State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company et al v. Hyundai Motor America et al

  1. January 16, 2024

    Hyundai, Kia Beat Insurers' Engine Fire Defect Class Claims

    A California federal judge has axed putative class claims brought by insurers seeking to recover their purported losses from paying claims to roughly 7,000 customers whose Hyundai and Kia vehicles' engines allegedly caught fire due to a defect.

  2. October 23, 2023

    Hyundai, Kia Rip Insurers' Bid To Recoup Engine Defect Costs

    Hyundai and Kia have told a California federal judge that insurers cannot recover their purported losses from paying claims to customers whose vehicles' allegedly failure-prone engines could sometimes catch fire, saying the insurers' consolidated lawsuit comes six years too late.