June 07, 2023
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has added three cities' public nuisance suits to consolidated litigation in California alleging Hyundai and Kia's failure to install industry-standard anti-theft technology in their cars jump-started a nationwide "vehicular crime wave."
May 18, 2023
Hyundai and Kia will pay cash and reimburse customers under an estimated $200 million settlement ending consolidated consumer claims in California alleging they knowingly sold defective vehicles that were vulnerable to theft, stemming some of the legal fallout from a viral nationwide TikTok trend popularizing tips for breaking into their cars.
May 02, 2023
Hyundai and Kia have asked a California federal judge to slash consolidated consumer class claims alleging they knowingly sold defective vehicles that were vulnerable to theft, saying they could not have foreseen a nationwide TikTok trend popularizing tips for breaking into their cars.