corp.
- Grange Mutual Casualty Group
- SECURA Insurance
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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June 12, 2025
Ohio Law Bars Cities' Negligence Claims Against Hyundai, Kia
A California federal court sided with Hyundai and Kia by finding that an Ohio products liability law bars negligence claims from five Ohio cities in sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that resulted in a car theft crime spree.
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May 20, 2025
5 Ohio Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Negligence Claims Still In Play
Five Ohio cities have told a California federal judge that Hyundai and Kia cannot try to circumvent the Ninth Circuit and scuttle negligence claims in consolidated litigation alleging the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave.
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November 06, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Rip Cities' Bellwether Trial Bid In Car-Theft MDL
Hyundai and Kia have asked a California federal judge to reject several cities' request for bellwether trials in consolidated litigation alleging that the automakers knowingly sold vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave after a viral TikTok trend popularized tips for breaking into their cars.
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October 02, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Drivers' $145M Car-Theft Deal Wins Final OK
A California federal judge has signed off on a $145 million settlement that closes out consolidated consumer claims alleging Hyundai and Kia knowingly sold defective vehicles with design flaws that spawned a car-theft crime wave following a viral TikTok trend that popularized tips for breaking into their cars.
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August 05, 2024
Kia Atty Reduced To 'Monty Python' Knight By Tentative Order
Kia and Hyundai's attorney told a California federal judge Monday that his tentative order denying the companies' motion to dismiss Chicago's claims in multidistrict litigation over car thefts left him feeling like the knight in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" who loses his arms and legs but keeps fighting.
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July 08, 2024
Hyundai, Kia Parent Cos. Escape MDL Over Car-Theft Wave
The South Korean parent companies of Hyundai and Kia do not belong in a multidistrict litigation over a nationwide wave of car thefts following a TikTok trend popularizing tips for breaking into their vehicles, a California federal court said, finding no personal jurisdiction over the foreign entities.
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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.